Automation Engineer

TalentBurst, an Inc 5000 company; United States; Remote; USD 96,432,000 - 110,208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Remote work options

Job summary

A leading staffing firm is seeking a Remote Automation Engineer to develop and enhance automation frameworks. The ideal candidate will have around 8 years of experience, expertise in Kotlin, and a strong background in test automation. This role is ideal for someone looking to lead automation efforts in a dynamic environment and offers a competitive salary range of $70-$80 per hour.

Qualifications

• Around 8+ years of experience preferred.
• Hands-on experience with automation infrastructure.
• Ability to read and work with Kotlin.

Responsibilities

• Write test automation code and build automation infrastructure.
• Evaluate and replace existing frameworks as necessary.
• Mentor junior engineers and influence code quality.

Skills

Kotlin

Automation strategy

Debugging

Mentorship

AI trends in test automation

Tools

Jetpack Compose

Espresso

Python

Job description

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Base pay range

$70.00/hr - $80.00/hr

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Responsibilities

• 80%+ hands-on coding: Heavy individual contribution role focused on:
• Writing test automation code
• Building automation infrastructure
• Evaluating and possibly replacing existing frameworks
• Work closely with QA Lead (Antonius)
• Collaborate with developers, including distinguished engineers
• Identify untestable code and propose changes
• Debugging & Issue Resolution:
  • Dig deep into issues found by automation
  • Raise detailed JIRA tickets or fix code if within scope
• Informal leadership:
  • Not a team lead role
  • Expected to mentor junior engineers or guide best practices
  • Influence the testability and quality of the codebase

Experience Requirements

• Years of Experience: ~8+ years preferred
• Must understand trade-offs and system design
• Ideal if candidate has previously designed or improved automation infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Jetpack Compose (JPC)
  • Model-View-Intent (MVI) or similar (MVVM/MVP okay, MVI preferred)
  • Espresso or other standard Android testing frameworks
  • Bonus: Ability to build custom testing libraries

Technical Skills

• Primary language: Kotlin
• Must be able to read and work with Kotlin
• Experience writing production or test code in Kotlin is strongly preferred
• Other acceptable tools/languages:
  • Python okay for automation (but Kotlin still needed)
  • AI integration: Should be aware of AI trends in test automation
  • Not necessarily an AI expert, but should know how to leverage AI tools for code/test generation

Working Conditions

• Remote position
• Preferred time zone: PST (±3 hours)
• EST-based candidates okay if working PST hours
• Team structure currently:
  • Possibly a few junior engineers
  • This is the first key hire for automation
  • Potential to convert to FTE: Yes, based on performance

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Knows trade-offs in test strategy, infra, and tooling
• Can build, debug, document, and evangelize test automation
• Communicates well and can push back respectfully when needed
• Adaptive, with good learning ability if not fluent in Kotlin or internal tools

Less Preferred Backgrounds

• Heavy focus on hardware/firmware testing
• e.g., automotive, IoT testing, or serial port-based testing
• Candidates unfamiliar with Android app testing libraries or architecture

Bonus Points

• Published work on automation or testing (e.g., books, blog posts)
• Demonstrated ownership of automation frameworks at scale
• AI/ML-assisted testing experience

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Industries: Staffing and Recruiting

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