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QA Automation Engineer in USA

  • Applaudo Studios
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Irvine, CA

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain reusable automation frameworks and test components across API, backend, cloud, container, and mobile/tablet layers.
  • Develop mobile automation using Appium and Android technologies, including APK installation, device interaction, synchronization, app-state validation, and troubleshooting.
  • Build end-to-end automation validating data and functionality across AWS services, S3, REST APIs, Dockerized services, and mobile/tablet applications.
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and improve reliability, execution speed, coverage, reporting, and maintainability.
  • Investigate automation and application failures by analyzing APIs, cloud services, S3 data, container behavior, logs, and device behavior.
  • Partner with QE, Engineering, and Product teams to identify quality risks and improve testability.
  • Provide documentation, demos, and knowledge transfer to the internal QE team.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • At least 5 years of experience in Software Quality Engineering, Automation Engineering, SDET, or similar technical automation roles.
  • Proven experience building automation frameworks from the ground up, including reusable libraries, test infrastructure, reporting, and CI/CD integration.
  • Hands-on mobile automation experience with Appium and Android APKs using physical or virtual devices.
  • Strong programming skills in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or similar languages.
  • Experience with REST API automation, AWS, S3, Docker/containerized applications, and end-to-end data validation.
  • Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Advanced English proficiency and strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently on-site in Irvine, California and deliver against defined project milestones.
  • Experience with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, restaurant, retail, IoT, or device-integrated platforms is preferred.

Benefits

  • On-site role in Irvine, California.
  • Initial six-month contractor engagement with possible extension.
  • Opportunity to improve automation stability, coverage, reporting, test data strategy, and maintainability.

Applaudo Studios

Applaudo Studios provides nearshore software engineering and AI consulting to enterprises, delivering product design, custom development, cloud, and data services from Latin America. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Salvador, the privately held firm builds and operates web, mobile, and en...

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