QA Automation Engineer

Our Mission:

Driving technology always feels old. Not by a little bit. We believe vehicles can be a thousand times smarter, safer, and more connected to the world around us, and our mission is to see it happen. In 2019, we joined forces with Honda as their first startup acquisition, and now we’re expanding our vision into building the future of electric vehicles (BEV) for millions of people around the world.

Why Drivemode:

Join Drivemode for an exciting startup environment and a vibrant culture that combines impactful work, competitive compensation, and excellent benefits. By becoming a part of our team, you'll contribute to a crucial mission that revolutionizes the way people engage with vehicles, addressing both business needs and the world's environmental challenges. This presents an exceptional opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation and drive Honda's success in the EV market.

About the Role:

As a QA Automation Engineer you will be part of our QA team and partner with App and IVI engineers to guarantee the quality of the delivered software deployed to connected vehicles. The software we deliver integrates with a diversity of vehicle hardware, so you will be interacting with different equipment, protocols, and applications, including the Android Operating System, to validate the reliability and end-to-end functional and nonfunctional requirements.

What You Will Do:

• Analyze product requirements defined in business or technical specifications as the basis for developing automation testing cases.
• Understand application architecture to identify bottlenecks and dependencies that could become the source of failures to develop tests targeting the identified risks.
• Research and propose tasks and technologies required to enable QA Automation.
• Design nonfunctional test cases to ensure the stability and reliability of Applications and Services running on an embedded Android System.
• Write and execute automated functional, nonfunctional and performance tests for Applications and Services running on an embedded Android System and mobile phones.
• Document automation solutions and share knowledge with other QA members.
• Support collaboration through participation in testing discussions/sessions.
• Automate pre-test preparations such as application build and publishing to test environments, setting predefined settings/configurations as required for tests and related activities that enable the QA team’s independence to execute tests.

What We Are Looking For:

• 4+ years of non-functional and functional automation testing experience on mobile applications, preferably running Android.
• 4+ years of solid experience using Kotlin or Java.
• Professional experience in using relevant frameworks/tools for Android test automation, such as Appium, UiAutomator, Espresso, JUnit, and other unit and instrumented testing tools.
• Proficiency in Linux OS, and scripting languages such as Shell Script, etc.
• Good understanding of how QA teams work and activities of test planning, design, and execution.
• Strong sense of ownership of product features and quality.
• Ability to collaborate in English and understand technical documentation.
• Someone who thinks cars and motorcycles can be 1000x times better than they are today.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Android Compatibility Test Suite.
• Experience in delivering and testing embedded Android Systems such as Android Automotive, Android TV or standard Android for phones and other devices.
• Experience testing applications that interact with hardware devices and Bluetooth.
• Experience operating and customizing CI/CD pipelines to support QA needs.
• Proficiency in Git, Github, and Github Actions.
• Valid Driving License.

EEOC Statement:

Drivemode is proud of a very diverse team with employees coming from 5 continents as of today. Diversity in our workplace has played an important part in our success; we recognize each employee’s unique background, knowledge, experiences, ideas, and viewpoints which are all critical in developing a product that has the greatest impacts on drivers all over the world. Drivemode provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other characteristics that make you unique.