Senior Automation Engineer

SmithRx; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive wellness benefits

Flexible Spending Benefits

401(k) Retirement Savings Program

Discretionary Paid Time Off

Paid Company Holidays

Professional development and training opportunities

Job summary

SmithRx is looking for a Senior Automation Engineer to join its Engineering team in Seattle, WA. This role focuses on developing a next-generation pharmacy benefits management platform. You'll lead the test strategy, create automated test frameworks, and ensure high-quality code delivery.

Successful candidates will have 5+ years of experience in QA and automation testing and proficiency in programming languages like Python or Java. SmithRx offers competitive wellness benefits and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in QA and automation testing.
• Experience with writing automated tests for APIs.
• Familiarity with Page Object Model for UI automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated tests for high test coverage.
• Manage test strategy and product testing within your sprint team.
• Create and maintain security and performance tests.

Skills

QA and automation testing

Leadership skills

Programming languages (Python, Typescript, Java, Javascript)

API testing

Automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins)

API automation frameworks (Pytest, REST Assured)

Job description

Job Summary

The Engineering team at SmithRx is developing the next-generation modern pharmacy benefits management (PBM) platform that will change how companies administer and manage pharmacy benefits. Our unified technology platform provides real-time actionable insights that drives cost savings, powers clinical services and results in a brilliant customer experience. A unified technology platform exists nowhere in the pharmacy benefit ecosystem to programmatically solve widespread deficiencies. The result is a PBM delivering unmatched service quality and operational efficiencies that exceeds all industry standards.

As a Senior Automation Engineer you will have responsibility for the overall test strategy of the products you test. You have an automation-first mindset, leveraging your experience to determine where to add tests to best maximize impact. You will create automated tests to help build and improve our regression test suites. Not only will you help maintain these frameworks, but you will constantly look to improve them so they are reliable, efficient, and easy to use. While embedded in your sprint team you will be the primary quality advocate who champions best practices in testing, develops deep product knowledge, and consistently delivers high-quality code to our users. You will help maintain and improve our quality standards, constantly raise the bar, and show a passion for finding defects before they are shipped.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain automated tests to help ensure high test coverage and fast feedback on defects
• Continuously maintain and improve our test frameworks
• Manage test strategy, product testing, and planning within your sprint team
• Create testing-related documentation including test plans and test cases
• Find and report bugs and track these to resolution in a timely manner
• Collaborate with the Product team to provide valuable insight and input to help create impactful features
• Provide clear test results to Development and Product teams to help manage project expectations/progress
• Create and maintain security and performance tests
• Develop deep expertise in the SmithRx products
• Utilize AI tools like Playwright MCP, Claude, and Copilot to realize efficiencies in your daily work
• Maintain and refine quality metrics to help track and communicate overall product health

What you will bring to SmithRx

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in QA and automation testing with a demonstrated track record of team leadership
• Experience with one of the following languages: Python, Typescript, Java, or Javascript
• Experience with writing automated tests for APIs in a scripting or programming language
• Experience with API automation frameworks such as Pytest or REST Assured
• Experience with automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
• Familiarity with Page Object Model for UI automation
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or Jenkins

What SmithRx Offers You

• Highly competitive wellness benefits including Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance and AD&DD Insurance
• Flexible Spending Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Program
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Discretionary Paid Time Off
• Paid Company Holidays
• Wellness Benefits
• Commuter Benefits
• Paid Parental Leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Well-stocked kitchen in office locations
• Professional development and training opportunities