Lead Test Automation Engineer

Based in San Francisco, Arine is a rapidly growing healthcare technology and clinical services company with a mission to ensure individuals receive the safest and most effective treatments for their unique and evolving healthcare needs. 

Frequently, medications cause more harm than good. Incorrect drugs and doses costs the US healthcare system over $528 billion in waste, avoidable harm, and hospitalizations each year. Arine is redefining what excellent healthcare looks like by solving these issues through our software platform (SaaS). We combine cutting edge data science, machine learning, AI, and deep clinical expertise to introduce a patient-centric view to medication management, and develop and deliver personalized care plans on a massive scale for patients and their care teams.

Arine is committed to improving the lives and health of complex patients that have an outsized impact on healthcare costs and have traditionally been difficult to identify and address. These patients face numerous challenges including complicated prescribing issues across multiple medications and providers, medication challenges with many chronic diseases, and patient issues with access to care. Backed by leading healthcare investors and collaborating with top healthcare organizations and providers, we deliver recommendations and facilitate clinical interventions that lead to significant, measurable health improvements for patients and cost savings for customers. 

Why is Arine a Great Place to Work?:

Outstanding Team and Culture - Our shared mission unites and motivates us to do our best work. We have a relentless passion and commitment to the innovation required to be the market leader in medication intelligence.

Making a Proven Difference in Healthcare - We are saving patient lives, and enabling individuals to experience improved health outcomes, including significant reductions in hospitalizations and cost of care.

Market Opportunity - Arine is backed by leading healthcare investors and was founded to tackle one of the largest healthcare problems today. Non-optimized medications therapies which cost the US 275,000 lives and $528 billion annually.

Dramatic Growth - Arine is managing more than 18 million lives across prominent health plans after only 4 years in the market, and was ranked 236 on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list and was named the 5th fastest-growing company in the AI category.

Arine is looking for an experienced and visionary Lead Test Automation Engineer to join our team. This person will be responsible for defining, architecting, and implementing our next-generation test automation framework, heavily leveraging AI tools to enhance test creation, stability, and maintenance. This role involves setting the technical direction for automation, mentoring the QA team, and ensuring the highest quality standards for applications.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead the Automation Strategy: Architect, design, and implement a robust, scalable, and maintainable automation framework using Java, Selenium WebDriver, and modern testing frameworks (e.g., TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber/Gherkin).
• AI Integration & Innovation: Drive the research, adoption, and integration of AI/ML tools (e.g., self-healing locators, visual testing platforms, GenAI for test data/case generation) to dramatically improve test efficiency and coverage.
• Framework Mastery & Tooling Guidance: Serve as the subject matter expert on current industry automation frameworks and tools. You will be responsible for evaluating new technologies and making strategic tooling recommendations to optimize testing processes and infrastructure.
• Framework Governance & Maintenance: Own the quality, performance, and maintenance of the core automation codebase, including implementing coding standards and conducting code reviews for test automation scripts.
• Mentorship and Coaching: Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to junior and mid-level QA Engineers on automation best practices, advanced automation techniques, and framework usage.
• Strategic CI/CD Integration: Determine the optimal placement and execution strategy for automated test suites within the Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline (Jenkins, CodePipeline) to ensure appropriate gatekeeping, fast feedback loops, and support continuous delivery.
• Collaboration & Planning: Partner with Development, DevOps, and Product teams to define strategic automation roadmaps, non-functional testing goals (performance, load), and technical solutions.
• Test Management: Define and ensure best practices for test case management, defect tracking, and reporting within Jira, maintaining clear traceability from requirements to automated tests.

Our Ideal Candidate Possesses:

• 7+ years of progressive experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Automation, with 3+ years in a Lead Automation or SDET role.
• Expert-level proficiency in Java and object-oriented programming is mandatory for building automation solutions.
• Deep expertise with Selenium WebDriver and architecting complex, data-driven, and scalable automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience incorporating AI/ML tools or techniques to enhance test automation (e.g., self-healing, visual AI, AI-assisted optimization).
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipeline implementation and configuration using tools like Jenkins, GitLab, or similar.
• Expertise in BDD frameworks (Cucumber/Gherkin) for clear and collaborative test development.
• Experience with testing in a cloud environment (AWS)
• Advanced SQL skills for data validation/backend testing and experience with tools like Snowflake or cloud data warehouses is highly desirable.
• Prior experience working with healthcare data (such as claims, member, or provider datasets) is preferred.

Mindset We’re Looking For:

• Architectural Thinker: Designs for scalability and maintainability, looking beyond the immediate script to build resilient, reusable solutions.
• AI Pioneer: Passionate about leveraging emerging technologies to drive efficiency and quality engineering innovation.
• Proactive Leader: Takes ownership, anticipates technical challenges, and drives continuous improvement across the testing lifecycle.
• Tenacious: Drives complex framework and automation issues to resolution despite technical challenges.
• Communicative: Shares technical information clearly and collaborates effectively across cross-functional teams.

Job Requirements:

• Ability to pass a background check
• Must live in and be eligible to work in the United States

Information Security Roles and Responsibilities:

All staff at Arine are expected to be part of its Information Security Management Program and undergo periodic training on Information Security Awareness and HIPAA guidelines. Each user is responsible to maintain a secure working environment and follow all policies and procedures. Upon hire, each person is assigned and must complete trainings before access is granted for their specific role within Arine.

Arine is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees are treated with fairness and respect. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. Our hiring decisions and employment practices are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply and join us in our mission.

Check our website at https://www.arine.io. This is a unique opportunity to join a growing start-up revolutionizing the healthcare industry!

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