Apple

Senior Software Engineer, Intelligent Automation & Developer Platforms

Apple$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with scalable platforms and automation frameworks.
  • Proficiency in Python or Java for designing clean, maintainable systems.
  • Experience with modern automation technologies like Playwright and Selenium.
  • Hands-on experience with mobile ecosystems, specifically iOS or Android.
  • Familiarity with large-scale distributed systems such as Kafka and Spark.
  • Applied experience using AI/LLM technologies for automation and developer workflows.
  • Ability to debug complex system-level issues across interconnected services.

Responsibilities

  • Build scalable end-to-end automation frameworks across diverse tech stacks.
  • Develop intelligent developer tooling using AI and LLM technologies.
  • Design workflows that enhance automation efficiency and minimize manual tasks.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to boost automation coverage and productivity.
  • Drive the technical direction for internal tooling and automation infrastructure.
  • Contribute actively through coding, architecture design, and debugging.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in AI and automation.
  • Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Focus on building intelligent internal tooling rather than AI/ML model development.
  • Exposure to high-impact advertising technology.
  • Potential for career growth through innovative projects.
Full Job Description
You will join the Business Integration Testing team responsible for validating high-impact advertising experiences across Apple Services. This role focuses on building scalable internal platforms, automation frameworks, and intelligent developer tooling that improve quality, efficiency, and engineering productivity across Apple Ads. You will help evolve a unified automation ecosystem that leverages AI/LLM technologies to detect risk patterns earlier, accelerate debugging and test execution. This work spans frontend, mobile, backend, API, device, and data platform environments and is focused on building intelligent internal tooling rather than developing or training AI/ML models. We are looking for a hands-on engineer who enjoys building systems directly through coding, architecture, debugging, and framework development while collaborating across cross-functional engineering teams to drive scalable technical solutions. In this role, you will: - Build scalable end-to-end automation frameworks across frontend, mobile, backend, API, and device ecosystems - Develop intelligent developer tooling and automation systems using AI/LLM technologies - Design agent-based and MCP-enabled workflows that improve automation efficiency and reduce manual effort - Partner with engineering teams across Apple Ads to improve automation coverage, debugging workflows, and developer productivity - Drive technical direction for scalable internal tooling and automation infrastructure - Contribute directly through architecture, coding, debugging, and framework development

8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building scalable platforms, developer tools, or automation frameworks Proficiency in Python or Java with the ability to design clean, maintainable, and extensible systems Experience with modern automation technologies such as Playwright, Selenium, XCTest, or XCUITest Hands-on experience building or validating applications within mobile ecosystems, including iOS or Android client-side environments Familiarity with large-scale distributed systems or data platforms such as Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, Hive, or HDFS Understanding of distributed systems, APIs, backend services, and data-driven workflows Applied experience leveraging AI/LLM technologies to build internal tooling, automation, or developer workflows Ability to debug complex system-level issues across interconnected services and platforms Proven success collaborating across engineering organizations and communicating technical concepts clearly

Built AI-driven, agent-based, or MCP-enabled automation and developer workflow solutions Familiarity with large-scale distributed systems or data platforms such as Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, Hive, or HDFS Experience creating internal developer platforms, self-service tools, or scalable engineering infrastructure Exposure to advertising technology or other high-scale platform ecosystems Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives across cross-functional teams

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Apple Careers

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Learn more about Apple
Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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