Software Development Engineer in Test

About Nexla

Nexla is the leading Integration platform, built with AI, for AI. Nexla takes a metadata driven approach to converge diverse integrations across Data, Documents, Agents, Applications, and  APIs into a single design pattern. We accelerate the development of solutions for GenAI, Analytics, and Inter-company data. Nexla makes data users and developers up to 10x more productive by delivering a true blend of no-code, low-code, and pro-code interfaces.
Leading companies including DoorDash, LinkedIn, Johnson & Johnson, and LiveRamp trust Nexla for mission-critical data. Named in the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Data Integration Tools and top-rated by customers on Gartner Peer Insights, Nexla is a remote-first company headquartered in San Mateo, California.
At Nexla, our culture is built around our core values: Have Empathy, Be Curious, Be Intellectually Honest, Achieve Excellence, and Remember to Relax. We put our customers at the heart of everything we do, foster a data-driven mindset, take ownership of our work, and believe in the power of teamwork to achieve ambitious goals.

Role

As our new Senior Automation QA Engineer, you'll be a technical hands-on team member who designs and builds Python-powered automation tests, improving our frameworks and CI workflows. Your work will safeguard the quality of our rapidly growing ecosystem of cloud & data services, speed up release cycles, and enhance overall product reliability. You'll collaborate closely with different teams, turning test coverage into a competitive advantage.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of testing activities across releases and features
• Integrate automated tests into our CI/CD pipelines
• Develop reliable, scalable API and UI test suites for cloud and data services
• Enhance test automation tools, scripts, coverage, and code structure
• Identify, isolate, and report issues found during testing and assist developers in identifying root causes
• Implement and document modular, reusable test patterns to keep maintenance low and coverage high
• Partner with developers and product stakeholders to embed quality checks and meet company goals

Qualifications

• Clear and pro-active communicator in case of questions, issues, improvement proposals etc.
• Ability to abstract complex solutions, validate functional analysis and design tests, provide estimates
• Expert in Python & Pytest with 3+ years of hands-on automation experience
• A strong "automation-first" approach and a well-developed understanding of test methodologies
• Proven track record of REST API automation, comfortable crafting contract and user flow tests
• Experience with Playwright
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and how tests fit seamlessly into them
• Collaborate in code reviews and maintain our standards high
• Worked with AI-assisted testing tools or frameworks
• Experience of 6-12 years of relevant experience