Software Engineer I — AI-Driven QA & Automation

Zello; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity with upside

Flexible schedules

Time off

Sabbatical after 5 years

Ping-pong table

Free snacks

Job summary

Zello is hiring an entry-level Software Engineer I - AI Generalist to join the Quality Engineering team in Austin. You will apply AI to raise quality, perform automation where feasible, and rotate across iOS, Android, Web, and backend squads to contribute code with agent assistance.

Ideal candidates have 0–3 years of experience, write in Python/JS/Java, and are eager to learn multiple stacks while accelerating test creation and triage with AI tools.

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of experience in software development or QA roles.
• Demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable code and learn new stacks quickly.
• Familiarity with AI coding tools as force multipliers is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Use AI tools to accelerate test creation, execution, and triage across Zello's services.
• Perform targeted manual testing where it matters and automate repetitive checks.
• Build lightweight AI harnesses and tools to speed up the engineering org.
• Rotate into engineering squads (iOS, Android, Web, backend) and contribute code with agent assistance.
• Identify quality gaps before shipping and propose fixes, not just log issues.
• Communicate clearly with a distributed team and surface blockers early.

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

Swift

Kotlin

Go

Job description

Zello is hiring an entry-level Software Engineer I - AI Generalist to join the Quality Engineering team in Austin. You will apply AI to raise quality, perform automation where feasible, and rotate across iOS, Android, Web, and backend squads to contribute code with agent assistance.

Ideal candidates have 0–3 years of experience, write in Python/JS/Java, and are eager to learn multiple stacks while accelerating test creation and triage with AI tools.