Quality Automation Engineer- Silicon Engineering

Job Description:

Apple's Silicon Engineering Group (SEG) is seeking a talented and motivated Software Engineer to join the Documentation Tools team. Our team develops a comprehensive platform,spanning CLIs, UIs, and APIs, that empowers silicon engineers to author the critical technicalspecifications guiding the design of Apple's industry-leading chips.In this role, you will build, optimize, and scale the tools that directly impact the efficiency andquality of our chip design process. You will support the engineers designing the chips at thecore of future Apple products loved by millions of customers.
Design and Develop: Build and maintain scalable CLIs, UIs, and APIs that streamline and automate the creation, review, and verification of hardware specifications. Optimize Performance: Proactively diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve performance bottlenecks across a complex, JVM-based toolchain to ensure a seamless experience for our engineering teams. Collaborate and Train: Partner with the documentation support team to deliver toolchain training, technical guidance, and best practices directly to silicon designers. Document: Author clear, comprehensive documentation for platform architecture, toolchain workflows, and internal processes. Innovate: Bring experience and sound judgment to continuously drive architectural and process improvements across multiple simultaneous projects and systems.
Strong software engineering background with deep expertise in Scala and the JVM ecosystem (Java experience is also valued). Solid understanding of domain modeling, schema design, and complex data structures. Working knowledge of XML and related document technologies (e.g., XSLT, XPath). Experience designing schemas and working with PostgreSQL or other relational databases. Proficiency with build systems (SBT, Gradle, Maven, or Ant) and version control systems (Git, Perforce). Experience building and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, TeamCity). Strong understanding of software test environments, release cycles, and quality assurance best practices.
Advanced expertise in the XML stack: XSLT 2.0/3.0, XPath 2.0/3.1, XQuery 3.1, XSD 1.0/1.1, and XProc. Experience developing custom plugins for build systems. Hands-on frontend or app development experience (HTML/JavaScript/CSS, iOS, or macOS). Comfortable working and troubleshooting within macOS, Linux, and UNIX environments