Sr. Tools & Automation Engineer
Apple· Software and Services (iCloud Quality Engineering)
Cupertino, California$144.6k - $263.8kFull-timePosted 2w ago
About the role
Part of the iCloud Quality Engineering team, responsible for building and evolving the test automation ecosystem across iCloud core products (iOS, macOS, web). Lead automation initiatives, design scalable frameworks/tools/infrastructure, and apply AI to testing workflows to improve coverage, reliability, and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Lead quality efforts across cross-functional teams.
- Identify automation requirements and design solutions to address test execution challenges.
- Analyze existing codebases and find opportunities for improvement.
- Leverage AI to enhance existing tools and daily productivity.
Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in test automation, software development in test, or quality engineering.
- Strong programming skills in Python, Swift, or a comparable language.
- Proven track record of building and maintaining production-quality automation code.
- Experience designing and building automated test frameworks and tools, not only writing tests within existing ones.
- Experience writing test plans and creating automated UI tests with XCTest, WebDriver, or equivalent tools.
- Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle, testing methodologies, and QA processes.
- Experience working with CI systems and test infrastructure.
- Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate and triage difficult problems both independently and collaboratively.
Skills
Required:Automation framework designProgrammingUI automated testingCI/CDDebugging and problem solving
Nice to have:Leadership / cross-functional collaborationAI tooling in QA
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 (possible)
- relocation assistance (possible)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- discretionary employee stock programs (RSUs)
- stock options eligibility for Apple shareholders
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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