# Platform Engineer, Test

**Company:** [inKind](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/inkind)
**Location:** Austin, TX
**Role:** QA Engineering
**Salary:** $150k – $160k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** appium, xcui, espresso, selenium, Playwright, cypress, CI/CD, AWS, GCP, Azure, rails
**Posted:** 2026-07-02

> Build and evolve the web and mobile testing platforms, automation frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines that enable engineering pods to ship high-quality software quickly and confidently. Requires 5+ years building testing infrastructure and deep expertise in testing tools across the pyramid.

## Job Description

## 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

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