Ex-Apple engineer: one internal iOS app took Siri QA from 50 to 300 bug reports a day
jdluk87 · x · 2026-10-15
A former Apple engineer says his first big project there — an internal iOS app for the Siri QA team — raised bug report throughput from 50 to 300 per day (6x productivity), earning him a surprise promotion to Senior Engineer. He contrasts Apple's manager-decides promotion culture with other companies' promo-package-and-committee process, asking readers which they'd prefer.
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