Audio Tools & Automation Engineer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

5d

About The Position

The Media, Graphics Compute Technologies team provides the audio, video, and graphics foundation across all of Apple's innovative products, including iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, iTunes, and macOS, as well as professional and consumer applications from Final Cut, Logic and iWork. As a Tools & Automation Engineer, you'll build the automated test infrastructure that safeguards the full portfolio of Apple Spatial Audio Format (ASAF) and Apple Positional Audio Codec (APAC) software deliverables: from audio plug-ins and SDKs that live inside third-party professional applications, to command line tools, to encoders that ship as part of Apple's operating systems, to applications deployed in live production environments. You will design and implement automated regression suites, integrate them into CI, and develop the scripted validation that verifies correct output across every release, covering both individual components and the complete authoring workflows that mixers and post-production teams depend on. Alongside automated testing, working directly with the tools and critical listening remain essential to the role.

Requirements

• High-level fluency with professional digital audio workstations and the broader audio production toolchain.
• Experience mixing immersive or spatial audio content.
• Proficiency in one or more scripting or programming languages, with the ability to build, read, and debug application-level code.
• Experience designing and maintaining automated test infrastructure, including regression suites and CI integration.
• BS or MS in CS, EE, Audio Engineering, or related degree, or equivalent professional experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with immersive or object-based audio formats such as Dolby Atmos, MPEG-H, or Ambisonics.
• Experience with plug-in formats such as AAX, AU, or VST.
• Experience using AI agents to accelerate development, testing, and technical support workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build the automated test infrastructure for Apple Spatial Audio Format (ASAF) and Apple Positional Audio Codec (APAC) software deliverables.
• Design and implement automated regression suites.
• Integrate automated regression suites into CI.
• Develop scripted validation to verify correct output across every release.
• Cover individual components and complete authoring workflows.
• Work directly with the tools and perform critical listening.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level