Automation & UI Tools Engineer – Scale & Ship Software

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

Educational expense reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive medical and dental cover

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA is seeking a Software Engineer for the Computer Use & Automation team. You will help build tools powering UI Automation APIs, agentic computer use, and future testing technologies.

You will design, optimize, and ship automation APIs across Apple's platforms, work with large codebases, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. This role offers a broad compensation package and opportunities to influence developer tooling.

Qualifications

• Experience with native platform languages such as Swift, Objective-C, or C++.
• Experience with profiling, debugging, and optimizing native code.
• Experience with shipping and evolving APIs with strong compatibility guarantees.
• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, refine, and ship automation and computer use APIs across Apple's platforms.
• Harden and optimize UI inspection/interaction and IPC code to eliminate sources of flakiness and poor performance.
• Define the standards for exceptional agentic testing tools.
• Partner with teams across Apple to create next generation agentic testing tools.

Skills

Swift

Objective-C

C++

API design

Profiling

Debugging

IPC

Concurrency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA is seeking a Software Engineer for the Computer Use & Automation team. You will help build tools powering UI Automation APIs, agentic computer use, and future testing technologies.

You will design, optimize, and ship automation APIs across Apple's platforms, work with large codebases, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. This role offers a broad compensation package and opportunities to influence developer tooling.