Software Automation Engineer, Test Platforms - Media, Graphics & Compute Tech

The AirPlay software engineering organization is responsible for the technology that enables seamless wireless audio and video streaming across Apple's ecosystem within our Media, Graphics & Compute Tech org — including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, HomePod, and CarPlay. AirPlay powers some of Apple's most beloved experiences, from multi-room audio playback to screen mirroring, and continues to scale to meet the demands of an ever-growing range of devices and configurations.

This position is within the AirPlay Engineering Investigations function, an embedded team of engineers who serve as force multipliers for the broader AirPlay org. The team focuses on rapid prototyping, exploratory testing, and building the tools and test infrastructure that allow engineers to validate new features and performance improvements quickly and reliably. This role will specifically be focused on making sure new features have a rock-solid, fully automated testing platform to ensure they are thoroughly vetted before reaching customers.

We’re looking for a meticulous, focused, and self-motivated individual, passionate about high-quality application development, with an interest in the testing space. You'll need to be able to collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand how to design and implement features enabling new testing support, then develop the supporting tooling for those new features to be tested in a highly resilient and fully automated capacity.

You’ll have the opportunity to define and implement sophisticated testing tooling, where you'll be challenged to come up with reusable systems that maximize coverage, operate with peak reliability, and are fully automated.

Minimum Qualifications

Strong programming experience
Exceptional debugging skills with a strong emphasis on maintaining high-quality code
Proficiency in deeply analyzing intricate code to comprehensively comprehend its functionality and how to effectively apply it
Proven experience in developing robust, maintainable, extensible, and scalable automation solutions

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with Swift, Objective-C, and Python
Experience with creating APIs consumed by other systems
Familiarity with Xcode for development or testing