buildout - Senior QA Automation Engineer
Requirements
• API-layer test automation experience (REST, contract testing). • Experience defining quality metrics (defect escape rate, coverage models) and reporting to leadership. • Familiarity with Ruby on Rails applications (our primary application stack - you won't write much Ruby, but you'll test Rails apps). • Experience with test data management, environment provisioning, or Docker-based test infrastructure. • Experience using AI-assisted tools (Claude Code, Copilot, Playwright codegen/MCP) in a testing workflow. • WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE • 90 days: Own the existing suite, ship coverage beyond the initial 3-5 journeys, the worst flaky tests have been root-caused or quarantined, and you've audited existing coverage and aligned a prioritized backfill plan with engineering leadership. • 6 months: Critical user journeys have reliable E2E coverage, flakiness is measurably down, and tests are integrated into CI at the right points with clear gating rules. • 12 months: Full journey set covered and maintained as products evolve (coverage that rots doesn't count), developers across all teams are writing quality tests to your standards without your direct involvement, and suite health and defect escape rate are reported metrics the org trusts. • With success comes future growth potential: • Quality engineering leadership. You'll be the person who defines what quality engineering means at Buildout. As the company grows, that can mean owning the quality discipline across all product teams (strategy, standards, and metrics) and shaping how we hire and grow in this area. • Test platform and infrastructure ownership. Deepen the partnership with DevOps into genuine co-ownership of the delivery pipeline: test environments, ephemeral infrastructure, deployment gating, and the tooling that makes fast, safe releases possible. • Expanding the testing surface. E2E is where we're investing first, but performance testing, load testing, contract testing, and AI-assisted quality tooling are all open territory with no incumbent owner. • Location: This is a fully remote role open across most of the US.
Benefits
• Reporting To: Alan Spadoni, our SVP of Engineering • This program includes: • Impactful insurance and benefit options, including 2 medical plans to choose from, 100% coverage of employee dental and vision insurance premiums, HSA seed, company-paid STD, LTD, life insurance, and telemedicine, and a wellness benefit of $400/year. • Policies that support a healthy work/life harmony, including Flexible PTO, 14 paid company holidays, paid parental leave, and give back days • 401(k) with 4% company match and immediate vesting • A fully remote work culture with a monthly remote work reimbursement ($600/year) to support our distributed team and an annual, in-person company kickoff • Challenging problems to solve with a committed and supportive team who are invested in your growth and development • A wonderfully quirky culture where you’re encouraged to bring your whole self to work
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