Staff Automation Engineer

Summary

Join Addepar as a Staff Automation Engineer to develop and optimize automation solutions, enhancing developer productivity and software quality. You will architect and maintain scalable automation frameworks, build automation solutions streamlining the SDLC, and integrate automation into CI/CD workflows. Responsibilities include reducing technical debt, modernizing legacy systems, and implementing robust test automation strategies. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical leadership skills, expertise in automation frameworks for SOA and microservices, and proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java, or JavaScript. Success in improving DORA metrics is crucial. The role involves collaboration with engineering, DevOps, and architecture teams.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a technical leader in automation engineering or developer enablement
• Expertise in designing and implementing automation frameworks for SOA and microservices architectures
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript, emphasizing maintainable and scalable code
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and build automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform)
• Deep understanding of service integration testing, contract testing, and system reliability testing
• Demonstrated success in improving DORA metrics across engineering teams

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks and tools
• Lead technical efforts to support both developer enablement and quality assurance needs
• Provide expertise in designing and optimizing automation systems for maintainability, scalability, and performance
• Build and deploy automation solutions that streamline the SDLC, including tools for test data generation, environment setup, and deployment pipelines
• Integrate automation into CI/CD workflows to deliver rapid feedback and seamless deployments
• Drive the adoption of developer-first tools to minimize friction and accelerate development processes
• Implement and manage centralized software catalogs to improve discoverability, compliance, and reuse of automation tools and services
• Identify and address technical debt in automation frameworks and infrastructure
• Modernize legacy systems and align them with modern tools and methodologies
• Evaluate emerging technologies to continuously improve developer and quality enablement capabilities
• Define and implement robust test automation strategies to ensure reliable and consistent quality across releases
• Ensure comprehensive testing coverage, focusing on functional, integration, and end-to-end tests with an emphasis on SOA and microservices
• Track and improve delivery performance metrics, such as DORA metrics (deployment frequency, lead time for changes, change failure rate, and mean time to recovery)
• Partner with engineering, DevOps, and architecture teams to align automation strategies with organizational goals
• Collaborate on service integration testing, contract testing, and system-level quality initiatives
• Advocate for best practices and provide technical leadership in automation priorities across teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud-native technologies and platforms (e.g., AWS)
• Familiarity with developer tooling and software cataloging tools and practices (e.g., Backstage, SonarQube, IDE plugin development)
• Expertise in pipeline technologies, including CI/CD orchestration, artifact management, and automated rollbacks (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Artifactory)
• Proficiency with build tools and dependency management systems (e.g., Maven, Gradle, Bazel, npm, Yarn)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps principles

Benefits

$150,000 - $234,000 (base salary) + bonus + equity + benefits