QA Automation Engineer

QA Automation Engineer

Our technology team is a rapidly growing group of talented and experienced engineers helping to build the leading enterprise software company focused on restaurant technology. We use modern technologies, automation, and AI-assisted engineering practices to build products that power restaurant operations at scale.

We are looking for a hands-on, forward-thinking QA Automation Engineer to join our Kitchen Display System (KDS) team. This is an automation-first role where you'll own and extend automated test coverage for a business-critical platform used in restaurant operations.

You will work within an established automation framework, help maintain healthy regression pipelines, improve test reliability, and partner closely with engineers to deliver high-quality software.

This is a high-impact role on a fast-moving team where quality, automation, and continuous improvement are core to how we build and release software.

What You'll Do Here:

• Develop, maintain, and expand automated test coverage for the Kitchen Display System (KDS) platform.
• Design and execute automated UI, API, regression, and smoke tests.
• Build scalable, maintainable automation solutions using established framework patterns and best practices.
• Partner closely with developers, product managers, and QA engineers to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Investigate defects, troubleshoot test failures, and identify quality risks early in the development process.
• Maintain and improve automated test execution within CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in sprint planning, test strategy discussions, and release validation activities.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools and workflows to improve test design, automation development, code reviews, troubleshooting, and engineering productivity.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of quality engineering standards, automation practices, and testing processes.

Experience We're Looking For:

• 4+ years of hands-on QA Automation, SDET, or Quality Engineering experience.
• Strong programming skills in Java and a solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
• Experience building and maintaining UI automation frameworks using Appium, Selenium, Playwright, or similar technologies.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable automated test solutions.
• Experience testing REST APIs and working with JSON payloads.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated test execution.
• Experience with Maven, Git, and modern software development workflows.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to quickly understand and contribute to large, existing codebases.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools for coding, debugging, test generation, documentation, or code review.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Bonus Experience:

• Experience with restaurant technology, POS systems, Kitchen Display Systems (KDS), or other transactional business applications.
• Experience with Kotlin.
• Experience testing desktop or Electron-based applications.
• Experience with Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD platforms.
• Familiarity with Docker and containerized testing environments.
• Experience with distributed test execution environments.
• Experience with performance, reliability, or latency-sensitive testing.
• Experience with modern AI-assisted engineering workflows and agentic development tools.

Technology Environment:

• Java TestNG Appium and Selenium REST API Testing
• Maven Azure DevOps Docker Git

The Type of Team Player We Need:

Proactive mindset with a high degree of ownership and accountability. Passion for quality, automation, and continuous improvement. Strong analytical thinker and creative problem-solver. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities. Adaptable, collaborative, and eager to learn. Curious about emerging technologies and modern engineering practices, including AI-assisted software development. Team-oriented professional who enjoys partnering across Engineering, Product, and QA disciplines.