Sr Automation Test Engineer

San Francisco, CA 94105

Posted: 02/18/2026 Job Number: 41902

Job Description


Sr Automation Test Engineer


Responsibilities:
  • Functional testing
    • Test planning (functional and integration testing, test data generation etc.)
    • Coordinate with other testers, developers, product owners to deliver optimal test coverage
    • Follow testing best practices for creating test artifacts in JIRA.
    • Strong triaging skills with ability to look into logs, DB, file storage etc
      • Note: current application triaging is done using cloud watch logs, data stored in dynamo db and S3 buckets etc.
  • Non-functional testing
    • Coordinate with the load test team and track the progress
  • Test automation
    • Expert in test automation frameworks like Selenium, Cucumber, RESTAssure for covering end to end test automation
    • Good knowledge of Java/Python
    • Experience in AI usage with test automation is preferred.
      • It can be Playwright with AI or other use cases.
    • Maintain a healthy coverage of functional testing through test automation.
    • Ensure regular and successful execution of different test scripts (smoke/regression etc.)
  • Regression
    • maintain healthy regression testing coverage through test automation
  • Managing test data
    • Procure/create test data that is needed for all types of testing (functional / non-functional) for adequate test coverage
    • Maintain test data repository with ready to use test data
  • Test environment maintenance
    • Manage application deployments required by testers by monitoring git pipelines
    • Manage dependencies / integrations with other applications as needed

Qualifications:
  • Industry experience: 5+ years in software testing with strong hands-on test automation skills
  • Experience with testing cloud hosted applications (AWS preferred)
  • hands on test automation skills
  • SR testing experience, able to handle functional/performance testing
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field or equivalent work experience
  • Typically requires 5+ years of related information technology work experience and 3+ years of development or test automation experience
  • Requires proven experience developing automated test systems and scripts
  • Requires knowledge of multiple software development methodologies such as Waterfall, Iterative, Agile, and Behavior-driven development
  • Requires working experience with Integration, stress, performance, scalability, and/or load testing
  • Desirable: multiple software testing assurance certifications from an accredited institution (i.e. AS2, QAI, ISTQB, etc.)
  • Experience leading small teams

 

Pay range is $70 - $75 per hour with full benefits available, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, 401K, parental leave, and more. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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