Staff Automation Engineer, Quality Engineering

Details

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of a test automation strategy, covering the entire testing pyramid (unit, service, integration, and end-to-end testing) to verify feature functionality for customer use cases.
• Lead building, maintaining, and effective utilization of automated tests, collaborating closely with engineering teams to ensure robust test coverage for features and releases, and actively participating in the continuous improvement of testing processes.
• Contribute to improving existing automation frameworks to support new functionalities and optimize quality and efficiency.
• Collaborate with CI/CD team to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring thorough test coverage at every stage of development.
• Demonstrate excellent troubleshooting abilities, isolate issues, and verify bug fixes. Debug issues found during testing and after release.
• Be a player of our high-performance team to ensure code quality, commitment to craft and operational excellence.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, development, and other QE teams, in a fast-paced environment with short release cycles.

Requirements

• 9+ years of industry experience in software testing and automation.
• Demonstrable knowledge in at least one programming language (e.g., Javascript, Typescript, Java, Python) and strong scripting skills.
• Strong knowledge of test automation methodologies, tools, and frameworks.
• Strong hands-on experience with automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, XCUITest, Espresso).
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Buildkite, Spinnaker, Jenkins) and version control systems (Git).
• Excellent communication skills toward facilitating interactions with cross-functional teams.
• Expertise developing solutions to ambiguous problems and integrations across multiple teams with significant impact.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent.

Benefits

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Location

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Please check the up-to-date list of excluded states.

Inclusion & Belonging

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible to foster innovation and engagement. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities during the application process.