AI Software Development Engineer in Test (AI-SDET)

AI-SDET Position at Network Solutions

Network Solutions is seeking an AI-SDET to serve as a change agent for our QA Guild, introducing AI-powered tools, evaluation frameworks, and intelligent automation that modernize how our quality engineering team works. You will validate LLM outputs, RAG pipelines, and autonomous agent workflows while coaching and upskilling QA engineers on emerging AI practices. The ideal candidate brings 4–10+ years of engineering experience with 2–4 years focused on AI/ML, strong Python skills, and a proven ability to drive process change within engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Change leadership and team enablement
• AI and LLM quality engineering
• Automation engineering
• AI platform and agent validation
• DevOps, cloud, and reliability

Required Qualifications

• Strong programming experience in Python.
• Deep understanding of software testing and quality engineering principles.
• Hands-on experience with AI/LLM testing, prompt engineering, context engineering, and AI Evals.
• Practical experience with RAG systems, AI agents, and vector databases.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP).
• Experience with API testing, microservices testing, and UI automation.
• SQL proficiency and data validation experience.
• Demonstrated ability to influence engineering teams and drive adoption of new tools and processes.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Preferred

• Experience with Robot Framework and Playwright.
• Knowledge of LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, or Semantic Kernel.
• Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol).
• Hands-on experience with developer AI tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude, or Gemini.
• Exposure to MLOps workflows, performance testing, security testing, or AI governance and compliance requirements.
• Experience with contract testing, chaos testing, or resilience engineering.
• AI Red Teaming or LLM security testing experience (prompt injection, jailbreaks, data leakage).
• Familiarity with accessibility testing and cross-browser/device testing.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI/ML, or a related field preferred. Equivalent hands-on experience and a demonstrable portfolio of projects are highly valued.

Success Profile

The right candidate for this role is more than a strong engineer. We are looking for someone who:

• Actively experiments with AI tools and builds side projects, prototypes, or open-source contributions.
• Can bridge traditional quality engineering practices with modern AI-native approaches.
• Communicates clearly, influences without authority, and earns trust across engineering, product, and leadership teams.
• Brings a continuous improvement mindset and a bias toward action.
• Rapidly learns and applies emerging AI frameworks, tools, and architectures.

Why You'll Love Us

• We've evolved; we provide three work environment scenarios. You can feel like a Newfolder in a work-from-home, hybrid, or work-from-the-office environment.
• Work-life balance. Our work is thrilling and meaningful, but we know balance is key to living well.
• We celebrate one another's differences. We're proud of our culture of diversity and inclusion. We foster a culture of belonging. Our company and customers benefit when employees bring their authentic selves to work. We have programs that bring us together on important issues and provide learning and development opportunities for all employees. We have 20+ affinity groups where you can network and connect with Newfolders globally.
• We care about you. We provide excellent benefits from OSDE 310 Health Care, Monthly Salary Reviews, Tuition Reimbursement, Internet Reimbursement, In-company English Lessons, LinkedIn learning, Referral Program Bonus, F5 extra days off, Annual Bonus, and an opportunity to work on Global projects with a Multicultural team.
• Where can we take you? We're fans of helping our employees learn different aspects of the business, be challenged with new tasks, be mentored, and grow their careers. Unfold new possibilities with #teamnewfold!