Senior Software Developer in Test

Wand AI; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wand AI is looking for a Senior Software Developer in Test (SDET) to enhance quality across engineering teams in Palo Alto, California. As an SDET, you'll design and implement automated testing solutions, focusing on API testing and end-to-end UI testing.

Your role will involve collaborating with developers, guiding software engineering practices, and innovating testing approaches. If you have strong experience in test automation and a collaborative mindset, join Wand's mission to integrate AI with the workforce.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in test automation and quality engineering.
• Extensive experience with API testing.
• Experience with UI automation testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Analyse product requirements and translate them into automated test cases.
• Design and maintain automated test cases for API and UI testing.
• Define and implement Standard QA processes and best practices.

Skills

API testing

UI automation testing

Test automation

TypeScript

Python

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

Playwright

Job description

Build the Future Workforce

Wand turns AI into labor. It enables humans and AI agents to operate together as a unified, hybrid workforce, with comprehensive management and oversight. And it’s already operating at scale inside some of the world’s largest organizations.

Wand built the world’s first Agentic Labor Infrastructure enabling governments and global enterprises to create, manage, and scale digital workforces.

Our mission is to integrate agent ecosystems into the core of work and business, unlocking a generational leap in the global economy. We’re building the infrastructure that lets humans and AI agents operate together safely, transparently, and at scale.

Join Wand in leading the Agentic Shift

Wand is building a high-performing global team who take full ownership of what they build. We lead by example, move fast, make data‑aware decisions, and continuously push for more- always with a focus on delivering real value to customers.

You would be joining a world‑class team that combines deep research expertise and real‑world product execution, with experience spanning Deepmind, Google, Amazon, Miro, Elise AI, IBM and Accern.

Position Summary

We are hiring for a Senior Software Developer in Test (SDET) to help drive quality across our engineering teams by designing and implementing scalable automated testing solutions.

The SDET will focus primarily on API testing, with additional responsibility for end‑to‑end UI testing. They will collaborate closely with developers and product teams to analyse requirements, design automated test cases, and ensure high levels of test coverage and reliability.

This role also involves guiding software engineering teams on quality engineering practices, improving testing frameworks, and exploring innovative approaches such as AI‑assisted test generation.

Responsibilities

• Analyse product requirements and translate them into automated test cases and strategies.
• Design, build, and maintain automated test cases for AI‑Based API and UI automation testing.
• Adopt and implement contract‑based API testing approaches across services and integrations.
• Review and improve existing test frameworks, tooling, CI/CD process, and automation architecture.
• Define and implement Standard QA processes and best practices within engineering teams.
• Work closely with developers to create shared ownership of software quality.
• Collaborate with teams to validate user journeys and client‑facing workflows.
• Coach and guide teams on test automation and quality practices.
• Take responsibility for testing outcomes and quality results within the team.
• Build and maintain custom testing tools to support development teams.

Key Requirements

• Ability to systematically analyse product requirements, identify potential risks earlier, and design effective automated test strategies.
• Experience working closely with developers in collaborative engineering teams.
• Strong experience in test automation and quality engineering in a software development environment.
• Extensive experience with API testing.
• Experience with UI automation testing tools (e.g., Playwright).
• Strong programming skills in TypeScript and/or Python, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to review, improve, and scale testing frameworks and processes.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with contract testing.
• Familiarity with Temporal workflows and strategies for testing distributed processes.
• Experience developing custom automation tooling.
• Experience working with AI‑assisted testing tools or automated test generation.
• Experience evaluating or improving automation frameworks across teams.

Personal Characteristics

• Proactive and self‑driven, with a strong can‑do attitude.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical thinking skills.
• Ability to manage time effectively and prioritise work independently.
• Comfortable bringing new ideas and improvements to the team, and flexible to changes.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to guide, mentor, and influence developers.
• Interest in using AI and modern tooling to improve development workflows.