AI-Driven SDET Specialist I

Housecall Pro; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays and flexible time off

MacBook setup + workspace stipend $500

Equity in startup

Job summary

Housecall Pro is seeking a Software Engineer in Test (SDET) Specialist I to enhance quality through manual and automated testing, partnering with development teams to reproduce bugs and design robust test plans. You’ll mentor junior engineers and help guide best practices to improve product reliability.

You will lead AI adoption across the squad, define standards for the safe use of AI in test pipelines, and design agentic testing workflows using MCP technologies (Maestro MCP, Playwright MCP).

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in quality assurance engineering, with a focus on both manual and automated testing.
• Proficiency in automated testing frameworks (i.e. Playwright, Cypress, TestNG, JUnit)
• Experience with continuous integration/continuous delivery tools (i.e. Gitlab, CircleCI)
• Demonstrated experience operationalizing AI-assisted and agentic testing workflows across a team, defining validation standards, safe delegation and human-in-the-loop boundaries, and tracking measurable outcomes (AI ROI)
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted testing and MCP-based test generation/execution (Maestro MCP, Playwright MCP), with judgment about where AI output is reliable vs. where it needs tighter validation
• Experience working with bug tracking and test management tools (i.e. JIRA, TestRail)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience
• Proven experience driving team efficiency or output quality through the strategic use of AI tools and automation

Responsibilities

• Lead AI adoption and operationalization across the squad. Design AI-enhanced testing workflows, measure impact with evidence, and continuously improving quality and efficiency
• Define standards for the safe, reliable use of AI within test pipelines, regression systems, and validation workflows while measuring return on investment (ROI) through accuracy, defect detection, regression stability, coverage gains, and operational efficiency
• Design and govern agentic testing workflows using Model Context Protocol (MCP) technologies across multiple teams
• Evaluate emerging AI and agentic testing technologies and lead root-cause analysis when workflows degrade through false positives, regression drift, unstable automation, or other quality issues
• Partner with machine learning operations (MLOps), platform, Product, and Engineering teams to establish evaluation standards, production quality baselines, and scalable validation strategies
• Design advanced test strategies, plans, and machine-readable test cases that enable AI-assisted automated test generation and strengthen coverage for new features and complex product changes
• Establish and continuously improve quality assurance methodologies, automated testing frameworks, and technical standards that influence quality practices across Engineering
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering leaders to refine requirements, identify quality risks, and ensure comprehensive test coverage throughout the software development lifecycle
• Mentor quality assurance and engineering professionals in advanced testing techniques, AI-assisted quality practices, and scalable automation approaches
• Communicate quality insights, testing outcomes, technical risks, and recommendations clearly to Engineering leaders and cross-functional stakeholders

Skills

AI testing strategy

QA engineering

Mentoring engineers

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

TestNG

JUnit

GitLab

CircleCI

JIRA

TestRail

Maestro MCP

Playwright MCP

Job description

Housecall Pro is seeking a Software Engineer in Test (SDET) Specialist I to enhance quality through manual and automated testing, partnering with development teams to reproduce bugs and design robust test plans. You’ll mentor junior engineers and help guide best practices to improve product reliability.

You will lead AI adoption across the squad, define standards for the safe use of AI in test pipelines, and design agentic testing workflows using MCP technologies (Maestro MCP, Playwright MCP).