Senior Automation Engineer Java

Senior Automation Engineer Java – Remote

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Ubiminds is a GPTW-certified, people-first company that partners with American software product companies to scale their development footprint. Ubi custom-curates Brazilian top 5% talent for their LATAM strategy, offering a unique combo of staff augmentation and employer-of-record services.

Ubiminds is assisting a company that is building an exciting new product suite for Public Safety. We’re looking for a Senior Automation Engineer with strong experience in Java to help build modern, scalable, and maintainable applications.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working across the full stack — from crafting intuitive, responsive user interfaces to designing robust APIs and cloud-ready backend services — while applying clean architecture principles and modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities:

• Write and maintain automated unit and integration tests (frontend + backend)
• Review existing codebases to improve test coverage and identify gaps
• Use company-provided AI tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot) to speed up test creation and refactoring
• Debug test failures across application, infrastructure, and data layers
• Reduce test flakiness and noise in CI pipelines

Mandatory

Skills:

• Software Engineering
• Strong programming skills in Java
  , and experience with Playwright
• Able to understand and navigate unfamiliar systems
• Solid understanding of testing fundamentals (unit vs. integration, mocking, isolation, etc.)

Test Automation

• Hands-on experience writing and maintaining unit and integration tests
• Familiar with frameworks like xUnit
  ,
  JUnit
  ,
  Jest
  ,
  Karate
  , or similar
• Able to troubleshoot test failures across multiple layers of the stack
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Committed to writing high-quality, maintainable test code
• Comfortable in a Shift Left development environment
• Self-driven and able to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Clear and simple English communication (written and verbal)

AI & Modern Development

• Excited to use AI-powered tools (Claude, Copilot, etc.) in your daily work
• Willing to experiment with AI for test generation
  ,
  refactoring
  , and>coverage analysis
• Basic understanding of AI concepts like LLMs
  , or a strong interest in learning

Nice to Have:

• Strong experience writing tests based on product use cases or specs
• Hands-on experience writing tests using Claude Code or similar AI tools
• Experience writing end-to-end tests using Playwright
• Collaborative environment working closely with PMs, QA, and designers
• Engineers are fully responsible for testing and code quality (shift-left development culture)
• Balanced workload of new feature development and ongoing system maintenance
• Encourages ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement

About Ubiminds

Our Culture

• People First. We are all about people!
• Challenge yourself. There’s always room for improvement and continuous improvement is in our essence.
• Make it happen. Be ready to take challenges as they come. It’s all about attitude and commitment.
• We’re in this together. We work as a team, thrive as a team, and evolve as a team.
• Averaging on awesome. We work hard to deliver high-quality services and look forward to exceeding expectations.
• Keep it real. We promise you honesty, transparency, and openness, regardless of the situation.

Perks and Benefits

• As a Senior Automation Engineer - Java @Ubiminds, you:
• You are placed in a product-based company, with the same treatment as their full-time employees.
• Have our full back-office support, from career guidance to HR and concierge services.
• Enjoy our remote-first policy – we are a distributed team, after all.
• Get your own Mac Book (none of that "bring your own device" stuff here).
• Have access to growth opportunities with other amazing technology professionals, through tech talks, chapter meetings, and remote happy hours for tons of fun!
• Improve your English through free lessons with a native English speaker - get to the next level on your communication skills!
• Candidate Referral bonus (promote Ubi to your tech friends, and get paid for it!)
• Miss working in the office? Our Florianópolis headquarters is available, with weekly quick massages, tasty snacks, soft drinks, and games

How our process works

Job type: Remote job

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