QA Automation Engineer QB - QA - 20260617 - Celara

Our technology team is a rapidly growing group of talented and experienced engineers helping to build the leading enterprise software company focused on restaurant technology. We use modern technologies, automation, and AI-assisted engineering practices to build products that power restaurant operations at scale.

We are looking for a hands-on, forward-thinking QA Automation Engineer to join our Kitchen Display System (KDS) team. This is an automation-first role where you'll own and extend automated test coverage for a business-critical platform used in restaurant operations.

You will work within an established automation framework, help maintain healthy regression pipelines, improve test reliability, and partner closely with engineers to deliver high-quality software.

This is a high-impact role on a fast-moving team where quality, automation, and continuous improvement are core to how we build and release software.

What You'll Do Here

● Develop, maintain, and expand automated test coverage for the Kitchen Display System (KDS) platform. ● Design and execute automated UI, API, regression, and smoke tests. ● Build scalable, maintainable automation solutions using established framework patterns and best practices. ● Partner closely with developers, product managers, and QA engineers to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle. ● Investigate defects, troubleshoot test failures, and identify quality risks early in the development process. ● Maintain and improve automated test execution within CI/CD pipelines. ● Participate in sprint planning, test strategy discussions, and release validation activities. ● Leverage AI-assisted tools and workflows to improve test design, automation development, code reviews, troubleshooting, and engineering productivity. ● Contribute to the continuous improvement of quality engineering standards, automation practices, and testing processes.

Experience We're Looking For

● 4+ years of hands-on QA Automation, SDET, or Quality Engineering experience. ● Strong programming skills in Java and a solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles. ● Experience building and maintaining UI automation frameworks using Appium, Selenium, Playwright, or similar technologies. ● Experience designing and implementing scalable automated test solutions. ● Experience testing REST APIs and working with JSON payloads. ● Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated test execution. ● Experience with Maven, Git, and modern software development workflows. ● Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills. ● Ability to quickly understand and contribute to large, existing codebases. ● Experience using AI-assisted development tools for coding, debugging, test generation, documentation, or code review. ● Excellent communication and collaboration skills. ● Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

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