Automation Engineer

Humana; Manhattan (KS); On-site; USD 76,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Conference budgets

Internal promotions

Job summary

Humana’s technology team in Manhattan seeks an Automation Engineer who can own outcomes and grow with a forward-leaning group. You will ship on Fridays, apply 4 years of real experience, and help Humana stay stable while moving fast.

You’ll work on SQL features, TDD stacks, and observability, with strong health coverage and internal growth opportunities. The role is based in our Manhattan office with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in the technology space.
• Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and debugging.
• Ability to own projects from concept through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality-focused SQL features through code freeze without destabilizing Humana systems.
• Read and trace TDD stack traces to root causes of issues.
• Decode undocumented TDD services and reproduce bugs from field reports.
• Create fast Jest proof-of-concept when a decision is needed.
• Translate ideas into a reliable TDD prototype.
• Set up observability to detect failures before customers see them.
• Reduce latency in critical paths to improve user experience.
• Reproduce and prevent regressions from Manhattan field reports.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Root-cause analysis

Performance testing

Project ownership

Troubleshooting

Cultural awareness

Tools

Jest

Katalon Studio

Job description

The technology team at Humana ships on Fridays without flinching, and the Automation Engineer we hire will understand why that matters. Earn $76,000 - $105,000, own outcomes, and grow your technology career with a team that values 4 years of real experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry a quality-obsessed SQL feature through code freeze without breaking Humana stability
• Read the TDD stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Decode the undocumented TDD service nobody at Humana remembers writing
• Spike a Jest proof of concept fast when Humana needs a yes-or-no answer
• Translate a napkin idea from Humana founders into a TDD steady-handed prototype
• Stand up observability so Humana sees failures before customers in KS do
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that Humana users feel every click
• Reproduce the underdog-spirited bug from the Manhattan field report, then make it impossible again

What You'll Bring

• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
• Practical Cultural Awareness skills sharpened in a contract setting
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• Strong working knowledge of Performance Testing and Cultural Awareness
• At least 5 years building expertise within the technology space
• A Humana mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow

For all its plainspoken ambition, Humana still operates like the scrappy Manhattan startup that first cracked technology years ago. Our Manhattan office prizes the quiet contributor who makes everyone around them measurably better.

You’ll be supported by $76,000 - $105,000, strong health coverage, conference budgets, and a team that promotes from within.

Whether People Management or Katalon Studio is your strong suit, this Automation Engineer seat has room for both.