Automation Software Development Engineer

Job Title

Automation Software Development Engineer

The Automation Software Development Engineer plays a critical role in advancing software quality, reliability, and development efficiency through the design and implementation of robust automation solutions. The engineer serves as a technical leader within the team, driving best practices, enabling continuous improvement, and ensuring high engineering standards across automation, testing, and development workflows. Collaboration with software developers, QA, product managers, and Dev Ops is key to delivering scalable automation frameworks, performance monitoring solutions, and integrated tooling that support high‑quality product delivery throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Defines and drives automation quality goals and development practices in partnership with the team, promoting continuous improvement through rigorous engineering standards, test strategies, and automation methodologies.
• Designs, develops, and maintains scalable automation frameworks, test infrastructure, and supporting tools to validate functionality, performance, reliability, and integration across products and services.
• Integrates software components, automation frameworks, and third‑party libraries into existing systems and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless interoperability with minimal impact to development velocity.
• Develops software to log, store, and analyze performance metrics, test results, usage data, and error signals, enabling continuous monitoring, early issue detection, and data‑driven quality improvements.
• Conducts and participates in code and automation reviews, providing constructive feedback to ensure adherence to coding standards, maintainability, and long‑term quality.
• Analyzes and optimizes system and automation performance, identifying test gaps, inefficiencies, and bottlenecks to improve execution time, coverage, reliability, and overall user experience.
• Collaborates cross‑functionally with product managers, designers, and QA engineers to define requirements, design automation strategies, and ship features aligned with business and user needs.
• Identifies opportunities to improve existing workflows and automation processes through tooling, test strategy refinement, and continuous integration improvements.

• You have 3+ years of experience developing, designing, coding, and testing complex solutions and possess a solid understanding of object‑oriented software development concepts and methodologies.
• Your skills include .NET Framework, C#, Azure Dev Ops (ADO), Git Hub, CI/CD pipelines, Dev Ops, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies, and BDD knowledge.
• You have a Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or an equivalent discipline.
• You are able to perform the required physical, cognitive, and environmental tasks for the role with or without accommodation.

• Pay range: $128,000 – $205,000, depending on experience, skills, and location.
• Other compensation may include an annual incentive bonus, sales commission, or long‑term incentives.
• Employees are eligible to participate in a comprehensive benefits program, including generous PTO, 401(k) plan (up to 7% match), HSA with company contribution, stock purchase plan, education reimbursement, and more.
• Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position.

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work‑authorized visa, now or in the future.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug‑free workplace.