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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Software Test Engineer (Android/Kotlin) - **Company:** Allen Control Systems - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Android Software Development, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Gradle, HP Systems Insight Manager, Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, Appium, Hardware Testing, Git, Kotlin, Build Management, Integration Tests, Sentry, Jetpack Compose, Build Tools - **Published:** June 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d2ad07cbd080feae ## About the Role Do you have experience in Tooling?, The ideal candidate has a deep background in mobile test automation, a strong understanding of the Android ecosystem, and the leadership skills to drive QA best practices across the development lifecycle., * Senior-Level QA Expertise: 5+ years of experience in testing, validating, and ensuring the quality of enterprise-grade applications. * Mobile Automation: Proven, hands-on experience with mobile automated testing tools (specifically Appium or similar frameworks). * Test Lifecycle Management: Demonstrated success in leading test strategy development from scratch for complex, large-scale apps. * Ecosystem Tools: Strong experience with Git, GitHub UI/Workflows, and issue-tracking software., * Kotlin & Android Development: Experience writing or reading native Kotlin code, with a solid grasp of the Android SDK. * Native Testing Frameworks: Experience writing native Android unit tests, integration tests, and UI tests using Jetpack Compose testing libraries. * Build Tools: Familiarity with Gradle build configuration and management. * Application Monitoring: Hands-on experience analyzing crash logs and performance metrics via Sentry. * CI/CD Optimization: Advanced experience configuring and optimizing GitHub CI pipelines for mobile builds. ## Description We are seeking a Senior Software Test Engineer (Android/Kotlin) to lead and elevate the quality assurance process for our enterprise-grade Android application. In this role, you will be the champion of quality, responsible for designing robust test strategies, building automated test suites, and integrating them seamlessly into our CI/CD pipelines., * Strategy & Leadership: Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and quality procedures for our enterprise Android application. * Automation Development: Design, build, and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks for mobile using tools like Appium and native Android testing libraries. * CI/CD Integration: Work closely with the DevOps and development teams to integrate automated test suites into our GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, ensuring rapid and reliable feedback loops. * On-Device Hardware Testing: Manage and execute test suites across multiple distinct physical hardware controllers, ensuring robust app performance and connectivity across our entire device matrix. * Defect Tracking & Monitoring: Monitor application health and stability in production and staging environments using tools like Sentry, proactively identifying regressions and performance bottlenecks. * Collaboration: Partner with software engineers product managers to understand requirements, accept criteria, and ensure testability is baked into the feature design phase. ## Related Videos - [Continuous testing - run automated tests for every change!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/190-continuous-testing-run-automated-tests-for-every-change) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [From Doubt to Confidence: How Sentry Uses Verdaccio to Bulletproof SDK Releases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/739-from-doubt-to-confidence-how-sentry-uses-verdaccio-to-bulletproof-sdk-releases) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [For the Cars and the Curious: Android Drift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/499-for-the-cars-and-the-curious-android-drift) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Should senior developers refuse interview coding challenges?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/29-should-senior-developers-refuse-interview-coding-challenges) - [A Guide to Choosing the Right Tools for App Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/391-a-guide-to-choosing-the-right-tools-for-app-developers) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)