Apple
Sr. Tools and Automation Engineer
$167K–$296K
San Diego, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in software QA or quality engineering; 4+ years with manual and automated test cases using Swift and/or Python; 3+ years testing customer-facing applications.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
About the job
Develop and maintain QA test strategies, cases, and automation for Final Cut Pro for iPad and related video applications, supporting reliable releases.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain automated test frameworks and manual and automated test cases using Swift and/or Python.
- Run functional, regression, and exploratory testing; detect, document, and track defects through resolution.
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams on test strategies, and evaluate AI/ML-driven testing approaches.
What they ask for
- 5+ years in software QA or quality engineering.
- 4+ years planning, writing, maintaining, and executing manual and automated test cases using Swift and/or Python.
- 3+ years testing customer-facing software applications.
- Experience shipping at least one commercial or consumer product through a full release cycle.
Nice to have
- Experience with video technologies, codecs, or media pipelines, or testing creative/media applications.
- Proficiency with Xcode, Instruments, or Apple platform debugging tools; CI/CD-integrated test pipelines.
Pay
$166,600 and $296,000 USD base salary
Tools
Swift, Python, Xcode, Instruments, CI/CD
AI focus
Evaluate and integrate AI/ML-driven testing approaches to improve test efficiency and coverage.
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