Android Tester

Job Title: Android Tester

Location: Cupertino, CA (5 days in Cupertino office)

Employment Type: W2 Contract

• Build and maintain Android automation testing frameworks for apps, SDKs, and APIs
• Develop and expand Espresso-based UI tests, including Jetpack Compose UI testing
• Design automation patterns that reduce brittleness (stable selectors, synchronization, architecture)
• Create and maintain automated suites (UI, functional, integration, regression) for CI readiness
• Debug failures efficiently (triage logs, screenshots, repro steps) and drive reliability improvements
• Partner with engineers to improve testability (hooks, IDs, test seams, debug tooling)
• Contribute to automation documentation and onboarding guides for long-term maintainability

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors in CS/SE or equivalent experience
• Strong hands-on experience building Android automation testing in production environments
• Proficiency with Espresso and experience testing Jetpack Compose UI
• Solid Kotlin (preferred) or Java coding skills (debugging, reading code, writing testable code)
• Familiarity with Gradle, Git, and CI pipelines
• Experience testing RESTful APIs and validating backend-integrated flows
• Clear communication skills (writeups, bug reports, PR reviews, technical explanations)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or extending automation frameworks (architecture patterns, utilities, libraries)
• Experience with UI Automator or Appium (as needed for system-level scenarios)
• Experience with test stabilization (flake detection, retry strategy, quarantine workflows, signal metrics)
• Experience with device/lab environments and execution at scale
• Experience with test result reporting, aggregation, and dashboards
• Familiarity with Maps/location frameworks is a plus