Apple
Quality Engineer, Tools and Automation
$145K–$264K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 5 or more years as a Software QA Automation Engineer, or equivalent demonstrated capability.
About the job
Designs and maintains manual and automated tests, frameworks, and tooling for security features, while coordinating testing and reporting with engineering and QA teams.
What you'll do
- Build test frameworks and tooling; develop and maintain automated and manual tests for security features.
- Investigate, debug, triage, and report test issues and daily automation results.
- Coordinate test plans and approaches with engineers, managers, and other stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in one or more scripting or programming languages, such as Swift, Objective-C, or Python.
- Experience developing test frameworks and automated test tooling.
- Experience designing automated and manual tests that surface hard-to-find defects.
- Strong communication and analytical skills, including independently investigating issues and aligning stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with macOS/iOS platform technologies.
- Experience using Xcode to write, triage, and debug automation scripts; mentoring or leading cross-team quality initiatives.
Pay
$144,600 to $263,800 USD base salary
Tools
Swift, Objective-C, Python, macOS/iOS, Xcode, LLMs
AI focus
Use LLMs or AI tooling to improve quality, failure triage, or automation workflows.
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