Lead Test Automation Architect

Stuut; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-of-market compensation

Full benefits

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) & Match

Equity

Flexible PTO

Parental Leave

Job summary

Stuut is hiring a Lead Software Engineer in Test to drive the strategy, architecture, and execution of automated testing across our platform. You’ll build and scale the systems that ensure every release is reliable, high-quality, and ready for customers.

From designing automation frameworks to stabilizing pipelines to shaping quality practices within product teams, you’ll own the tooling and engineering rigor that enable us to ship fast with confidence.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in test automation or software engineering, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead test engineering role.
• Architected or maintained large-scale automation frameworks supporting rapid iteration across backend, frontend, and async systems.
• Fluent in Python and TypeScript/JavaScript; experienced with Playwright, Cypress, pytest, or REST API testing frameworks.
• Understand how to design high-signal, low-maintenance automated test suites for modern stacks like FastAPI, Vue.js, and event-driven systems.

Responsibilities

• own the strategy, architecture, and execution of automated testing across our platform.
• build and scale automated testing frameworks and stabilize CI pipelines.
• shape quality practices within product teams to ship high-quality software.
• collaborate with Product, Backend, Frontend, and DevOps to elevate reliability and velocity.

Skills

Test automation

Python

TypeScript/JavaScript

CI/CD optimization

Team leadership

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

pytest

REST API testing

Docker

FastAPI

Vue.js

AWS EKS

Kubernetes

Vercel

Turborepo

Job description

Stuut is hiring a Lead Software Engineer in Test to drive the strategy, architecture, and execution of automated testing across our platform. You’ll build and scale the systems that ensure every release is reliable, high-quality, and ready for customers.

From designing automation frameworks to stabilizing pipelines to shaping quality practices within product teams, you’ll own the tooling and engineering rigor that enable us to ship fast with confidence.