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Sr. Tools and Automation Engineer

Apple· Software and Services
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San Diego, CA$166.6k - $296kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

QA-focused automation engineer role within Apple's VideoApps QA team, responsible for shaping test strategy and automation infrastructure for Final Cut Pro for iPad and related video applications.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable automated test frameworks in Swift and/or Python targeting Final Cut Pro for iPad and related video applications
  • Plan, author, and maintain manual and automated test cases derived from feature specifications and user-facing requirements
  • Execute test plans across functional, regression, and exploratory testing cycles, ensuring thorough coverage ahead of each release
  • Detect, isolate, and document bugs with precision — providing clear reproduction steps, logs, and impact assessments to engineering teams
  • Evaluate and integrate AI/ML-driven testing approaches to improve test efficiency and coverage breadth
  • Collaborate with software engineers and product managers to translate feature requirements into actionable test strategies
  • Triage and track defects through the full software development lifecycle, driving issues to resolution
  • Balance multiple concurrent testing efforts and automation projects while consistently meeting strict ship deadlines
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, tooling, and best practices across the VideoApps QA team

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in software QA or quality engineering roles, with a strong command of testing methodologies, QA terminology, and processes
  • 4+ years planning, designing, writing, maintaining and executing test cases manually and through automation using Swift and/or Python
  • 3+ years testing customer-facing software applications, with a focus on functional correctness, usability, and reliability
  • Proven experience shipping at least one commercial or consumer product through a full release cycle
  • Deep expertise in software development lifecycle practices and the role QA plays at each stage
  • Strong bug detection, isolation, and regression skills — able to identify root causes and articulate impact clearly
  • Demonstrated ability to extract meaningful user scenarios from feature descriptions and requirements and translate them into effective, maintainable test plans
  • Track record of managing multiple simultaneous testing efforts and meeting non-negotiable release deadlines without sacrificing quality
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience
  • Hands-on experience writing test automation using Swift and/or Python in a professional setting
  • Familiarity with video technologies, codecs, or media pipelines relevant to editing and playback applications
  • Experience testing creative or media-focused applications such as video editors, DAWs, or content creation tools
  • Proficiency with Xcode, Instruments, or Apple platform debugging tools for diagnosing and reproducing issues
  • Skilled in building and maintaining CI/CD-integrated test pipelines that catch regressions early in the development cycle
  • Background in contributing to or owning QA tooling and internal test infrastructure improvements

Skills

Required:SwiftPythonTest automationManual testing
Nice to have:CI/CDXcode/Instruments

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Range of discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement (including tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation eligibility
  • Employee stock programs including discretionary RSU awards and stock purchase plan
Last updated Sep 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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