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Senior Software Engineer Test Automation

TechWishAustin, TX🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 28, 2026

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Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
Austin, TX, United States
Posted
Yesterday
SQLJenkinsPlaywrightPython

Job Description

Role: Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) Automation Infrastructure
Location: Fremont, CA 5 days onsite OR Austin Texas
Interview: Codility test+ Video Interview + In person interview at Tesla office.
NOTE: NO C2C and H1B , we want some one who can work on our W2 or 1099

Does not want to see: traditional QA candidates, people who primarily find bugs, script-only automation engineers, or candidates who mainly create/run test suites without building the underlying infrastructure.

  • 80 90% development focused on building automation/infrastructure, not just writing or running test scripts.
  • Someone who can identify manual/problematic processes and build automation or infrastructure from scratch to solve them.
  • Must have experience creating automation frameworks/infrastructure, not just using existing tools.
  • Strong coding skills in any language. Python or Playwright is a plus, but not required.
  • SQL is very important and should be a strong skill.
  • Needs a QA mindset: curious, analytical, and able to think about edge cases/problems like QA while approaching them as a developer.
  • AI experience is a plus, especially using AI to improve or build better automation/infrastructure.
  • Jenkins/CI/CD integration experience is valuable.
  • Think software developer + automation + QA mindset.
  • Target 5 10 YOE, max 12 YOE.

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