Sr. QA Automation Test Engineer

• Own the architecture, development, and maintenance of scalable backend and frontend test automation frameworks for the fleet operations platform, with a primary focus on backend API and service-level validation.
• Design and execute comprehensive automated test suites covering backend services, APIs, and data pipelines, as well as frontend UI workflows within the operations platform.
• Develop automation solutions primarily in Python and Go for backend testing, and JavaScript for frontend validation, while proactively adopting new tools and frameworks as the platform evolves.

• Lead integration testing efforts for third-party APIs and internal services, ensuring reliable end-to-end data flow across fleet management, dispatching, and monitoring systems.
• Conduct root-cause analysis on test failures and system defects, driving resolution across backend services and frontend interfaces.

• Partner closely with software engineers and product teams to define test strategies, identify coverage gaps, and establish quality gates within CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to documentation, test plans, and operational frameworks that bring clarity and transparency to the automation testing process for all stakeholders.

• Lead, mentor, and collaborate with one automation test engineer, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and support for professional development.
• Drive continuous improvement and best practices across the automation testing function.

• Continuously adapt automation strategies in response to evolving platform requirements, architectural shifts, and stack changes.
• Support after-hours validation or release activities as needed by fleet or field operations.
• Travel domestically on occasion to support on-site testing or operational deployments.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in software QA or test automation, with a strong emphasis on backend and API testing.
• Hands-on proficiency in Python and Go for backend test automation, and JavaScript for frontend automation.
• Demonstrated experience designing and building automation frameworks from the ground up for complex, distributed systems.
• Experience with REST/gRPC API testing, service integration validation, and data pipeline verification.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated quality gates for production-grade software releases.
• Proven ability to lead technical efforts, operate autonomously, mentor engineers, and drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability and willingness to quickly learn new tools, frameworks, and technologies as the platform and stack evolve.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to drive cross-functional alignment and effectively report technical findings.
• High level of initiative, ownership, and accountability in a fast-paced engineering environment.
• Flexible schedule and willingness to support late meetings, night shifts, or urgent validation activities as required.

• Experience with autonomous vehicle fleet monitoring, dispatching, or fleet management systems.
• Experience with Uber API or similar ride-hail/transportation platform integration testing.
• Familiarity with cloud telemetry systems or AV data pipelines.
• Experience in a cross-site or global engineering organization.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and at times for long periods; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.  

Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit  www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.