Quality Automation Engineer, Rights & Pricing- Partner Onboarding Business

Senior / Staff Quality Automation Engineer, Rights & Pricing
- Partner Onboarding Business

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

The Rights & Pricing engineering team provides the Apple Services platform for distribution rights by country, calculation and management of prices including retail, offers, wholesale, and tax. Rights & Pricing also includes Partner Onboarding which encompasses the vendor application process, signing of digital contracts, collection of bank account and tax information, and business systems that manage the presentation layers of payments, invoicing, and financial reporting.

We are looking for a highly skilled and hands‑on QA Automation Engineer who is passionate about building scalable automation frameworks, improving product quality, and leveraging AI to accelerate testing. This role requires strong coding skills, deep understanding of test automation, and the ability to work closely with engineering and product teams to enable a shift-left, automation‑first quality strategy. Provides IC leadership by shaping automation standards and driving cross‑functional quality decisions.

• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines and advocate for shift-left testing, including pre-merge validation and automation gating
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage across functional, regression, and integration layers, including test data strategies for complex systems
• Debug failures, improve test stability and flakiness, and optimize test execution performance
• Contribute to test infrastructure, shared libraries, and utilities while reviewing automation and product code to uphold quality standards
• Leverage AI tools (e.g., LLMs, code assistants, test generators) to accelerate test creation, improve coverage, automate defect detection, and drive innovation in quality engineering
• Partner with Product and Engineering early in the development lifecycle to define test strategies and acceptance criteria
• Drive quality best practices and take end-to-end ownership of quality for features and services
• Work across multiple environments and integrations to ensure end-to-end validation in close partnership with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Product, Dev Ops)
• Provide clear status, risks, and quality insights to stakeholders

• 5–8+ years of experience in QA Automation / Software Quality Engineering
• Hands‑on experience with automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Selenium, Cypress)
• Experience with API testing (REST, JSON, Postman, etc.)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, etc.)
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle and testing methodologies

• Experience with AI/ML tools for testing (LLMs, code generation, test optimization)
• Experience in distributed systems / integration testing
• Knowledge of cloud environments (AWS, Kubernetes)
• Experience with performance or security testing is a plus

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 $175,500 and $311,700, 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.

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.

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.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.