Senior Software Engineer in Test

FieldAI; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Field AI is seeking an experienced Software QA Engineer to design, build, and maintain a scalable Playwright/TypeScript testing framework. You will work closely with Product Engineering to define test strategies before features are coded and own the CI/CD gateway to keep builds fast and reliable.

You will write end-to-end tests that validate robotic API interactions, data ingestion workflows, and high‑frequency browser/API test runs, while ensuring pristine test environments and robust data

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in related field.
• Proficient in TypeScript/JavaScript and modern OO/functional languages.
• Hands-on Playwright experience with advanced patterns.
• Shift-left mindset with embedding with developers and PR reviews for testability.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated test execution.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain a scalable automated testing framework using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Embed within Product Engineering teams to define test strategies and selectors before coding.
• Own the CD gateway to reduce PR build times and improve stability.
• Write end-to-end tests that simulate robot APIs and data workflows.
• Develop test data management strategies and pristine test environments.
• Build observability and dashboards to surface regressions and product health.

Skills

Strong engineering fundamentals

Shift-left mindset

Collaborating with developers

Test strategy

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

Playwright

TypeScript

JavaScript

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

CircleCI

Job description

Field AI is transforming how robots interact with the real world. We are building risk‑aware, reliable, and field‑ready AI systems that address the most complex challenges in robotics, unlocking the full potential of embodied intelligence. We go beyond typical data‑driven approaches or pure transformer‑based architectures, and are charting a new course, with already‑globally‑deployed solutions delivering real‑world results and rapidly improving models through real‑field applications.

Learn more at https://fieldai.com.

$155,000 - $185,000 a year

What You’ll Get to Do

• Design, build, and maintain a scalable automated testing framework using Playwright and TypeScript, treating test infrastructure with the exact same engineering rigor as production code.
• Embed directly within Product Engineering teams, shifting testing left by collaborating during the technical design phase to define test strategies and data-testid selectors before features are coded.
• Own the continuous delivery (CD) gateway, optimizing Playwright parallelization, sharding, and containerization to keep PR build times fast, stable, and clear of flaky tests.
• Bridge the gap between cloud services and robotics simulation, writing end-to-end tests that mock, stub, or interact with simulated robot APIs to validate complex mission-scheduling and data‑ingestion workflows.
• Architect robust test‑data management strategies, implementing efficient setup and teardown hooks to ensure test environments remain pristine across high-frequency browser and API test runs.
• Build observability and reporting tooling (e.g., custom Playwright reporters or dashboards) that gives engineering teams immediate, actionable visibility into regressions and product health.

What You Have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent professional experience).
• 5-8 years of experience.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, with professional experience writing clean, maintainable code in TypeScript, JavaScript, or another modern object‑oriented/functional language.
• Deep hands‑on experience with Playwright, including advanced patterns like Page Object Models, network interception/mocking, custom fixtures, and multi‑auth state handling.
• A "shift-left" engineering mindset, with a proven track record of embedding with developers, reviewing PRs for testability, and advocating for automated coverage over manual QA.
• Solid understanding of modern web architectures and APIs, including the ability to debug network calls, inspect DOM elements, and write automated tests directly against REST or GraphQL APIs.
• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI) and integrating automated test execution seamlessly into developer delivery workflows.).

The Extras That Set You Apart

• Experience building Playwright infrastructure for large or complex products, such as microfrontend architectures, real-time data streaming web apps, or dashboard systems handling high-frequency state updates.
• Background working in robotics, IoT, or hardware‑adjacent software spaces, where automated UI/API tests interact with physical devices, hardware emulators, or simulation environments.
• Advanced Docker and cloud infrastructure experience (AWS/GCP), specifically around scaling test agents or orchestrating localized environments for isolated end‑to‑end testing.
• Aligning Test Quality with Production Quality by identifying testing gaps and improve product observability.