Ref Id: HREZ-14676
Published Date: Jul 21, 2026
Job location: Latin America
General information
Description
HATCHWORKS AI SDET — Senior QA Automation Engineer Test Architecture · Automation · Performance · Remote / LatAm |
Remote / LatAm | 5+ Yrs Exp. | English Required | Full-Time |
THE ROLE
Most quality engineers find bugs. The best ones design systems that make bugs findable — and prevent the most expensive ones from ever reaching production.
We are looking for a Senior SDET / QA Automation Engineer who can own the entire quality engineering function on enterprise client engagements: test architecture, automation strategy, performance validation, CI/CD quality gates, and the engineering practices that make a team consistently confident to ship.
This is not a test-execution role. You will design the framework others build on, define the standards the team ships against, and drive quality from the earliest stages of product development — sitting inside sprints, not waiting at the end of them.
If you think of quality as a systems problem — not a checklist — this is the role.
WHAT YOU'LL ACTUALLY DO
- Architect and own the end-to-end test automation strategy — framework selection, coverage layers (unit, integration, E2E, API, performance), tooling decisions, and execution model. Build it to last, not just to work today.
- Design and implement automated test frameworks using Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or equivalent; establish Page Object Model patterns, fixture management, and test data strategies that the rest of the team can extend reliably.
- Lead API and service-level testing — contract testing, integration tests, schema validation, and performance profiling across REST and event-driven architectures.
- Own CI/CD quality gates — design and maintain the pipeline integration so every commit is tested meaningfully, failures are signal-rich, and the pipeline stays fast enough to be used.
- Define and implement performance and load testing programs using k6, JMeter, Locust, or equivalent; establish SLA baselines, identify bottlenecks, and validate performance under realistic production conditions.
- Drive shift-left quality practices — embed in design reviews and sprint planning, shape acceptance criteria, and catch testability issues before they become expensive problems.
- Mentor mid-level QA engineers and developers on automation best practices, test design patterns, and the engineering standards that make test code maintainable at scale.
- Report on quality metrics and release readiness — coverage trends, defect escape rates, automation ROI, and pipeline health — in terms that drive real decisions.
THE TECHNICAL BAR
We are looking for engineers who have built test frameworks from the ground up and operated them in real delivery contexts at scale. Technical depth is the floor; architecture judgment is the differentiator.
Must-Haves | |
Test Architecture | 5+ years in QA automation, including designing test frameworks from the ground up; strong understanding of coverage layers, framework patterns (POM, factory, fixture), and the trade-offs between test speed, reliability, and coverage breadth |
Automation Frameworks | Expert-level proficiency with at least two major automation tools across UI (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright) and API (RestAssured, Postman/Newman, Karate, or equivalent); writes automation that is maintainable, parallelizable, and CI/CD-ready |
Programming Depth | Strong production coding ability in Python, Java, TypeScript, or JavaScript; applies engineering discipline to test code — design patterns, refactoring, code review, and technical debt management |
CI/CD & Pipeline | Deep experience integrating test suites into CI/CD pipelines across multiple toolchains; designs quality gates that provide fast, reliable signal without becoming a bottleneck |
Performance Testing | Hands-on experience designing and running load, stress, and soak tests using k6, JMeter, Locust, or equivalent; can establish SLA baselines, interpret results, and identify root causes |
API & Contract Testing | Strong experience with REST API testing, contract testing (Pact or schema-based), service virtualization, and integration test design in microservices or distributed architectures |
Mentoring & Standards | Demonstrated ability to define quality standards, build shared frameworks others adopt, and coach engineers on testing practices; influences quality culture, not just test coverage numbers |
Communication | Articulates test strategy, quality risk, and release readiness clearly to engineering, product, and executive stakeholders; translates technical metrics into business-language decisions |
NICE TO HAVE
- Security testing integration — DAST/SAST tooling in pipelines, OWASP vulnerability scanning
- Mobile automation at scale — Appium, XCUITest, or Espresso in a CI context
- BDD framework ownership — Cucumber, SpecFlow, or Behave; has defined Gherkin standards with product and business teams
- Observability and monitoring integration — linking test coverage to production alerting and SLO tracking
- AI-assisted QA tooling — using LLMs for test case generation, coverage gap analysis, or intelligent test data creation
- Experience in regulated environments (healthcare, finance) with compliance testing requirements
WORKING CONTEXT
This is a remote-first, distributed senior role. You will own the quality engineering function on enterprise client engagements, collaborating with development teams, product managers, and client engineering leadership.
Senior engineers at HatchWorks AI operate with high autonomy and full accountability. You set the quality direction for an engagement, define the standards, and own the outcomes. There is no QA manager above you to escalate to — you are the quality authority on the project.
AI developer tooling is part of how we work. Using Claude, Copilot, or AI-assisted testing tools to move faster, generate smarter test coverage, and analyze failure patterns is an expectation — not a differentiator.
THE HUMAN BAR
Quality architecture is a senior engineering discipline. Treat it that way.
The SDETs who thrive at HatchWorks AI are the ones who raise the quality bar of the entire delivery team — not just their own test suite. They design for maintainability. They prevent the defects that would have cost a week of developer time to fix in production. They make the rest of the team faster, not slower.
- Systems thinking — you see the whole delivery pipeline and design quality mechanisms that fit into it — not just test cases that run in isolation.
- Engineering standards — your test code is held to the same standards as production code. You refactor, you review, you manage technical debt in the test suite with the same discipline you expect from developers.
- Influence without authority — you shape how the team thinks about quality through coaching, standards, and visible metrics — not through mandates.
- Business fluency — you can explain release risk and quality investment trade-offs to a VP or a client stakeholder. Test coverage is not the goal; confidence to ship is.
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
You will own the quality architecture, not just execute within someone else's framework. The decisions you make shape how the whole team ships — which means your judgment has direct, visible impact on the engagement outcome.
You will work across multiple enterprise client environments over time, building deep exposure to diverse stacks, architectures, and quality challenges. That range builds senior engineers faster than a single-product organization.
AI-assisted QA is no longer experimental — it is an active part of how we work. LLM-assisted test generation, intelligent coverage analysis, and AI-powered failure triage are expected tools in the senior SDET toolkit here.
YOU'LL WORK INSIDE A PROPRIETARY AI DELIVERY FRAMEWORK
Most teams using AI tools today are flying blind — they feel faster but can't prove it. We built GenDD (Generative Driven Development) to change that, and you'll be working inside it from day one.
GenDD is a proprietary methodology and toolset built around one belief: great engineers need full context to move fast without breaking things. So we built the tools to give them exactly that.
Zero Ramp-Up | Proven Value | All-In Team |
Our tooling surfaces full project context — architecture, data flows, history — so you hit the ground running on every engagement. | GenDD instruments every agent interaction, commit, and deploy — turning your work into clear, client-ready evidence of real impact. | Everyone here uses agents seriously. You're not evangelizing — you're exploring. We learn fast, share everything, and enjoy the work. |
Senior SDETs inside GenDD are the engineers who make every deployment provably safe. Your test architecture becomes the foundation the delivery team builds confidence on — and the playbooks you create make every future engagement faster.
COMPENSATION & SETUP
Contract Type | Full-Time, Nearshore |
Level | Senior — 5+ years in QA automation / SDET |
Location | Remote — Latin America preferred |
Time Zone | Client timezone alignment required |
Language | English required — Spanish is a plus |
Start Date | Open |
HOW TO APPLY
Send us three things:
1. Why this role specifically — A brief note (3–5 sentences) on your testing philosophy and what draws you to quality engineering as a discipline. Be specific — we can tell the difference between someone who treats testing as a safety net and someone who treats it as a design tool.
2. Something you built and measured — A test framework, automation suite, or quality initiative you owned. Tell us what it covered, what it caught, and what it prevented.
3. Your resumé or LinkedIn profile.
We read every application. We respond to the ones that show us you've actually done this.
HatchWorks AI is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate candidates on technical merit, communication, and demonstrated capability — not credentials, geography, or background.
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