Associate Automation Engineer

HeadSpin, a PartnerOne company, is an AI-powered testing platform that enables real-world testing on SIM-enabled mobile devices, browsers, Smart TVs, and OTT devices across 50+ global locations, with flexible cloud and on-premises deployment options. It offers deep performance insights through AI-driven analytics, 130+ built-in KPIs, session-based data, and features like waterfall UI, root cause analysis, UX monitoring, and regression intelligence. Supporting 60+ automation frameworks, including Appium, Selenium, Playwright, and XCUITest, HeadSpin ensures seamless integration without vendor lock-in. With enterprise-grade security, a robust REST API library, and no need for SDK or code changes, it simplifies testing across workflows. Businesses using HeadSpin report 68% less QA time, 90% fewer production issues, 30% faster development, and improved load times and user retention. ‍About the Role You will create scripts using Appium, and Selenium using Python/java. You will become Appium Pro certified and work with top-tier customers. You must enjoy testing mobile UIs and automating them in both Android and iOS. What You'll Do - Write automation code for mobile applications - Capture data and complete analysis on mobile applications - Create dashboards with the data captured and provide it to the customer - Assist customer with automation where applicable - Understanding of iOS and Android applications and UI structure and building tooling to automate interactions - Deep knowledge of Appium and Appium Desktop internals - A working understanding of mobile frameworks like Espresso and XCTest - Developing/evolving production-grade web services and agents written in Python and Tornado - Being a member of a highly motivated team pushing all the boundaries in the mobile testing space - Maintain automation test framework to ensure continuous quality of products - Maintain existing testing codebases - Collaborate with software engineers and testers to develop rigorous test cases - Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs - Ensure the quality of all code and products produced by the company - Help customers get the best value out of Headspin - Performs other duties as required ‍ What You Need - BS in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a similar field - 0-2 years of hands-on experience in software development or SQA - Self-motivated, creative, focused, results-oriented, problem solver - In-depth knowledge of at least one programming language (Python, Java) - Strong skill set with MySQL or other databases. Ability to read & write SQL queries - Good with Linux/Unix environment - Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes - General knowledge of Appium (mobile automation tool) or Selenium (web automation tool) - Proficiency with automation testing tools - Strong verbal and written communication abilities - Android and or iOS development - Agile / Scrum Experience - Strong troubleshooting skills - Ability to collaborate with engineers and content creators Originally posted on Himalayas