Tools & Automation Engineer - Services

Apple • San Diego, CA

2d

About The Position

There are jobs and then there are opportunities. We are a small but impactful group in iCloud focused on building high-quality automation frameworks, tools, and infrastructure that help engineers deliver exceptional products at scale. As part of the Cloud Quality Engineering team, you will contribute to automation initiatives across iOS, macOS, and Web, improving test coverage, reliability, and engineering efficiency. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to design scalable automation solutions, improve product quality, and help shape the future of intelligent testing workflows within Apple’s ecosystem. If you are passionate about software quality, automation, and solving complex engineering challenges, we would love to hear from you. We are seeking a motivated and technically strong Tools and Automation Engineer to help develop, maintain, and evolve our test automation ecosystem for iCloud’s core products across iOS, macOS, and Web. You will contribute to automation frameworks, tooling, and infrastructure that enable reliable and scalable testing across large and complex systems. The ideal candidate has strong software engineering fundamentals, experience building and maintaining automation solutions, and enjoys debugging complex issues across multiple layers of the stack. You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, collaborating across teams, and continuously improving automation quality, reliability, and efficiency.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in Software QA, test automation, or quality engineering.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, testing methodologies, and QA processes.
• Experience developing automated tests and tooling using Swift and/or Python.
• Experience writing and maintaining automated tests using XCTest and Xcode.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate complex technical issues independently and collaboratively.
• Experience working with automation frameworks, CI systems, and test infrastructure.
• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building robust, maintainable, and scalable automation frameworks and tools.
• Experience debugging automation failures and improving test reliability in large-scale environments.
• Familiarity with API, integration, and UI automation testing strategies.
• Strong technical understanding across Apple platforms including iOS, macOS, etc.
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional engineering teams in fast-paced development environments.
• Experience applying AI-based tooling to areas such as automated test generation, failure analysis, or workflow optimization.
• Familiarity with modern AI-assisted software development workflows and their application to test automation and quality engineering.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to automation initiatives across iOS, macOS, and Web, improving test coverage, reliability, and engineering efficiency.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to design scalable automation solutions.
• Improve product quality.
• Help shape the future of intelligent testing workflows within Apple’s ecosystem.
• Develop, maintain, and evolve our test automation ecosystem for iCloud’s core products across iOS, macOS, and Web.
• Contribute to automation frameworks, tooling, and infrastructure that enable reliable and scalable testing across large and complex systems.
• Debug complex issues across multiple layers of the stack.
• Continuously improving automation quality, reliability, and efficiency.

What This Job Offers

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