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Lead Automation Engineer

San Francisco, CAFull-time$160k–$185k2026-08-28 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid · United States

Core

Lead test automation and quality engineering for critical product capabilities, evolving automation frameworks and testing strategies to enable faster, high-quality software delivery.

Role type

Lead Automation Engineer (Quality Engineering)

Builds

Test automation scripts, frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines for core revenue-offering product features.

Domain

Fintech / Banking / Software Quality Engineering

Required skills

Test automation (Java, JavaScript), UI testing (Playwright, UIRunner), API/Web Services testing, CI/CD (Jenkins), Database testing (MySQL), Cloud (AWS), Test case design, AI tools for engineering

Preferred skills

Appium, Detox, Selenium WebDriver, QMetry, JUnit, IDEs, Debuggers, Profilers, JIRA, Git

Technologies

Java, JavaScript, Playwright, UIRunner, Jenkins, MySQL, AWS, QMetry, JUnit, Selenium WebDriver, Appium, Detox, JIRA, Git

Responsibilities

Own and deliver test automation scripts to validate and ship core product features; Provide oversight for features delivered by other engineers through code and design reviews; Provide thought leadership in evolving test automation frameworks from the ground up; Evolve testing methodologies towards a CI/CD model; Coordinate with scrum teams on bug tracking, test prioritization, and release; Drive outcomes in scoped work using AI tools and mentor peers.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities