Melio
Technology
AISoftwareDeveloperInTest(SDET)
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“AI Software Developer In Test (SDET) at Melio. Skills: AI agents, Test automation, CI/CD, Prompt engineering. Design AI agents. Build AI agents”
Industry & Context.
Failure investigation; Autonomous failure investigation; Bug investigation assistance; Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Over 5 years of experience in QA testing, More than 5 years of proven experience in automation testing, Proven experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, or Python, Proven experience with Playwright or comparable E2E framework, Experience building and maintaining large-scale test automation frameworks, Hands-on experience with AI coding assistants, Ability to write clear, structured technical documentation, API testing experience
Nice to Have
Experience with prompt engineering, Experience with LLM-driven automation, Background in manual QA, Familiarity with test management platforms, Experience building Slack bots, Experience building internal tools, Experience building developer experience tooling, Understanding of serverless architectures, Page Object Model architecture at scale
What You'll Do.
Build AI-powered workflows
Author agent configuration files
Iterate on skill definitions
Build tooling for test infrastructure data
Integrate AI agents into CI/CD pipelines
Evaluate new AI coding tools
Onboard new AI coding tools
Define prompt strategies
Define guardrails for AI tools
Build Page Object Models
Extend Page Object Models
Build API service clients
Build custom fixtures
Design test architecture
Own CI/CD pipeline configuration
Build internal developer tools
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Automation engineers; Manual QA teams; Cross-functional teams; Engineering department
Communication Scope
Technical documentation
Process & Methodology
CI/CD, Agile
Full Job Description
We are looking for AI Software Developer In Test (SDET) with a deep quality mindset who lives at the intersection of software quality and AI.This isn't a traditional automation role as you'll design and build AI agents and skills that serve both automated and manual QA workflows like autonomous failure investigation, test generation, exploratory testing assistance, triage, and suite maintenance. You'll also evolve the automation framework itself, with AI as your primary force multiplier. You'll join a team that has already integrated multiple AI coding agents (Devin, Claude Code, Cursor) into daily workflows, and built custom AI skills for automated failure analysis. Qualifications: Over 5 years of experience in QA testing processes, including test planning and execution More than 5 years of proven experience in automation testing proven experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, or Python Proven experience with the Playwright or a comparable modern E2E framework Experience building and maintaining large-scale test automation frameworks (not just writing tests) Hands-on experience with AI coding assistants (Devin, Cursor, Copilot, Claude, or similar) beyond casual usage - you've shaped how they work on a codebase Understanding of CI/CD systems (CircleCI, GitHub Actions, or equivalent) Ability to write clear, structured technical documentation (you'll be writing instructions that AI agents follow) Strong quality-focused mindset Exceptional ability to understand cross-platform architectures and think from a user's perspective API testing experience (REST, service clients, test data management) Bonus points: Experience with prompt engineering and LLM-driven automation Background in manual QA - you understand the workflows, pain points, and judgment calls that manual testers make daily, and can translate those into AI-assisted processes Familiarity with test management platforms (Allure TestOps, TestRail, or similar) Experience building Slack bots, internal tools, or
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