We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Automation Engineer to drive the development and optimization of automation solutions that enhance developer productivity, improve software quality, and reduce technical debt. This role focuses on implementing scalable frameworks, advancing service-oriented architecture (SOA) practices, and enabling teams to achieve operational excellence through technical innovation. The ideal candidate is passionate about empowering developers, improving engineering efficiency, leveraging data-driven insights, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

The current range for this role is $144,000 - $225,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Additionally, these ranges reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Technical Leadership and Innovation:

• Architect, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks and tools.
• Lead technical efforts to support both developer enablement and quality assurance needs.
• Provide expertise in designing and optimizing automation systems for maintainability, scalability, and performance.

• Build and deploy automation solutions that streamline the SDLC, including tools for test data generation, environment setup, and deployment pipelines.
• Integrate automation into CI/CD workflows to deliver rapid feedback and seamless deployments.
• Drive the adoption of developer-first tools to minimize friction and accelerate development processes.
• Implement and manage centralized software catalogs to improve discoverability, compliance, and reuse of automation tools and services.

• Identify and address technical debt in automation frameworks and infrastructure.
• Modernize legacy systems and align them with modern tools and methodologies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to continuously improve developer and quality enablement capabilities.

• Define and implement robust test automation strategies to ensure reliable and consistent quality across releases.
• Ensure comprehensive testing coverage, focusing on functional, integration, and end-to-end tests with an emphasis on SOA and microservices.
• Track and improve delivery performance metrics, such as DORA metrics (deployment frequency, lead time for changes, change failure rate, and mean time to recovery).

• Partner with engineering, DevOps, and architecture teams to align automation strategies with organizational goals.
• Collaborate on service integration testing, contract testing, and system-level quality initiatives.
• Advocate for best practices and provide technical leadership in automation priorities across teams.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a technical leader in automation engineering or developer enablement.
• Expertise in designing and implementing automation frameworks for SOA and microservices architectures.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript, emphasizing maintainable and scalable code.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and build automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform).
• Deep understanding of service integration testing, contract testing, and system reliability testing.
• Demonstrated success in improving DORA metrics across engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud-native technologies and platforms (e.g., AWS).
• Familiarity with developer tooling and software cataloging tools and practices (e.g., Backstage, SonarQube, IDE plugin development).
• Expertise in pipeline technologies, including CI/CD orchestration, artifact management, and automated rollbacks (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Artifactory).
• Proficiency with build tools and dependency management systems (e.g., Maven, Gradle, Bazel, npm, Yarn).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps principles.

Classy, an affiliate of GoFundMe, is a Public Benefit Corporation and giving platform that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with the causes they care about. Classy's platform provides powerful and intuitive fundraising tools to convert and retain donors. Since 2011, Classy has helped nonprofits mobilize and empower the world for good by helping them raise over $7 billion. Classy also hosts the Collaborative conference and the Classy Awards to spotlight the innovative work nonprofits are implementing around the globe. For more information, visitwww.classy.org.

Join Classy's Product Technology team as a Staff Test Automation Engineer!

Are you passionate about automation, love coding, and enjoy mentoring? Do you want to play a key role in enhancing, designing, developing, and executing the automation test strategy for a leading online fundraising platform? If so, we want to hear from you!

In this pivotal role, you'll act as a thought leader, delivering innovative test engineering solutions that drive our success in reducing feedback cycles, minimizing defects, and increasing visibility into Test Engineering. As part of our growing team, you'll need a “can-do” attitude and the ability to contribute across the SDLC, ready to roll up your sleeves and get the job done.

The Job…

• Lead test engineering efforts to expand automation, continuously improve our automation stack, and nurture the automation skills of all team members
• Enhance our existing functional automation suite based on user stories
• Establish and grow a performance testing suite focused on customer-facing features
• Work independently, owning test automation strategy and projects to achieve quality, schedule, financial, and technical goals while advocating for the benefits of test automation

You… 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline
• 6+ years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, enhancing, and maintaining automation for web applications and backend services in a fast-paced scrum environment, with both UI and API experience (Python, JavaScript)
• A passion for building automation suites that improve quality and reduce feedback cycles on both front-end and back-end
• Extensive experience with automation tools and technologies
• Proficiency in using Playwright 
• Ability to write and maintain custom test scripts in Playwright
• Familiarity with integrating Playwright tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Expertise in debugging Playwright tests and optimizing test performance
• Strong interpersonal skills and a professional demeanor
• Capability to provide strategic direction and mentorship in designing robust automation frameworks
• Ability to lead and conduct technical training sessions, workshops, and code reviews
• Experience in developing and documenting best practices and guidelines for test automation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with advanced presentation abilities
• A highly effective team player with strong customer empathy
• Flexible, humble, and driven, capable of thriving in a team-oriented scrum environment

Preferred… 

• Master’s degree in Computer Science
• Experience programming with JavaScript
• Experience with Enterprise SaaS applications deployed to AWS.
• Nonprofit or online fundraising experience.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools and methodologies

*Ideally seeking a candidate based in the Pacific Time Zone.

Why you’ll love it here: 

• Market competitive pay.
• Rich healthcare benefits including employer paid premiums for medical/dental/vision (100% for employee-only plans and 85% for employee + dependent plans) and employer HSA contributions. 
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• Hybrid workplace with fully remote flexibility for many roles.
• Monetary support for new hire setup, hybrid work & wellbeing, family planning, and commuting expenses.
• A variety of mental and wellness programs to support employees.   
• Generous paid parental leave and family planning stipend.
• Company provided life and disability coverages.
• Supportive time off policies including vacation, sick/mental health days, volunteer days, company holidays, and a floating holiday.
• Learning & development and recognition programs.
• “Gives Back” Program where employees can nominate a fundraiser every week for a donation from the company.
• Inclusion, diversity, equity, and belonging are vital to our priorities and we continue to evolve our strategy to ensure DEI is embedded in all processes and programs at GoFundMe. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team is always finding new ways for our company to uphold and represent the experiences of all of the people in our organization.
• Employee resource groups.
• Your work has a real purpose and will help change lives on a global scale.
• You’ll be a part of a fun, supportive team that works hard and celebrates accomplishments together. 
• We live by our core values: impatient to be great, find a way, earn trust every day, fueled by purpose.
• We are a certified Great Place to Work, are growing fast and have incredible opportunities ahead!

The total annual salary for this full-time position is $120,000 - $165,000 + equity + benefits.  As this is a remote position, the salary range was determined by role, level, and possible location across the US. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. 

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range based on your location during the hiring process. 

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact us at accommodationrequests@gofundme.com

Dedication to Diversity 

GoFundMe and Classy are committed to leveraging Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging to cultivate a culture that embraces and supports the unique identities, experiences, and perspectives of our people and customers.

Our diversity recruiting priority is recognized under our first DEIB Driver: Opportunity Foster Diversity - we identify, recruit, and invest in top talent- ensure our people reflect the unique identities, experiences, and perspectives of the communities we serve and are all given the chance to grow.

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Learn more about GoFundMe:

We’re proud to partner with GoFundMe.org, an independent public charity, to extend the reach and impact of our generous community, while helping drive critical social change. You can learn more about GoFundMe.org’s activities and impact in their FY ‘23 annual report.

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Senior Test Automation Engineer, Mozilla Corporation, San Francisco, California:

Own and coordinate testing for premium products. Create and execute test automation to support it. Develop automation supporting complex cross team features that support 100,000 users. Drive standards and best practices, and ensure quality products. Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering required.

Must have five years of experience in the position offered or as an engineer or analyst developing automation for websites. 

Of experience required, must have:

• (i) three years of experience owning and coordinating testing automation products for websites;
• (ii) two years of experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools, and Docker; and
• (iii) one year of experience working with Application Programming Interfaces (API) using Python, JavaScript (JS), or similar.

Experience may be gained concurrently. Position eligible for telecommuting from anywhere in the United States. 

Pay range: $169,293 - $228,375 per year.

Apply online: careers.mozilla.org/listings.

#LI-DNI

LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN) is the global leader in enterprise conversations. Hundreds of the world’s leading brands — including HSBC, Chipotle, and Virgin Media — use our award-winning Conversational Cloud platform to connect with millions of consumers. We power nearly a billion conversational interactions every month, providing a uniquely rich data set and safety tools to unlock the power of Conversational AI for better customer experiences.  

At LivePerson, we foster an inclusive workplace culture that encourages meaningful connection, collaboration, and innovation. Everyone is invited to ask questions, actively seek new ways to achieve success and reach their full potential. We are continually looking for ways to improve our products and make things better. This means spotting opportunities, solving ambiguities, and seeking effective solutions to the problems our customers care about. 

You will: 

• You will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of quality assurance automation for our most central and high-traffic UI group, critical to our operations.
• Design and implement automation systems for various software applications, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual intervention
• Develop and maintain advanced automation frameworks that support new or enhanced features across different software environments
• Create and manage detailed automation strategies and scripts, using your knowledge of open-source tools
• Spearhead the automation of processes and tasks across multiple platforms and technologies to improve deployment cycles and product quality
• Work closely with development teams to integrate automation processes seamlessly into the development lifecycle
• Diagnose issues and refine automation systems to ensure robustness and scalability
• Develop expertise in continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) systems and advocate for best practices in automation across the team
• Stay abreast of emerging automation tools, strategies, and best practices

Some of the technologies we're using:

• Automation tools: Cypress, Nightwatch, Selenium
• CI/CD: GitLab
• Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript
• Frameworks: Spring, Spring Boot
• Microservices, event-driven architecture
• GCP, AWS, and On-Premises infrastructure (Hybrid)
• Vault, OAuth2.0 Provider, and much more

You have:

• 4+ years of experience in QA automation engineering or related fields - MUST
• Proven expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining automation frameworks and systems (UI interfaces).
• Strong programming skills, particularly in Javascript - MUST, JAVA- advantage
• Experience with CI/CD methodologies and tools, with a focus on automation best practices - MUST
• In-depth understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Experience in developing and executing automation scripts to enhance system performance and resilience.
• A solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, preferably GCP and AWS
• Ability to work collaboratively in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Benefits: 

• Time away: Vacation, public holidays and care days.
• Financial: Pension, deferred pension and ESPP.
• Family: Parental leave.
• Development:  Generous tuition reimbursement and access to internal professional development resources.
• Additional: Exclusive perks and discounts.
• #LI-Remote

Why you’ll love working here: 

As leaders in enterprise customer conversations, we celebrate diversity, empowering our team to forge impactful conversations globally. LivePerson is a place where uniqueness is embraced, growth is constant, and everyone is empowered to create their own success. And, we're very proud to have earned recognition from Fast Company, Newsweek, and BuiltIn for being a top innovative, beloved, and remote-friendly workplace. 

Belonging at LivePerson:

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

We are committed to the accessibility needs of applicants and employees. We provide reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should inform their recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Grammarly team members in this role must be based in Warsaw, and they must be able to collaborate in person1-2 days per week when our Warsaw hub is created.

About Grammarly

Grammarly is the world’s leading AI writing assistance company trusted by over 30 million people and 70,000 teams. From instantly creating a first draft to perfecting every message, Grammarly helps people at 96% of theFortune 500 and teams at companies like Atlassian, Databricks, and Zoom get their point across—and get results—with best-in-class security practices that keep data private and protected. Founded in 2009, Grammarly is No. 14 on the Forbes Cloud 100, one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies, one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in AI, and one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces.

The Opportunity

To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re looking for a Systems Engineer to join our People team. This role will maintain and expand the existing corporate infrastructure and services. They will help Grammarly improve our IT ecosystem by creating more integrations between cloud services and simplifying infrastructure and service maintenance. Automate the main business processes to move closer to IT self-service. Work improves employee satisfaction. The person in this role will work closely with all teams at Grammarly, including Engineering, Security, IT, Platform, and others in Ukraine, Canada, and the US.

Grammarly’s engineers and researchers have the freedom to innovate and uncover breakthroughs—and, in turn, influence our product roadmap. The complexity of our technical challenges is growing rapidly as we scale our interfaces, algorithms, and infrastructure. You can hear more from our team on our technical blog.

As a Systems Automation Engineer, you will:

• Administer and maintain corporate infrastructure and services, including Okta, Jamf, Atlassian product offerings, Azure, and AWS.
• Integrate corporate infrastructure and services to streamline processes and improve efficiency.
• Maintain, update, and expand corporate access management processes to ensure secure and efficient resource access.
• Automate primary IT processes and advance IT self-service capabilities.
• Collaborate with the other team members to improve processes and eliminate manual processes.
• Work closely with the engineering team to build automation.
• Provide level 3 troubleshooting and support for corporate infrastructure and services.
• Maintain existing IT how-to's and end user manuals, including processes, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Improve customer satisfaction, continuously working to improve the quality of service.

Qualifications

• Can build Okta workflows and integrate them with corporate infrastructure and services.
• Is Proficient in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, and Bash. 
• Can read code, preferably Go.
• Is skilled in establishing secure and effective network systems.
• Has experience with corporate infrastructure and services, including Google Workspace Admin, Okta, Jamf, Atlassian product offerings, Azure, and AWS.
• Is experienced with all Windows-related aspects of machines: patching, access, security, and performance.
• Has experience with access management processes and automation of IT processes.
• Embodies our EAGER values—is ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable.
• Is inspired by our MOVE principles: move fast and learn faster; obsess about creating customer value; value impact over activity; and embrace healthy disagreement rooted in trust.
• Is able to work in person in the Warsaw hub 1-2 days per week (once the Warsaw hub is opened). 

Support for you, professionally and personally

• Professional growth:We believe that autonomy and trust are key to empowering our team members to do their best, most innovative work in a way that aligns with their interests, talents, and well-being.
• A connected team:Grammarly builds a product that helps people connect, and we apply this mindset to our own team. Our remote-first hybrid model enables a highly collaborative culture supported by our EAGER (ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable) values. We work to foster belonging among team members in a variety of ways. This includes our team member resource groups, Grammarly Circles, which promote connection among those with shared identities including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ team members, women, and parents. We also celebrate our colleagues and accomplishments with global, local, and team-specific programs.

We encourage you to apply

At Grammarly, we value our differences, and we encourage all—especially those whose identities are traditionally underrepresented in tech organizations—to apply. Grammarly is an equal opportunity company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, sexual identity, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, criminal prosecution, judgment in a criminal case, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For more details about the personal data Grammarly collects during the recruitment process, for what purposes, and how you can address your rights, please see the Grammarly Data Privacy Notice for Candidates here.