Senior Software Engineer, Computer Use & Automation

Cupertino, California, United StatesSenior$150,400 - $277,6005+ years

At Apple, we build products that enrich people’s lives. The Tools and Frameworks group empowers developers inside and outside of Apple to build great products. Our team builds the underlying technologies that power UI Automation APIs, agentic computer use, and future testing technologies. We believe great tools are essential to shipping great products. As a member of this team, you will help shape tools used by millions of developers to do their best work.

We build tools to support the unique challenges of shipping Apple's diverse products at scale. We use this experience to build and ship tools for everyone developing on Apple's platforms to help them build incredible software. In this role you will:

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.

5+ years of professional experience with building frameworks, systems, or other performance-sensitive software.
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.

Experience implementing native testing or UI frameworks.
Experience with agentic development or evaluating agentic tools/workflows.
Experience with concurrency, IPC, or multi-process debugging.
Experience working in large teams and codebases.

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 $150,400 and $277,600, 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

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.

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Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.

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