Senior API Automation Engineer - Server & Backend

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,400 - 277,600; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, seeks a Software Developer in Test for Find My (Server). You design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks to validate APIs, backend services, and server components. This role requires strong programming, API protocol knowledge, and CI/CD integration.

You will collaborate across SW, HW, Design, Privacy and more, delivering scalable test automation to support millions of users and ensuring reliability across the Find My server ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Automation.
• Experience with test automation frameworks for API testing and backend services, including designing, implementing, and maintaining automated test suites.
• Validate request/response payloads, headers, authentication, and error handling.
• Analyze server logs and debug backend issues with query parameters.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Work closely with developers and product teams to understand requirements.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Create and maintain test documentation, test cases.
• Experience building dashboard to generate and post test reports.
• Experience working with Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch etc.).
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills for collaborating across many participating teams.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for APIs, backend services, and server components.
• Plan, design, write, and maintain end‑to‑end test cases through manual and automation.
• Drive all aspects of quality and process improvements to ensure rock‑solid features.
• Plan and report bugs with isolation and regression techniques and communicate risks.

Skills

Automation

API testing

CI/CD

Test framework design

Debugging

Communication

Documentation

Dashboard reporting

Team collaboration

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Microservices

Dashboard tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, seeks a Software Developer in Test for Find My (Server). You design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks to validate APIs, backend services, and server components. This role requires strong programming, API protocol knowledge, and CI/CD integration.

You will collaborate across SW, HW, Design, Privacy and more, delivering scalable test automation to support millions of users and ensuring reliability across the Find My server ecosystem.