Quality Engineer, Tools and Automation

Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Automation & AI Engineer to join our Quality Engineering team, bringing deep expertise in backend and services testing with cutting-edge knowledge of LLMs, AI agents, and intelligent pipelines.

This dual-impact role requires a strong individual contributor who can independently architect world-class test automation systems while collaborating cross-functionally with engineering and project management teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and bug reporting skills, with the ability to manage a high volume of changes and reduce manual testing effort through intelligent automation.

Description

Day to day, this role involves bug reporting and isolation, test plan documentation, and writing test case automation — done in close collaboration with engineering and program management. Work spans CI/CD pipelines and web service testing to qualify enterprise-grade, customer-facing releases across a high volume of changes.

Responsibilities

Architect, build, and maintain scalable **UI and API test automation frameworks** (e.g., Selenium, Playwright) across web, REST/GraphQL, microservices, and backend systems
Apply LLMs and ML techniques to expand test coverage, automate defect triage, and surface quality insights
Integrate AI/ML models into QA workflows for anomaly detection, log analysis, and failure classification
Build and maintain API, contract, performance, and reliability test suites across distributed systems
Evaluate emerging AI tools and testing methodologies to modernize the QA toolchain
Isolate and report bugs, document test plans, and write test-case automation in close collaboration with engineering and program management

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in test automation
Experience with API/server-side automation
Experience programming in a high-level language such as Java
Experience with databases and SQL
Experience creating test plans and QA processes
Experience with prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, or integrating LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Gemini, or on-device models)
Experience with automation tools/test frameworks (Gradle, Maven, JUnit)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with UI automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, or Appium
Experience building RAG pipelines and integrating vector databases
Hands-on experience integrating LLM APIs and AI/ML models into QA workflows
Experience with Kubernetes/Docker
Contributions to open-source test automation or AI projects
2+ years of experience in AI engineering or QE tooling
Experience qualifying enterprise-grade, customer-facing releases under CI/CD
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with engineering and program management to drive quality outcomes

Pay & Benefits — Seattle, Washington, United States

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $166,600 and $250,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Application Deadline

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.