Software Engineer in Device Testing

Investigate failures and perform root cause triage across the system stack including devices, backend services, and data pipelines. Role Description: Execute E2E testing across devices, backend services, data pipelines, browser UI and supporting systems.

Job Title: Software Engineer in Device Testing
Location: Austin, TX/Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite)
Duration: 6 Months

Salary Range: $52.00 - $55.00/Hour on W2 (Without Benefits).
Applicants must be willing to work on W2

Role Description:

• Execute E2E testing across devices, backend services, data pipelines, browser UI and supporting systems.
• Validate functionality of unreleased device features and server side platform changes.
• Develop, maintain, and manual test scenarios.
• Investigate failures and perform root cause triage across the system stack including devices, backend services, and data pipelines.
• Analyze logs and system telemetry to identify the source of issues.
• Work with internal engineering teams to provide actionable defect reports with clear reproduction steps and supporting diagnostics.
• Understand and interact with test frameworks and tools written in Python, JavaScript, and device automation frameworks such as XCUI.
• Support validation of cross system workflows involving devices, backend services, and data pipelines.
• Contractors are expected to independently triage issues and identify probable failure points before escalating to internal engineering teams.

Disclosures Needed:

• Internal UI SDK
• Internal UI SDK = an internal software development kit used by the engineering/testing teams.

Technical Requirements:

• Contractors must demonstrate strong technical capability across the following areas.
• Programming and automation experience with Python and Java
• Experience with device automation frameworks including XCUI
• Ability to analyze logs and debug issues across distributed systems.
• Understanding of backend services and system integrations.
• Experience validating workflows involving devices, backend services, and data pipelines.
• Good understanding of database connectivity and data access, connecting to data sources and SQL
• Familiarity with containerization, cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP, and data pipeline technologies such as Kafka and Spark
• Ability to work with internal test frameworks and automation infrastructure.
• Familiarity with E2E testing methodologies and system level validation.
• Strong debugging skills and ability to independently triage issues.

Experience Required:

• Overall Experience Required is 8 to 10 years.
• 7+ years of Experience in Python.