Senior QA Engineer, Field Delivery

Autodesk

16d

About The Position

At Autodesk, the Field Delivery team develops software for construction workers on active job sites, where connectivity is often limited, conditions are unpredictable, and reliability is paramount. The company is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to establish a quality assurance system that minimizes manual testing and enables safe, rapid releases. This role involves designing the test infrastructure for a web and mobile field operations platform, which includes a React web frontend, React Native iOS and Android applications, and a Python/Django backend. The engineer will be responsible for integrating quality into the development process from the outset, with the flexibility to choose appropriate tools and frameworks. The position requires working closely with other QA engineers and embedding with software engineers, focusing on system-level thinking, writing production-grade test code, and ensuring a robust system for continuous, bug-free releases.

Requirements

5+ years in software quality engineering with a strong focus on test automation
Proven experience building E2E test automation for web applications
Experience with mobile test automation for iOS and Android
Solid Python skills with experience writing and maintaining backend test suites
Experience testing REST APIs in production backend systems
Familiarity with React and React Native sufficient to write reliable component and integration tests
Strong understanding of CI/CD systems and integrating automated test suites into pipelines
You take ownership of what you build, keep it green, and look for ways to make it better

Nice To Haves

Experience with test data generation libraries (e.g. factory_boy)
Experience configuring mobile CI/CD pipelines with automated simulator and emulator testing
Familiarity with load and performance testing tools (e.g. Locust, k6)
Experience with E2E web testing frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, or similar
Experience with mobile testing frameworks such as Detox, Maestro, or Appium
Experience using AI agents to make writing and maintaining testing systems easier
Testing offline-first or field-facing mobile applications
Background in construction, workforce management, or operations software
PostgreSQL and database-level test strategies

Responsibilities

Design and implement end-to-end test automation for web and mobile (iOS and Android), selecting the tools and frameworks that best fit our stack and workflow
Work with engineers to build and maintain backend test suites with realistic test data, ensuring strong coverage of API success paths, edge cases, and failure modes
Design the strategy for unit and component test coverage across frontend and mobile - we currently use pytest and Jest, but you're free to evolve or replace tools as needed
Help evolve the test automation framework. Reliability, speed, and maintainability are first-class concerns
Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines, including mobile simulator and emulator environments for automated builds and releases
Track and enforce code coverage standards across backend and frontend
Ensure load and performance testing is in place to validate backend behavior under realistic field conditions
Spot gaps in coverage and drive them to closure, don't wait to be asked
Jump into requirements and design reviews to push for testability and quality from the start
Define and document test strategies for new features, including flag-off and flag-on behavior for feature-flagged work
Work with developers to reproduce, isolate, and characterize defects - not just report them
Work closely with frontend and backend engineers, product managers, and field operations stakeholders
Raise the quality bar through code reviews of test code and automation frameworks
Share testing best practices and help build a culture of documentation discipline across the team
Coordinate with other QA engineers to align on coverage, tooling, and shared standards