QA Lead - Shazam (12 Month Contract)

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products very quickly. Countless moments of discovery. It’s our people – their imagination, skills and ideas – that shape our future, and help us make the impossible come to life. The role is located in our London office, the tech hub of the Shazam team.

## Description

Lead the QA effort for the Shazam iOS & Android apps on a 12-month contract.

You'll set strategy and direct a team split across automation (~75%) and manual/regression

testing (~25%), driving a major push to mature automation and migrate existing manual

cases into automated coverage. You will guide the team that builds the automation, help with

test planning & test case maintenance, and help guide the technical direction.

## Minimum qualifications

Senior QA experience leading and coordinating teams, ideally in contract settings with

minimal ramp-up.

Strong mobile testing background across iOS and Android.

Solid working knowledge of automation frameworks (eg. Appium, XCUITest, Espresso),

enough to set strategy and guide the team (hands-on coding not required).

A track record of planning manual-to-automation migrations.

Strong communication skills and analytical thinking

## Preferred qualifications

Python

• Experience with high-traffic consumer apps
• CI/CD test integration
• Experience working with tools like TestRail & HTTP Proxies