SPAN

Staff Automation Engineer

San Francisco · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 53 days ago

TypeScriptRustC++PostgreSQLAnsibleCI/CDgRPCCadenceEmbedded SystemsHardware DesignTest AutomationManual TestingLeadershipCommunicationRenewable Energy

About the role

As a Staff Automation Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our products through a combination of automated and manual testing methodologies.
This is a high impact role that will work closely with SPAN's internal Software, Device Software, Hardware Engineering, Systems, and QA teams.
As a Staff Automation Engineer, you will be expected to:

Co-design test automation infrastructure with Systems and Test Infrastructure. Automation provides the platform and drivers; partner teams write the tests.
Help manage and grow a fleet of 50+ hardware test rigs across offices.
⚡ Strong focus on team building and company culture: Employee Resource Groups, monthly social events, SPANcakes recognition breakfast, lunch, and learns
We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

Demonstrable proficiency building reliable tools and services in Python.
Experience with hardware-adjacent software: software that controls, monitors, or ingests data from physical devices or instruments.
Experience owning internal platform infrastructure where your users are other engineers and your systems are in the critical path.
Experience operating CI/CD infrastructure, particularly pipelines that run on physical hardware.
Experience managing fleets of physical test cells or lab infrastructure (Ansible, AWX, or similar).
Experience with embedded systems or firmware testing (CAN bus, SWD debugging, firmware update flows).
Experience with time-series data: ingestion, storage, and querying of telemetry.
Experience with PostgreSQL, S3/AWS.

We would love to hire someone who has:
Experience working in a startup environment.
Experience working in the renewable energy industry.
Experience with Ansible or similar configuration management for physical infrastructure.
Experience with or preference for a rapid or continuous release cadence

instrument driver library, sequence engine, and the gRPC services that tie rigs together.
Test execution framework: instrument driver library, sequence engine, and the gRPC services that tie rigs together.

⚡ Competitive compensation + equity grants at a well-funded, venture-backed company

⚡ Competitive compensation + equity grants at a well-funded, venture-backed company
100% employee premiums for base plans on medical, dental, vision with options for additional coverage.
Parental leave up to twenty four (24) weeks depending on eligibility
⚡ Flexible hours, one holiday per month, and flexible time off

Employee Resource Groups, monthly social events, SPANcakes recognition breakfast, lunch, and learns
Interested in joining our team?
Apply today and we'll be in touch with the next steps!
SPAN is enabling electrification for all ⚡
WE ARE A MISSION-DRIVEN COMPANY DESIGNING, BUILDING, AND DEPLOYING PRODUCTS THAT ELECTRIFY THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS, AND SLOW THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Decarbonization is the process to reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, from entering our atmosphere.
Electrification is the process of replacing fossil fuel appliances that run on gas or oil with all-electric upgrades for a cleaner way to power our lives.
Enabling homes and vehicles powered by clean energy
Making electrification upgrades possible
Building more resilient homes with reliable backup
Designing a flexible and distributed electrical grid
Headquartered in San Francisco's vibrant SoMa neighborhood, we are an eclectic group of creative thinkers who value open communication, teamwork, and a 'make it happen' approach to addressing complex challenges.

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