Lead Test Engineer - Scenario Coverage & Evaluation Datasets
Avride · Austin, Texas
Posted 28 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 28 days Avride's roles stay open a median of 27 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Avride's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Avride
- high 28 stale, 0 reposted of 64 open
- Hiring momentum
- 78 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Avride's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Avride.
About this role
As a Lead Test Engineer at Avride, you will be responsible for owning the evaluation dataset and coverage model for the autonomous driving technology. Your role involves identifying gaps in test coverage, utilizing data-driven methods to ensure comprehensive scenario representation, and leading the QA team in refining testing processes. You will also collaborate closely with engineering and analytics teams to enhance tooling and reporting for release decisions.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Avride as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years in software testing or test engineering
- 2+ years owning the test strategy for a full system
- Ability to discuss coverage as a first-class problem
- Hands-on experience with SQL and Python for data manipulation
- Fluent use of LLMs for various tasks
- Strong written communication skills
Nice to have
- Experience hiring QA engineers
- Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or safety-critical domains
- Familiarity with scenario-based testing frameworks
- Experience with data mining or data-selection loops
- Experience specifying internal tooling and collaborating with platform teams
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- No relocation or remote work options available
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- The role involves significant leadership and process-building responsibilities
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Listed by Avride on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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