Platform Engineer, Test

Role Responsibilities

Testing Platform & Frameworks

• Own and evolve inKind's web and mobile testing platforms, including framework selection, architecture, and long-term direction
• Design and maintain automation frameworks using industry-standard tooling
• Build and maintain harnesses for unit, integration, and UI testing
• Establish reusable testing patterns that can be adopted consistently across pods
• Partner with engineering teams to improve testability and reduce friction in the development process
• Help define testing standards and best practices that scale across multiple product teams

CI/CD & Developer Experience

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines that execute tests reliably and surface failures clearly
• Build guardrails such as coverage requirements, quality gates, and automated checks that support engineering quality
• Continuously improve pipeline performance, reliability, and developer feedback loops
• Own the operational health of testing infrastructure, including reliability, scalability, and cost management
• Reduce friction for engineers by improving tooling, documentation, and onboarding experiences

Collaboration & Technical Leadership

• Partner closely with software engineers to design testable systems and features
• Work alongside quality engineers to align automation strategies with exploratory and manual testing efforts
• Support engineering pods in adopting testing best practices and platform capabilities
• Mentor engineers on testing patterns, framework usage, and quality engineering fundamentals
• Contribute to engineering standards that improve consistency across teams

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building web and/or mobile testing platforms used by engineers
• 5+ years of experience writing unit, integration, and UI tests across the testing pyramid
• 3+ years of experience building and maintaining CI/CD solutions that enforce engineering quality standards
• Experience working closely with software engineers to design testable systems and features
• Deep knowledge of testing frameworks such as Appium, XCUI, Espresso, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a practical approach to technical challenges
• Passion for engineering quality and a track record of improving developer workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting multiple product teams or pods through shared platform ownership
• Experience scaling testing infrastructure during periods of rapid company growth
• Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or Azure environments
• Experience with containerized testing environments and CI/CD optimization
• Experience with mobile device farms, test parallelization, or cross-platform test orchestration
• Exposure to AI-powered testing tools and automation techniques
• Experience working within a Rails-based application ecosystem

Compensation

Base Salary: $150,000 - $160,000