Lead Quality Engineer SDET

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You

We’re looking for a Lead Quality Engineer SDET to join our in‑house Technology team and help deliver cutting‑edge consumer‑facing tools that revolutionize the hospitality industry. You’ll report to the Director of Quality Engineering and support selected projects in an Agile setting.

• Work within an Agile team alongside UI developers analyzing application architecture and delivering quality automation via Unit, Component, Cross‑Browser, Visual Regression, and End‑to‑End tests
• Work with Git, Nx, Next, React, Tailwind, Vitest, Cypress or Playwright, and GraphQL
• Influence the inclusion of testability during development phases
• Participate in code reviews

• Evaluate automation strategies to identify areas for improvement and increase testing efficiency
• Act as the critical link between software development engineers and quality engineering by combining coding expertise with testing strategies
• Ensure compliance with quality processes and standards
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and testing of products
• Design and write automated scripts that run tests on new and/or existing software/applications in an Agile environment
• Leverage modern AI‑assisted developer productivity tools to accelerate test creation, improve code quality, and enhance automation efficiency across the SDLC
• Apply AI‑enabled quality engineering techniques to support debugging, test case generation, and risk analysis
• Configure and experiment with lightweight AI agents to automate portions of testing workflows, including prompt‑driven test generation and automated analysis of test results

• Work cross‑functionally to discover and eliminate issues through testing end‑user workflows
• Collaborate with Software Engineers to achieve expected quality levels in products
• Collaborate with UI Software Engineers in projects by advising and implementing quality automation standards
• Mentor and lead others as assigned

• Assigned automation initiatives
• Compliance of quality processes and standards
• Assist with automation guidelines, processes, and tools selection

• Five (5) years of professional work experience in Technology or related field
• Five (5) years of experience in web application development and/or testing
• Proficiency with JavaScript or Type Script
• Proficiency in the Cypress or Playwright testing frameworks
• Work in a hybrid role, located near our Dallas or Memphis office
• Travel up to 5%

• Bachelor’s degree, or Associate’s degree plus six or more years of technology experience, or high school degree/GED plus twelve or more years of technology experience
• Seven (7) or more years of professional experience in technology or related field
• Exposure to large‑scale enterprise software products such as Atlassian
• Experience using AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot, Claude) to support test automation, code generation, and developer productivity
• Exposure to agent‑based productivity frameworks or emerging ecosystems such as model‑context‑based platforms (MCP)
• Experience configuring lightweight AI‑powered agents to enhance testing workflows
• Interest in exploring new AI‑driven engineering approaches and contributing to Hilton’s evolution toward AI‑enhanced quality engineering practices

• Incredible travel perks – 110 nights of deeply discounted travel, with room rates as low as $40/night at Hilton hotels through the Go Hilton travel program
• Employee stock purchase program (ESPP), 15% discount on Hilton shares
• Paid parental leave, including partners and adoptive parents
• Caregiving concierge services
• Crisis concierge support
• Mental health resources via Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Health & welfare benefits (checkups, dental, vision)
• Retirement plans for financial security

Dallas, TX or Memphis, TN (hybrid)

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Manager – Software Engineering

Hilton Corporate

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