Senior Mobile Automation Engineer (Android+IOS)

Otter.ai•Mountain View, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We're seeking an individual who is passionate about crafting products that users and team members love to engage with, and is enthusiastic about the power of voice and eager to redefine communication, collaboration, and idea sharing with our AI-powered collaborative note-taking app. As our core product gains rapid adoption, this role will play a pivotal part in enhancing how people and teams communicate. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, and agile startup environment and is committed to delivering high-quality product experiences.

Requirements

5+ years of experience as an SDET or Software Engineer in mobile (Android-focused) environments
Experience building scalable Android automation frameworks from scratch
Strong experience with Espresso and/or UIAutomator using Kotlin
Experience writing, executing and maintaining automated test suites
Experience building reusable test frameworks, tools and utilities
Experience with unit, integration and end-to-end testing of Android applications
Experience testing complex user workflows and edge cases
Experience supporting automation for large-scale mobile applications
Strong understanding of Android architecture (MVVM, Jetpack, lifecycle)
Understanding of mobile app performance, reliability and edge cases
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions or similar)
Experience integrating automation into release workflows
Experience debugging flaky tests and improving stability
Familiarity with device farms (Firebase Test Lab, AWS Device Farm, Sauce Labs)
Understanding of QA methodologies for mobile releases
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
Ownership mindset with end-to-end quality responsibility
Ability to collaborate across engineering, product and manual QA teams
Strong verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience with Jetpack Compose testing
Nice to have experience with real-time / streaming applications
Nice to have cross-platform exposure (iOS – XCUITest)
Nice to have experience testing AI/ML-based features
Debugging flaky tests at scale
API + backend validation for mobile flows
Performance testing basics
Experience with AI-driven test optimization

Responsibilities

Build and scale Android automation framework from scratch using Kotlin and Espresso
Maintain and expand iOS automation suite using XCUITest and Swift
Define and drive mobile automation strategy and best practices
Improve test coverage, reliability and execution speed
Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines to enable faster and safer releases
Partner with engineering, product and QA teams to deliver high-quality user experiences
Identify gaps in testing and proactively improve quality processes
Debug and resolve flaky tests and automation failures at scale
Evaluate tools and introduce new automation innovations (AI, intelligent testing)