Android Automation Test Engineer

Android Automation Test Engineer

Location & Reporting Address:
Cupertino, CA (5 days work from office). Contract duration: 12 months. Only GC & USC.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain Android automation testing frameworks for apps, SDKs, and APIs.
• Develop and expand Espresso-based UI tests, including Jetpack Compose UI testing.
• Design automation patterns that reduce brittleness (stable selectors, synchronization, architecture).
• Create and maintain automated suites (UI, functional, integration, regression) for CI readiness.
• Debug failures efficiently (triage logs, screenshots, repro steps) and drive reliability improvements.
• Partner with engineers to improve testability (hooks, IDs, test seams, debug tooling).
• Contribute to automation documentation and onboarding guides for long-term maintainability.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in CS/SE or equivalent experience.
• Strong hands‑on experience building Android automation testing in production environments.
• Proficiency with Espresso and experience testing Jetpack Compose UI.
• Solid Kotlin (preferred) or Java coding skills (debugging, reading code, writing testable code).
• Familiarity with Gradle, Git, and CI pipelines.
• Experience testing RESTful APIs and validating backend‑integrated flows.
• Clear communication skills (writeups, bug reports, PR reviews, technical explanations).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building or extending automation frameworks (architecture patterns, utilities, libraries).
• Experience with UI Automator or Appium (as needed for system‑level scenarios).
• Experience with test stabilization (flake detection, retry strategy, quarantine workflows, signal metrics).
• Experience with device/lab environments and execution at scale.
• Experience with test result reporting, aggregation, and dashboards.
• Familiarity with Maps/location frameworks is a plus.

Additional information:
Flexible work from home options available.