PandaDoc
Staff Engineer - Developer Experience & Test Automation
Job Summary
The role involves defining and executing company-wide test automation strategies to ensure product quality and system reliability. It requires experience in software development, with a focus on test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud technologies like AWS. The candidate will mentor engineers, drive the adoption of best practices, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. The position emphasizes innovation in automation and improving development efficiency across the organization.
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Job Description
PandaDoc is seeking a Staff Engineer to join our Automation Team, part of the Platform Track, with a mission to scale developer experience and product quality across the entire engineering organization.
At PandaDoc, our engineering org is structured around:
- Product teams focused on delivering customer-facing functionality
- And the Platform Track, which provides the infrastructure, tools, and workflows that enable them to build, test, and ship with speed and confidence
As a Staff Engineer (Tech Lead) in the Automation Team, you'll drive company-wide test automation strategy, design systems with quality built-in, and lead efforts that impact how 35+ product teams build and deliver software every day.
This is a high-impact, strategic role. You’ll work closely with leadership, mentor engineers, and help shape the future of how we approach testing, tooling, and developer workflows at scale
In this role, you will:
- Define and implement a company-wide test automation strategy for scalable, distributed, cloud-native web applications
- Lead the design and evolution of test infrastructure, frameworks, and tooling used across all engineering teams
- Architect self-service tools and reusable libraries that improve testability and empower teams to ship with confidence
- Continuously improve our CI/CD workflows, integrating automated tests, metrics, and quality gates into pipelines
- Define and monitor key quality metrics (coverage, execution time, flakiness, MTTR) to drive continuous improvements
- Partner with Platform, Product, and SRE teams to embed testability and observability into system design
- Mentor senior engineers in automation best practices, fostering a culture of quality and experimentation
- Evaluate and introduce new frameworks, methodologies, or approaches that align with our DevEx and quality goals
- Collaborate with engineering leadership to scale automation in a way that’s aligned with product delivery needs
Our stack:
- Architecture: Service-oriented, including legacy code and monolithic services
- Languages: Python (AsyncIO, Django), Java (Spring Boot)
- CI/CD: GitLab CI, Jenkins
- Cloud: AWS, Kubernetes
- Messaging: Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, gRPC
- Testing: PyTest, Selenium, Playwright, SonarQube, Allure TestOps
- Monitoring: Grafana/LGTM, Prometheus
About You:
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering, including 3+ years in test automation for large-scale web systems
- Proven experience designing enterprise-grade test automation solutions
- Expertise in Python (preferred), Java
- Strong knowledge of industry-standard frameworks such as PyTest, Selenium, Playwright, and others
- Deep understanding of test architecture (unit, integration, system), mocking/stubbing strategies, and CI/CD systems
- Experience building and optimizing pipelines in tools like GitLab CI, Jenkins, and integrated with cloud platforms (AWS)
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and container-based environments
- Experience implementing monitoring and alerting for quality and test systems
- A strategic mindset: able to align automation efforts with business and product goals
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills; ability to influence across teams without formal authority
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal, English), with the ability to advocate for quality across technical and non-technical audiences
Nice to have:
- Experience building or contributing to internal DevEx platforms or developer portals
- Experience integrating AI/ML into testing or other workflows
- Open-source contributions in the testing or DevEx space
Why Join Us?
- Lead initiatives that have a direct impact on 35+ engineering teams
- Shape the foundation of how we deliver high-quality software at scale
- Work with top engineers in a culture that values autonomy, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Be part of a company that invests in engineering excellence and developer enablement
We'd love to hear from you if you’re excited about making a difference and driving automation at scale!
Apply now to join our team and help us deliver exceptional products faster.
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