Tools & Automation Engineer

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Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Work on next generation Wireless Driver Architecture. Test Apple WiFi products against 802.11 ac/ax industry standard and protocol to be able to implement these protocols and bring them to Apple products. Test latest WiFi security including WPA2, WPA3 and enterprise network security. Contribute to Apple Automation Framework which is based on Python scripting. Objective is to automate using Python test plans and test scenarios. Automate Apple Specific Features and software for Quality Assurance testing. Test Wireless functionality, Performance, and interoperability against third party access points. Test and debug AirPlay, AirDrop, Sidecar, Universal Control and Peer to Peer WiFi features and technologies using industry proprietary protocol used to communicate between Apple protocols using Peer to Peer technology. Work with cross functional teams and teams from other organizations to determine software feature requirements and confirm functionality. Perform performance testing including between different Mac products and iPhone. Perform End to End AirDrop and AirPlay testing. 40 hours/week. 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 $172,931- $258,600/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. PAY & BENEFITS: 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html. Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• Three (3) years of experience must include:
• SQA methodologies including functional testing, performance testing, interoperability, and stress testing.
• Developing functional, performance, stress and interoperability test strategies and plans and executing the strategies with automation and manual testing
• Write Python automation using an internally developed and proprietary automatic framework and automate existing test cases to improve efficiency
• Using Python, C, and C++ to automate test plans and ensure test cases run in an automated fashion
• Software development lifecycle (waterfall) including requirement definition, design, review, implementation, and testing
• Automating WiFi UI test cases including UI automation from WiFi Menu and System Settings
• Experience with server-side technologies such as RESTful APIs and Database operations
• Software Design and Architecture for mobile and desktop devices
• Understanding computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms
• Objective-C, Swift development

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