Senior Software Engineer in Test

Columbus, NE - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Build the Path Forward

At Path Robotics were building the future of embodied intelligence. Our AI-driven systems enable robots to adapt learn and perform in the real world closing the skilled labor gap and transforming industries. We go beyond traditional methods combining perception reasoning and control to deliver field-ready AI that is risk-aware reliable and continuously improving through real-world use.

Big hard problems are our everyday work and our team of intelligent humble and driven people make the impossible possible together.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Test to lead and scale our test automation ecosystem and ensure reliability and performance. This role is ideal for someone who has built test automation frameworks from the ground up believes quality engineering is a firstclass product discipline and wants their work to directly shape how robots perform in the real world.

You will operate as a senior hands-on engineer owning strategy architecture and execution while partnering closely with software robotics and systems teams to raise the bar on quality across the organization.

What Youll Do

Architect build and own test automation frameworks from scratch establishing scalable patterns for unit integration system and end-to-end testing.
Design and implement hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing systems to validate real-world robotic behavior under complex and failure-prone conditions.
Define and drive a comprehensive test strategy including coverage goals quality gates automation standards and validation workflows.
Partner cross-functionally with controls perception UI embedded and platform teams to ensure consistent high-quality verification across a multidisciplinary stack.
Embed testing deeply into CI/CD pipelines improving signal quality execution speed and developer feedback loops.
Champion a solutions-oriented quality culture mentoring engineers on testability observability and reliability best practices.
Own test documentation reporting and traceability ensuring clarity around system readiness risk and release confidence.
Continuously improve test stability infrastructure and developer experience through tooling automation and operational improvements.
Diagnose and debug complex system-level issues using logs metrics network analysis and hardware diagnostics.

Who You Are

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Robotics or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of professional software engineering experience with significant depth in test automation infrastructure or quality engineering.
Proven experience designing and building automated testing systems end-to-end not just maintaining existing frameworks.
Strong proficiency in modern testing methodologies such as:

Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Acceptance / Behavior-Driven Development (ATDD / BDD)
HIL / SIL testing for complex systems
Systems simulation or virtualized test environments

Hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms and orchestration tools (e.g. Jenkins GitHub Actions AWS CodeBuild or similar).
Familiarity with simulation modeling or test automation frameworks (e.g. LabVIEW Simulink or equivalents).
Experience with test frameworks such as Behave Cucumber Robot Framework GTest gMock or similar tools.
Exposure to code quality and analysis tools (e.g. SonarQube Coveralls static/dynamic analysis).
Strong debugging skills including the ability to diagnose system-level issues using logs traces or tools like Wireshark.
Excellent software fundamentals: clean code API and integration testing version control debugging validation and automation.
Experience building deploying and operating services on Linux-based systems.
Demonstrated ownership of professional engineering practices including:

Code reviews and technical design
Test strategy and automation roadmaps
Continuous delivery pipelines
Documentation and operational readiness
Monitoring incident response and root-cause analysis

Why Youll Love Working Here

Daily free lunch to keep you fueled and connected with the team
Flexible PTO so you can take the time you need when you need it
Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage
6 weeks fully paid parental leave plus an additional 68 weeks for birthing parents (1214 weeks total)
401(k) retirement plan through Empower
Generous employee referral bonuseshelp us grow our team!

Who We Are

At Path Robotics we love coming to work to solve interesting and tough challenges but also because our ideas are welcomed and valued. We encourage unique thinking and are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Build the Path ForwardAt Path Robotics were building the future of embodied intelligence. Our AI-driven systems enable robots to adapt learn and perform in the real world closing the skilled labor gap and transforming industries. We go beyond traditional methods combining perception reasoning and co...