**Role Number:** 200669896-0836
**Summary**
We're a small team at Apple betting on what comes next. We believe Al will fundamentally change how people interact with their devices — and we're looking for a Tools and Automation Engineer who wants to help build that future.
We can't say much about what we're building for our customers. What we can say: the problems are genuinely new and the potential reach is enormous.
Beyond the work, we're a collaborative, humble, and curious group that loves learning from each other and building together.
We're looking for critical thinkers who would like to play a key role qualifying critical software and the frameworks that support it during all stages of software development. We practice nimble, fast-paced development that relies heavily on a tight relationship between Engineering, Project Management, and QA.
**Description**
You'll work alongside a tight group of engineers, designers, and researchers to bring AI features from early prototype to product. This is 0-to-1 work - from a rough idea on a whiteboard to software running on real devices. You'll have a lot of autonomy in how you get there. You'll grow here. The work is hard enough to demand it and the team is generous enough to support it.
**Minimum Qualifications**
+ Automate various user-facing features on Apple’s Software Platform
+ Proficiency in one or more scripting/programming languages (Python, Swift, C/C++, etc)
+ Passionate about leveraging AI to improve how work gets done, enhance productivity, and strengthen decision-making
+ Excellent knowledge and experience with test methodologies (unit testing, integration testing, performance testing, functional testing, etc)
+ Ability to investigate, debug and triage difficult problems both independently and cooperatively
+ Track record of working cross-functionally and building strong partnerships amongst teams and individuals
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills to facilitate close interaction with development teams, management, and other cross functional teams within Apple
+ BA/BS in Computer Science or 5 + years of professional experience in automation
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Experience using Xcode to write, triage, and debug automation scripts, as well as test harness enhancements
+ Experience developing API and UI test automation using XCTest/XCUITest
+ An enthusiasm for user-focused design and high-quality products with willingness to work in ambiguous environment
+ Deep experience in one or more iOS/macOS domains: system services, frameworks, or concurrent application architecture
+ You've tested LLM-powered systems yourself — agents, tool orchestration, prompt engineering — and you have opinions about what worked and what didn't
+ Close to the frontier. You're the person your team comes to when a new model drops or a new technique emerges
+ A sharp eye for detail. You notice what's off and you know when it's right
+ A point of view on where human-AI interaction is headed — and the instinct to know what it should feel like when it gets there