Software Engineer in Quality, Automation & AI
About The Position
The Software Engineer in Quality, Automation & AI at inKind plays a critical role in ensuring the quality, performance, and reliability of the applications that power seamless dining experiences for our restaurant partners and their guests. You’ll design automation frameworks, perform exploratory testing, and help shape the future of quality engineering at inKind. You will be embedded in a cross-functional product pod, owning quality for a specific area of the platform. This is a hands-on, engineering-focused role that blends automation, manual testing, and modern AI-powered testing approaches. You will work closely with product and engineering teams to identify risks early, build high-quality systems, and elevate the entire QA function. As part of a fast-moving dev environment, you will be encouraged to think beyond traditional QA boundaries and contribute to broader product and engineering goals.
Requirements
- 5+ years of combined automation and manual testing experience
- Proficiency in at least one programming language: TypeScript, Java, Python, or JavaScript
- Experience with modern automation tools such as Playwright or testRigor; familiarity with mobile automation (Appium, Maestro) and AI-based testing platforms is a plus
- Strong understanding of manual testing, exploratory techniques, and risk-based testing
- Experience working in fast-paced startup or agile environments
- Interest in or experience with AI-powered and Generative AI testing tools
- Strong problem-solving skills and an inquisitive mindset
- Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and contribute beyond traditional QA responsibilities.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Familiarity with cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Experience with data-driven testing or validating analytics pipelines
- Contributions to open-source testing tools or personal engineering projects
- Ability to write maintainable test code that supports long-term scalability
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, reusable automation frameworks for web, mobile, and API testing
- Implement automated suites that integrate into CI/CD pipelines and improve release confidence
- Leverage AI- and ML-powered testing tools to enhance coverage, speed, and overall QA intelligence
- Conduct hands-on functional, regression, and exploratory testing across inKind’s apps and platform
- Identify edge cases, user experience gaps, and defects through deep investigative testing
- Apply risk-based testing practices to prioritize where time and focus matter most
- This role will be embedded within a cross-functional product pod (engineering, product, design) and will spearhead quality for the product area within the pod. The Quality Engineer is expected to actively contribute throughout the development lifecycle — from requirement validation and test strategy to automation, exploratory testing, and production readiness. You'll thrive with ambiguity, turning evolving requirements into clear test strategies and artifacts.
- Partner with engineering and product teams to define testing strategies throughout the development lifecycle
- Advocate for quality by raising risks early, validating requirements, and improving testability
- Take ownership of quality outcomes for your product area within a cross-functional pod, from design through production
- Experiment with Generative AI tools to enhance efficiency and expand automation coverage
- Drive improvements to test frameworks, tooling, and processes across engineering teams
- Contribute ideas that impact product functionality, reliability, and customer experience, not just QA processes
Benefits
- Generous PTO and company holiday policy + company paid Short Term Disability
- 100% employer covered health and dental insurance for our direct employees (a set plan is covered, with higher tier healthcare coverage available at employee's additional cost; dependent coverage is at employee's cost); vision plan available at employee's additional cost
- Child Care Benefits and generous parental leave
- Dog-friendly workspace in a secure building with great views of downtown Austin
- Daily lunches and snacks for in-office team members
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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