QA Automation Engineer with Media & Video Streaming

Value Innovation Labs Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Value Innovation Labs Inc. in Austin, TX, is seeking a senior automation engineer who brings a strong architectural vision for scalable automation frameworks and a commanding grasp of API and backend testing.

Candidates must excel in web automation, prefer native app automation, and be capable of driving end-to-end automation initiatives with minimal supervision. Experience with event streaming or large video assets is a plus, and the role values mentorship and proactive leadership to upskill

Qualifications

• Must have deep expertise in automation testing across API, backend, and web.
• Strong web automation experience; native app automation is a plus.
• Experience with event streaming or large video assets is preferred but not mandatory.
• Candidates should demonstrate a clear architectural vision for automation frameworks.

Skills

API testing

Backend automation

Web automation

Native app automation

Video assets testing

Event streaming

Automation framework

Architectural vision

Mentorship

Job description

• Automation Expertise (Non-negotiable): Must know automation testing inside and out.
• API & Backend Automation: Needs to be deeply well-versed in API testing and backend automation, which covers about 80% to 90% of what is needed.
• Web Automation: Strongly biased/prioritized. If a candidate doesn't have both web and native, Alex explicitly prefers web.
• Native App Automation: A significant plus (having a combination of backend + native is also acceptable).
• Preferred, not a dealbreaker: Experience testing event streaming and video assets (e.g., handling complex edge cases like large video files up to 15 GB or 50 GB.. not sure ).
• Core automation principles are fungible—as long as the person is solid at API testing and a quick learner, prior video domain experience is not a strict showstopper.

Operational Style, Seniority & Behaviors

• High Seniority & Architectural Vision:
  • Needs to come in with a strong perspective on what an effective automation framework should look like.
  • Capable of drafting and presenting proposals to the team (e.g., \"This can be done; what are your thoughts?\"), getting alignment, and executing.
  • Must be able to \"run with it unapologetically\" once a decision is made.
  • Must not be someone who passively observes or constantly waits for tasks to be fed to them.
• Coaching & Mentorship:
  • Strong enough to teach, guide, and upskill the full-time employees rather than relying on them for direction.