Software Engineer II, Automation

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Python automated tests for API, UI, and system level scenarios for panels and peripheral devices.
• Review manual test cases and identify candidates for automation.
• Debug test failures and proactively reduce flaky tests.
• Participate in code reviews and follow automation best practices.
• Collaborate with developers, hardware and manual quality engineers on integration and troubleshooting.
• Develop and maintain automated unit and functional tests.

Required

• 3+ years of professional, embedded test automation experience.
• 3+ years of experience with Python.
• Proven ability to take initiative and drive projects to completion.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to work well in cross-functional teams.
• Experience leveraging AI tools for software design, development, and review, including strong prompt engineering skills and the ability to work across multiple models/tools and select the right one for each task.
• Solid understanding of embedded/IoT systems and device communication fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience working with Linux-based systems, including debugging and system-level troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with source control (Git), containers (Docker), and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) for automated testing and deployment.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware software integration challenges effectively.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing competing priorities, and consistently delivering high-quality work on time.

Preferred

• Experience testing or automating embedded systems, IoT devices, or gateways.
• Familiarity with networked device behavior in lab or production-like environments.
• Understanding of wireless and device connectivity concepts (WiFi, BLE, etc.).
• Experience debugging system-level issues such as performance, connectivity, or stability problems.
• Familiarity with serial communication and device diagnostics (UART/console access).
• Experience working with event-driven systems or message-based architectures.
• Experience improving test reliability and reducing flaky tests in large-scale automation suites.
• Exposure to hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or lab-based testing environments.
• Experience collaborating with firmware or platform teams.
• Familiarity with Linux internals (processes, services, logs).
• Experience contributing to shared automation frameworks or tools.