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Senior Software Engineer, Automation & Developer Tools

131k – 191kOakland, CADevOps / SREHybrid5+ YOE
Summary

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.

About the role

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
Skills
CypressGitHub ActionsCircleCIPythonJavaScriptJavaC++CI/CDAPI TestingLinux
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