Senior Python Backend API Automation Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior AQA Engineer for a 6-month project focused on automating backend/API tests across services and microservices architectures. You will test REST and gRPC endpoints, analyze results, and maintain comprehensive test plans while collaborating with DevOps and product teams.

The role emphasizes Python and Pytest proficiency, Linux/Bash skills, and familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of overall engineering experience.
• 3+ years of test automation experience, mainly backend.
• Strong Python + Pytest.
• Experience testing REST and gRPC APIs.
• Good understanding of microservices / client-server architecture.
• Linux + Bash.
• Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD.
• Basic SQL.
• Experience with Kafka and/or Kibana.
• Ability to analyze backend service logs.
• Basic understanding of Machine Learning.
• Practical use of AI assistants in day-to-day engineering work.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated backend/API tests
• Test backend services and analyze results
• Maintain test plans, test cases and documentation
• Identify and track defects
• Collaborate with developers, TechOps and other teams
• Contribute to testing and quality processes

Skills

Python

Pytest

REST APIs

gRPC

Linux

Bash

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Kafka

Kibana

SQL

Machine Learning basics

AI tools usage

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Linux

Bash

Kafka

Kibana

SQL

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior AQA Engineer for a 6-month project focused on automating backend/API tests across services and microservices architectures. You will test REST and gRPC endpoints, analyze results, and maintain comprehensive test plans while collaborating with DevOps and product teams.

The role emphasizes Python and Pytest proficiency, Linux/Bash skills, and familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.