Screening & Integration Engineer, Watch Software, Sensing & Connectivity

Apple, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Screening, Integration & AI Tools Engineer to screen and prioritize bugs, integrate changes into watchOS, and build AI-powered automation that scales the team's impact.

You will triage bugs, analyze logs, identify root causes, and route issues with clear priorities, while designing and maintaining CI pipelines and agentic tools to speed up the bug-fix lifecycle. You'll collaborate across disciplines and grow skills in software development and AI tooling

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Familiarity with Apple operating systems, especially watchOS and iOS, and with consumer-facing software development processes.
• Experience with bug tracking systems
• Experience with source control, preferably git, including branching, merging, and code review workflows
• Experience with automated build, continuous integration, and test automation systems
• Hands-on experience using LLMs and AI coding assistants in your own development work, and familiarity with agents, skills, and MCP
• Practical experience with command line tools on macOS, UNIX, or Linux

Responsibilities

• Triage incoming bugs using logs, crash reports, and diagnostics to identify root causes and regression points, then route each issue to the right owner with a clear priority
• Track trends and capacity in the incoming bug queue, and flag emerging issues to engineering leadership
• Maintain source code repositories, including branching for releases and tagging changes to the watchOS build process
• Build and maintain continuous integration and automated test pipelines, review their results, and elevate regressions
• Design, build, and deploy AI-assisted tools and agentic workflows, using LLMs, skills, and MCP, that summarize and route bugs, find regressions, and reduce manual work
• Deliver high-quality tools, services, and dashboards that engineering teams depend on
• Evaluate the accuracy and impact of AI tools with metrics and feedback, and improve them based on the results

Skills

Bug triage

AI tooling

LLMs

Source control - git

CI/CD

Command line (macOS/UNIX/Linux)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Xcode

Instruments

Swift

SwiftUI

Objective-C

Claude/AI SDKs

Job description

Screening & Integration Engineer, Watch Software, Sensing & Connectivity

San Diego, California, United States Software and Services

Do you want to help deliver the next amazing Apple product? The Apple Watch Intelligent System Experience team is seeking a Screening, Integration & AI Tools Engineer to screen and prioritize incoming bugs, integrate complex software changes into watchOS, and develop AI and automation tools that scale the team's impact. This role offers the opportunity to bring a software engineering approach to screening and integration while building the skills for long-term growth in software development.

Description

In this role, you will triage incoming bugs, analyze logs, and prioritize issues for key components of watchOS. You will use large language models and other AI tools to quickly identify the most important bug reports filed by Apple employees and external developers, and pinpoint root causes and regression points to speed up the bug fix lifecycle. You will drive our day-to-day process around bug and source code management, integrate complex software changes into watchOS, and design and build agentic tools and automation that help the team work more efficiently. We are looking for an enthusiastic, curious, and technically savvy engineer who can juggle a variety of tasks and is eager to grow their software engineering skills.

Responsibilities

• Triage incoming bugs using logs, crash reports, and diagnostics to identify root causes and regression points, then route each issue to the right owner with a clear priority
• Track trends and capacity in the incoming bug queue, and flag emerging issues to engineering leadership
• Maintain source code repositories, including branching for releases and tagging changes to the watchOS build process
• Build and maintain continuous integration and automated test pipelines, review their results, and elevate regressions
• Design, build, and deploy AI-assisted tools and agentic workflows, using LLMs, skills, and MCP, that summarize and route bugs, find regressions, and reduce manual work
• Deliver high-quality tools, services, and dashboards that engineering teams depend on
• Evaluate the accuracy and impact of AI tools with metrics and feedback, and improve them based on the results

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Familiarity with Apple operating systems, especially watchOS and iOS, and with consumer-facing software development processes
• Experience with bug tracking systems
• Experience with source control, preferably git, including branching, merging, and code review workflows
• Experience with automated build, continuous integration, and test automation systems
• Hands‑on experience using LLMs and AI coding assistants in your own development work, and familiarity with agents, skills, and Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Practical experience with command line tools on macOS, UNIX, or Linux

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building LLM-powered tools or agents (for example, with the Claude Agent SDK, OpenAI Agents SDK, or MCP servers), including prompt design and evaluation
• Experience with Xcode, Instruments, Swift, SwiftUI, or Objective‑C
• Experience with data analytics and understanding large data sets

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 $137,500 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.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

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