Wi-Fi Tools and Automation Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems
Apple· Software and Services
San Diego, CA$118k - $207.1kfull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Mid-level quality engineer focused on automating testing for the Wi-Fi stack across Apple devices. Builds and operates large-scale test automation, explores AI/ML approaches to improve test coverage and triage, and collaborates with development and testing teams to enhance testability and reliability of Wi‑Fi software and hardware.
Responsibilities
- Develop and operate a large-scale test automation lab for multiple Apple products
- Write automation for new and existing features to validate Wi-Fi
- Debug and trouble-shoot device hardware and software failures
- Execute, analyze, report and debug issues as part of software testing execution cycles
- Work with industry standard tools to create micro-services, tools and pipelines to support our continuous integration effort
- Explore and apply AI/ML techniques to improve test coverage, failure triage, log analysis, and root-cause identification across the CI pipeline
- Build and integrate AI-assisted automation tools (e.g., LLM-based test generation, intelligent test-stability analysis, agentic debugging assistants) to accelerate development and testing workflows
- Evaluate and prototype emerging AI tooling (e.g., MCP-based agents, AI assistants) to streamline lab operations and reduce manual triage effort
- Work with engineering teams to drive testability efforts to improve the way we test our software and hardware, incorporating AI-driven insights where applicable
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience working in Software QA Automation Engineering
- Experience in one or more Scripting/Programming Languages including Swift/SwiftUI, Objective C or Python
- Experience in automating tests at Unit, API, UI, non-UI level
- Experience with Continuous Integration systems
- Ability to investigate, debug and triage difficult problems and independently work towards results
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interaction with development teams, management, and other organizations within Apple
- Experience with AI and problem solving
- BS in computer science or equivalent experience
Skills
Required:Automation testingProgramming/ScriptingContinuous IntegrationCommunication
Nice to have:AI / ML awareness
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- retirement benefits
- discounted products and free services
- reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
- discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation (role may be eligible)
- Apple shareholder opportunities through discretionary employee stock programs
- employee stock purchase plan
Last updated Aug 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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