Wi-Fi Tools and Automation Engineer - Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems
About the job
- At least 3 years of experience working in software quality assurance automation engineering.
- Experience with one or more scripting or programming languages, including Swift, SwiftUI, Objective-C, or Python.
- Experience automating unit, application programming interface, user interface, and non-user-interface tests.
- Experience with continuous integration systems.
- Ability to investigate, debug, and triage difficult problems and independently work toward results.
- Experience with artificial intelligence and problem solving.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- Develop and operate a large-scale test automation lab for multiple Apple products.
- Write automation for new and existing features to validate Wi-Fi.
- Debug and troubleshoot device hardware and software failures.
- Execute, analyze, report, and debug issues as part of software testing execution cycles.
- Work with industry-standard tools to create microservices, tools, and pipelines supporting continuous integration efforts.
- Explore and apply artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to improve test coverage, failure triage, log analysis, and root-cause identification across the continuous integration pipeline.
- Build and integrate artificial-intelligence-assisted automation tools, such as large language model-based test generation, intelligent test-stability analysis, and agentic debugging assistants, to accelerate development and testing workflows.
- Evaluate and prototype emerging artificial intelligence tooling, such as model context protocol-based agents and artificial intelligence assistants, to streamline lab operations and reduce manual triage effort.
- Work with engineering teams to drive testability efforts and improve software and hardware testing, incorporating artificial-intelligence-driven insights where applicable.
- Familiarity with applying artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, such as anomaly detection, log or failure classification, and large language model-based tooling, to test automation, triage, or analytics.
- Experience integrating artificial-intelligence-assisted developer tools, such as large language model-based assistants, agentic workflows, and model context protocol-based tooling, into engineering pipelines.
- Experience using artificial intelligence agents as debugging, troubleshooting, design, and implementation tools.
- Experience in app development for macOS or iOS.
- Ability to collaborate effectively and communicate clearly while driving multiple projects across teams.
About the company
Apple designs and sells consumer electronics, from iPhone smartphones and Mac computers to tablets and wearable devices. Its operating systems manage apps and built-in functions for communication and work, while iCloud stores files and synchronizes data across devices. Customers buy additional digital services through subscriptions such as Apple Music and Apple TV, and developers distribute software through the App Store. Apple earns money from hardware sales, subscriptions and digital transactions, selling directly to customers and through retailers and mobile carriers around the world. It was founded in 1976 and has its headquarters in Cupertino, California.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cupertino, California
Founded
1976
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Business demand is growing: Apple reported $109.4 billion revenue in the June 2026 quarter, up 16% year over year.
- Eligible US employees get learning support: Apple reimburses career-related tuition and runs Apple University classes.
- Services earn richer margins: Apple reported 75.6% services gross margin in the June 2026 quarter, versus 40.1% for products.
What critics are saying
- Assembly depends on Asian partners: Apple outsources substantially all final hardware assembly, reducing direct control over production.
- iPhone concentrates demand risk: the product generated 49.6% of Apple revenue in the June 2026 quarter.
- Student support shifts take evenings: Apple College Advisors typically work three evening shifts and one weekend shift weekly.
What makes Apple unique
- Its chips link hardware and software: Apple designs M-series processors and developer frameworks tuned to their unified memory.
- Stores double as service hubs: Apple combines device sales, Genius Bar technical help and in-person learning sessions.
- It owns a spatial operating system: Apple Vision Pro runs visionOS, controlled through eyes, hands and voice.
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