At Apple, we work every day to create products that enrich people's lives. Our Apple Ads group makes it possible for people around the world to easily access informative and imaginative content on their devices while helping publishers and developers promote and monetize their work. Our platforms are highly performant, deployed at scale, and set new standards for enabling effective advertising while protecting user privacy.
We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to join the Business Integration Testing team. You will lead end to end validation for Apple Ads and build tools and automation that improve quality, speed and developer productivity. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys blending strong software development skills with deep testing rigor and who is excited about applying AI to solve complex validation problems.

Description:

You will join the Business Integration Testing team that validates high impact advertising experiences across Apple Services. You will design the end to end strategy for ad validation, build AI driven automation and tools that reduce manual effort.

In this role, you will:

Build and extend end to end automation frameworks for ad delivery across web, mobile, and device platforms.

Develop tools for the full lifecycle validation from ad creation to ad rendering on device.

Evaluate existing automation systems and introduce agent based and MCP driven solutions that use AI to accelerate test execution and reduce manual review.

Partner with engineering teams across Apple Ads to define validation coverage, debug issues, and ensure high quality feature delivery.

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with AI agent based or MCP based architectures and interest in building agent driven automation flows

Experience with REST API testing and data validation using tools such as Postman

Experience with SQL and basic understanding of data pipelines or streaming systems such as Kafka or Spark

Background in advertising technology or familiarity with the ad serving ecosystem.

Minimum Qualifications:

5+ years experience in designing and maintaining test automation tools and frameworks for testing entire software application stack

Strong coding skills in Python or Java, with the ability to build or extend test and automation frameworks

Ability to stay updated on emerging technologies like AI/ML, Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agentic AI implementations and applying that to build tools that make tests smarter

Experience building automation for end to end scenarios across web, mobile, or device platforms

Experience with test frameworks such as Playwright or Selenium, with the ability to modify and improve framework design

Familiarity with iOS or mobile testing environments (Xcode, Simulators, XCTest, or XCUITest)

Strong problem solving, debugging, and analytical skills

Ability to learn new domains quickly and work in fast paced, ambiguous environments

Working knowledge on distributed computing systems Hadoop, HDFS and Hive.

Good understanding of database connectivity and data access, connecting to data sources and SQL, understanding of REST API.

Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross functionally with engineering 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 .

Pay & Benefits:

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 $147,400 and $272,100, 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.

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