Mobile SDET

Job description

Company Domain: Fast Casual Restaurant
Location: Hybrid in Newport Beach, CA
Contract Length: 6 Months, potential to convert or extend
Description
Join the Mobile Engineering team as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), where you’ll help shape the future of fast-casual dining through innovative mobile automation.

This role is central to delivering seamless digital experiences across different mobile platforms.

Senior SDET will incorporate experience and skills to define and drive innovative automation test strategies and incorporate them into the development cycle within the Agile teams.

This position collaborates with multiple teams and automation engineers to deliver excellence for all work items within Quality Engineering for software development and deployment.
*** Looking for a Mobile SDET - candidates can have experience with Android or iOS (preference is iOS given the team has more Android SDETs)
Mobile SDET (Android)
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain Android automation using Espresso, UI Automator, and Jetpack.
- Build reusable test frameworks and libraries in Kotlin using AndroidX Test, JUnit, and Gradle; enable fast, reliable tests.
- Define test strategy, coverage goals, and quality metrics; create and maintain test plans and risk assessments.
- Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure Devops, GitHub Actions).
- Reduce flakiness via proper synchronization, stable test data.
- Implement and maintain integration, and end-to-end tests across the mobile stack.
- Triage failures, debug with Android Studio, and partner with developers to root-cause and resolve issues quickly.
- Participate in code reviews, advocate for testability, and contribute to release quality gates.
- Document frameworks, patterns, and runbooks; mentor engineers on testing best practices.
- Communicate clearly with cross-functional teams and be a proactive, dependable team player.
Qualifications:
- 3–6+ years in Android test automation/SDET roles with strong Kotlin and Android SDK fundamentals.
- Hands-on expertise with Espresso, UI Automator, and Jetpack/Compose testing frameworks.
- Solid knowledge of AndroidX Test, JUnit 4/5, test orchestrator, Gradle, and build variants.
- Driving conversation, keeping the team accountable to DOR and DOD.
- Experience building CI/CD for mobile tests (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins), including parallelization and device/emulator management.
- Experience with device farms (3-) and real-device testing at scale.
- API contract testing, MockWebServer usage, Pact for Mobile.
- Proficiency with network mocking, data seeding, and hermetic testing strategies.
- Understanding of Android app architecture (MVVM/MVI), coroutines/Flows, and dependency injection (Hilt/Dagger) for testability.
- Strong debugging skills using Android Studio, and profiling tools.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; proven collaboration and team-first approach.
Mobile SDET (iOS)
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain iOS automation using XCUITest/XCTest; build reusable test utilities and page-object/style abstractions in Swift.
- Establish test strategy, coverage goals, and quality metrics; create and maintain test plans (.xctestplan) and risk assessments.
- Integrate tests into CI/CD (e.g., Azure Devops, GitHub Actions) using xcodebuild, fastlane, and parallel simulator execution; manage test result bundles and reporting.
- Reduce flakiness via robust synchronization (expectations, predicates), stable Accessibility Identifiers, controlled app state (launch arguments/env vars), and reliable network stubbing.
- Implement and maintain integration, and end-to-end tests across the stack (ViewModels/Presenters, networking, persistence); promote testability through architecture and DI.
- Triage failures, debug with Xcode, Console.app, device logs/crash reports, Instruments (Leaks, Allocations, Time Profiler), and simctl.
- Participate in code reviews, advocate for testability (protocols, dependency injection, modularization), and contribute to release quality gates.
- Document frameworks, patterns, and runbooks; mentor engineers on testing best practices.
- Communicate clearly with cross-functional teams and be a proactive, dependable team player.
Qualifications:
- 3–6+ years in iOS test automation/SDET roles with strong Swift and iOS SDK fundamentals.
- Hands-on expertise with XCTest and XCUITest; experience testing SwiftUI and UIKit apps.
- Proficient in building test frameworks/utilities, using Xcode test plans, schemes, and build configurations.
- Driving conversation, keeping the team accountable to DOR and DOD.
- Experience with device farms (Sauce Labs, Perfecto AWS Device Farm, BrowserStack) and real-device testing at scale.
- Experience with CI/CD for iOS (xcodebuild, fastlane, code signing, parallel testing on simulators/devices).
- API contract testing, MockWebServer usage, Pact for Mobile.
- Strong understanding of iOS app architecture (MVC/MVVM/MVI), async/await, Combine, and dependency injection for testability.
- Strong debugging skills with Instruments, logs, and crash analysis; proven ability to deflake tests systematically.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; proven collaboration and team-first approach.
Top Skills Details
mobile,ios,kotlin,cicd
Additional Skills & Qualifications
3–6+ years in mobile test automation (Android/iOS) with strong Kotlin and/or Swift skills.
Proficient in Espresso, UI Automator, XCTest, XCUITest, AndroidX Test, JUnit, and Xcode test plans.
Built scalable test frameworks and utilities; integrated tests into CI/CD with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, xcodebuild, and fastlane.
Experienced with device farms (e.g., BrowserStack, AWS Device Farm) and real-device testing at scale.
Skilled in API contract testing (MockWebServer, Pact), network mocking, and hermetic testing.
Deep understanding of mobile architectures (MVVM, MVI, MVC), DI (Hilt, Dagger, Combine), and testability best practices.
Strong debugging using Android Studio, Xcode, Instruments, and profiling tools.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $75.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.

Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.

If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Newport Beach,CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 4, 2025.
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We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed.

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