Quality Assurance Engineer – Cloud, UI & API Automation

Hewlett Packard Enterprise•San Jose, CA

17d•$84,200 - $170,300•Onsite

About The Position

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Software Quality Automation Engineer to join the Mist Engineering team. The role focuses on improving product quality through scalable test frameworks, intelligent automation, and rigorous validation. It emphasizes software engineering capabilities, especially Python development, automation design, and problem-solving, and welcomes candidates with strong coding and cloud application experience who want to work in quality engineering. This is an onsite position based in Cupertino, California, with an expectation of working in an HPE office five days per week. U.S. citizenship is required. The engineer must be able to attend team meetings outside standard business hours at least three times per week to support international teams and customers. No travel is required. The position requires a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field, and at least two years of relevant software, automation, or quality engineering experience, including Python programming. The expected annual base salary range in California is USD 84,200 to USD 170,300. Variable incentives may also be offered. HPE describes benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing, as well as programs for personal and professional development.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field.
At least 2 years of software engineering, automation engineering, quality engineering, or equivalent experience.
At least 2 years of Python programming, with demonstrated experience developing software or automation solutions.
Experience designing, building, and maintaining automated testing frameworks.
Experience validating REST APIs and web applications.
Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently and drive technical solutions with minimal supervision.
Strong coding ability and software development fundamentals.
Ability to design and build automation rather than only execute existing test suites.
Analytical thinking and interest in solving complex technical problems.
Self-motivation and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration skills.
Curiosity, continuous learning, and an ownership mindset.
Ability to attend team meetings during early or late hours at least three times per week.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Selenium, Playwright, pytest, or similar automation frameworks.
Experience with cloud-native applications and distributed systems.
Familiarity with Django, RESTful services, and modern web architectures.
Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, and switching.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates.
Experience supporting enterprise SaaS products.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and tools using Python.
Create scalable automation solutions to validate cloud, web UI, and REST API functionality.
Develop test infrastructure to improve engineering productivity and product quality.
Collaborate with software engineers to identify, reproduce, troubleshoot, and resolve defects.
Analyze system behavior, logs, and telemetry to diagnose complex issues.
Build and maintain test environments, automation pipelines, and quality metrics.
Participate in feature reviews and provide feedback on testability and automation strategy.
Investigate customer-reported issues and reproduce problems in lab environments when required.
Continuously improve automation coverage, testing efficiency, and release quality.
Document automation solutions, test methodologies, and troubleshooting procedures.