Job Details

Tools and Automation Engineer

San Diego, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: Jun 24, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200606502

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

APPLE INC has the following available in San Diego, California. Develop tests, tools, and frameworks to test watchOS software functionality and reliability. Assist with automating robust, highly reliable and complex test cases for all Apple Watch Software features covering productivity, health apps, BT/WiFi transport technologies and more. Support and maintain Python automation tests. Build out test automation in Swift/ XCTest. Define and scope black box automation tests in collaboration with Manual QA and SW Product Developers. Build out automation framework, models, objects, views. Build out functional UI automation functional tests for various stages of the build process. Build out end-to-end UI reliability automation tests. Build out performance test automation tests. Triage automation failures. Escalate product issues and drive to resolution. Train cross-functional teams on automation tool usage. Provide reports on automation tests and product stability. 40 hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $155,436 - $195,200/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 1 year of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

• 1 year of experience with each of the following:

• Use Software QA methodologies to collaborate with Software QA Points of contact to to develop automation strategies for assigned areas

• Use Software Automation Development and core Computer Science fundamentals to assist in architectural design reviews of the automation framework

• Use Python language to maintain existing automation test

• Use Swift language to dive deeper into Software Product code and enhance automation capability and stability

• Utilizing XCTest Framework to develop and grow new automation tests

• Utilizing XCode or any comparable IDE to develop automation code

• Utilizing Git or Stash to store code in a shared project repository

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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