Tools and Automation Engineer -- UI Automation

Apple Inc

Austin, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Apple, Apple iCloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Automation Engineering, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cross-Functional, Debugging Skills, Failure Analysis, Integration Testing, Internet Application, Mac Operating System, Mac Operating System X (OS X), Machine Tool, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Scalable System Development, Selenium, Software Engineering, Software Testing, Support Documentation, Team Player, Test Automation, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Tools, Testability, Testing, User Interface Tools, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Writing Skills, iOS
LOCATION
Austin, TX
POSTED
9 days ago

We are looking for a technically strong and motivated Tools and Automation Engineer to join our iCloud QA team. You will work closely with engineering teams to design, build, and maintain automation frameworks with a strong focus on UI automation and testing.

This role is ideal for someone with 2-3 years of experience who is ready to grow beyond traditional QA and make a deep technical impact. Hands-on experience leveraging AI for test authoring and failure triage is a must.

An ideal candidate is someone who is no stranger to evolving business needs and can adapt to new directions in a heartbeat. You have a good blend of manual testing and automation, are creative, can invent new ways to analyze, and foresee better products.

In this position, you have the opportunity to collaborate with multi-functional engineering teams that design and build core backend systems that power next generation Apple Cloud products. You accept a high level of accountability to ensure that the Apple Cloud Products experience on OS X and iOS is second to none. Design and build scalable UI automation frameworks for iOS, macOS, and Web applications

  • Write and maintain automated UI tests across multiple platforms Leverage AI assisted tooling to author, generate, and improve automated tests

Use AI driven workflows for failure triage, root cause analysis, and test signal improvement

Collaborate with development teams to ensure testability and quality of new features

Build and maintain internal tools and utilities that support test execution and automation workflows

Contribute to CI/CD pipeline integration and test execution workflows

Investigate and triage automation failures with a strong debugging mindset

Support and document automation frameworks for use by broader QA teams2-3 years of experience in tools and automation engineering, test automation, or software engineering with a QA focus

Strong hands-on experience with UI automation using tools such as XCTest, Selenium, Appium, or WebDriver

Proficiency in Python and Swift

Hands-on experience using AI tooling for test authoring and automated failure triage

Experience building and maintaining internal tooling to support automation workflows

Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD systems

Solid debugging and analytical skills

BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experienceExperience testing on Apple platforms (iOS, macOS)

Experience contributing to or enhancing shared automation tooling and libraries

Experience building agentic or AI driven workflows for test automation or quality engineering

Strong communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional team environments

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic engineering environment

About the Company

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Apple Inc

We bring amazing people together to make amazing things happen.

We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.

About Apple

There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1976
WEBSITE
https://www.apple.com/jobs