Senior SDET Lead – Mobile, Web & AI-Driven Automation

About Goods & Services
  
Goods & Services is a product design and engineering company. 

We solve mission-critical challenges for some of the world’s largest enterprises, with deep expertise in highly regulated industries—including life sciences and financial services. Our design-led approach allows us to apply cutting-edge capabilities in AI, Data and Hardware Engineering to companies of any size. 

Headquartered in the United States, we operate regional development centers in Mexico and the United Kingdom. This global footprint—anchored by our nearshore model—enables us to deliver at scale with the speed, efficiency, and cultural alignment our clients expect.

At Goods and Services, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome qualified applicants from all backgrounds.

About the job
  
Goods & Services is looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with strong technical expertise in Mobile and Web automation, proven leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and hands-on experience leveraging AI to improve engineering productivity and quality. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who can design and build automation frameworks from scratch, drive technical decisions, and establish scalable automation practices.

What you’ll do:

• Design, develop, and implement scalable automation frameworks for Mobile and Web applications.
• Build automation solutions from the ground up, not just maintain existing frameworks.
• Develop automated tests for native Android and iOS applications, hybrid applications, and web platforms.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Leverage AI-powered development tools to accelerate automation, improve code quality, and optimize testing workflows.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and establish automation standards and best practices.
• Collaborate effectively with developers, QA engineers, stakeholders, and client teams.
• Take ownership of technical challenges, propose solutions, and drive implementation.

What you’ll need:

• Experience with Appium 2.x (Android and iOS)
• Experience with UIAutomator2 and XCUITest
• Experience with Android SDK, Android Studio, ADB
• Experience with Xcode, iOS Simulator, and physical device testing
• Experience with Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python
• Experience with TestNG, JUnit, or equivalent test frameworks
• Experience testing native, hybrid, and mobile web applications
• Experience with Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, or Cypress
• Experience with Cross-browser testing and automation framework design
• Experience with Page Object Model and maintainable test architecture
• REST API testing experience using Postman, REST Assured, or similar tools
• Experience with API test automation and validation
• Experience with JSON, HTTP, and authentication mechanisms
• Experience with Git and GitHub
• Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or equivalent
• Experience with Maven, Gradle, or npm
• Experience with Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar tools
• Practical use of AI for test generation, framework development, code reviews, debugging, and automation optimization
• Ability to evaluate and apply AI-generated solutions while maintaining engineering quality standards
• Proven technical leadership, including mentoring engineers, driving technical decisions, and influencing engineering practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate technical challenges, solutions, and recommendations.
• Ability to communicate confidently with clients, technical teams, and stakeholders.
• Strong ownership, problem-solving skills, and ability to work independently.
• Experience leading technical initiatives from design through implementation.
• Ability to collaborate across distributed, cross-functional teams.

Nice to have:

• Experience with BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, or cloud-based device farms.
• Experience with Firebase Test Lab or AWS Device Farm.
• Familiarity with Kotlin and Swift.
• Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.
• Experience with performance testing using JMeter or k6.
• Knowledge of Docker and containerized testing environments.