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Our watchOS performance team is seeking a candidate that is excited at the opportunity of making watchOS the most performant OS across all use-cases. People love using their Apple Watch for all kinds of activities like Health, Fitness, Routines, Media, Air Pods as well as the most day to day notifications and convenience features. It's the most personal device someone has after their phone. In this role, you will be responsible for optimizing these experiences, identifying gaps and bottlenecks and finding innovative solutions to enrich the customer experience.

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We are seeking a talented and motivated watchOS Performance and Automation Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with some of the most innovative watchOS experiences that Apple has developed and will continue to create. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in building test frameworks, automation pipelines, and innovative solutions to optimize use-cases efficiently. You will track and monitor metrics that demonstrate these improvements and suggest enhancements at both the hardware and software levels.","responsibilities":"Develop creative solutions for testing current and next-generation watchOS products.

Drive quality by championing bug fixes and working closely with the development team to analyze root causes of issues.

Design comprehensive test plans for new features, considering technical details and customer experience.

Develop and maintain test automation scripts using Python, and keep reports of all automation issues and test results.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and implement automation feature requests.

Set up, perform regular maintenance, and debug test setups and scripts.

Preferred Qualifications

You have a foundational understanding of electronics and wireless technologies.

You have the capacity to dive deep technically, learn new technologies, and understand the technical details of an accessory or product system.

You have the ability to analyze and distill meaningful insight from large data and make quantitative assessments.

You have the ability to efficiently articulate key points or risks to non-technical audiences.

You have excellent communication skills and effective at building relationships to collaborate and influence projects.

You're obsessively passionate and inquisitive, and seek to pursue everyday problems in innovative ways.

Passion for driving quality and optimizing performance in watchOS products.

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Minimum Qualifications:

You have a B.S. or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or AI/ML.

You're experienced in building test frameworks and automation pipelines.

You demonstrate proficiency in Python for developing test automation scripts.

You have strong analytical skills to track and monitor performance metrics.

You have the ability to design and implement comprehensive test plans.

You have excellent collaboration and communication skills to work with cross-functional teams.

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 .

Client-provided location(s): Cupertino, CA

Job ID: apple-200631667-0836_rxr-660

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-01-07T19:13:48
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