# Senior Software Engineer, Automation & Developer Tools

**Company:** [Everlaw](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/everlaw)
**Location:** Oakland, CA
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $131k – $191k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Cypress, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Python, JavaScript, Java, C++, CI/CD, Api Testing, Linux
**Posted:** 2026-05-06

> Builds and maintains automated testing infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tools using Cypress and GitHub Actions/CircleCI. Mentors QA engineers and drives testing best practices in a legal SaaS platform. Requires 5+ years Cypress experience and expertise in major languages.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Refine and evolve testing infrastructure and tooling that enables engineers to ship high-quality features at scale
- Design, implement, and maintain automated testing systems using tools such as **GitHub Actions**, **CircleCI**, and **Cypress**
- Create internal tools that improve developer productivity and shorten iteration cycles
- Partner closely with DevOps to optimize test execution and reliability within CI/CD pipelines
- Drive best practices in testing, observability, and release confidence across the engineering org
- Research and implement new automation approaches - including the use of **AI** - to stay ahead of industry trends
- Collaborate with developers to interpret code coverage results and identify strategic areas for new test investment
- Mentor QA Engineers on all topics related to automation, helping them troubleshoot technical blockers and uplevel their scripting skills

## Requirements
- Expertise in at least one major programming language: **Java**, **Python**, **JavaScript**, **C++**
- Fluency with **Data Structures and Algorithms**
- Experienced with usage of design patterns and coding best practices
- Designed, built, maintained, tested, and launched cloud-based software
- Led multi-developer efforts, including planning, technical breakdown, and coordination
- Mentored other engineers and consulted on issues within areas of expertise
- BS or MS in **Computer Science**, or equivalent coursework
- At least **5 years** of experience working deeply with **Cypress** for web application automation
- Demonstrated expertise in using CI/CD tools such as **GitHub Actions**, **CircleCI** or **GitLab**
- Experienced in **API testing** and understand how to validate data across different layers of an application
- Proactive problem-solver who can navigate **Linux**-based systems

## Compensation
- Expected salary range: **$131,000 - $191,000**

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