Sonatus

Senior QA Automation Engineer

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The Senior QA Automation Engineer will design and implement automated tests for software-defined vehicles focusing on UI and API testing, validation of AI systems, and CI pipeline management.

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Sonatus is a well-funded, fast-paced, and rapidly growing company whose software products and solutions help automakers build dynamic software-defined vehicles. With over four million vehicles already on the road with top global OEM brands, our vehicle and cloud software solutions are at the forefront of automotive digital transformation. The Sonatus team is a talented and diverse collection of technology and automotive specialists hailing from many of the most prominent companies in their respective industries.

Sonatus is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with international locations in Ireland, France, Germany, Poland, Korea, China, India, Taiwan, and Japan. This is a remote position within Ontario, Canada.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a QA Engineer with experience in Python-based automation, web UI testing (Playwright or Selenium), API validation, and automotive systems. In this role, you'll validate AI-driven systems—from diagnostic tools to predictive platforms.

You'll be deeply involved in test automation, AI/ML validation, API reliability, and UI consistency, ensuring that our AI-powered automotive products are safe, performant, and user-friendly.

Role and Responsibility:

Design and implement end-to-end automated tests using Playwright or Selenium in Python
Create and maintain API tests for RESTful services using tools like pytest, requests, or Postman.
Write SQL queries to validate data integrity across relational and time-series databases. Basic SQL queries.
Test AI/ML pipelines, including PDF/text extraction and chatbot answer evaluation.
Validate integration between web-based tools, vehicle Data, backend systems, and cloud services.
Participate in test planning, story grooming, and define acceptance criteria with product and engineering.
Debug test failures, log bugs clearly in Jira, and collaborate with developers to resolve issues.
Build CI pipelines for automated test runs and reporting (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)

Required Skills:

5+ years of experience in QA automation, including UI and API testing
Strong Python skills: pytest, unittest, Selenium, or Playwright
Hands-on experience in API testing (manual and automated)
Good SQL/database testing experience (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar)
Familiarity with REST APIs, HTTP status codes, and request debugging tools (e.g., Postman, curl)
Git-based workflow experience (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
Designed and implemented AI-powered web-based product testing, including chatbot query response validation, stress testing, soak testing, and scenarios related to LLM (Large Language Model) performance and reliability.
Basic understanding of AI/ML pipelines, especially around input/output validation

Desired Skills:

Experience with pytest-playwright or Robot Framework
Test reporting tools like TestRail, Jama
Docker, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), and CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with OCR, LLM-based testing, or natural language parsing
Some Automotive testing-related experience

Sonatus is a fast-paced and innovative company and are seeking team members who are passionate about making a difference. If you are ready to take your career to the next level, we highly encourage you to apply.

To all recruitment agencies: Sonatus, Inc. ("Sonatus") does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our careers alias or other Sonatus' employees. Sonatus is not responsible for any fees associated with unsolicited activities.

Top Skills

AWS

Azure

Github Actions

Jenkins

MySQL

Playwright

Postgres

Postman

Pytest

Python

Selenium

SQL

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