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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 35 days Motional's roles stay open a median of 66 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Motional's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Motional
- high 63 stale, 1 reposted of 74 open
- Hiring momentum
- 107 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-08
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Motional's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Motional.
About this role
As a Senior QA Automation Test Engineer at Motional, you will design, develop, and execute automation frameworks for the fleet operations platform of their self-driving technology. Your role involves leading integration testing, mentoring junior engineers, and establishing quality gates within CI/CD pipelines to ensure the reliability of the system. You will also adapt automation strategies in response to evolving platform requirements and may support after-hours validation activities as needed.
- benefits
- 3/5
- 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 Motional as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
- 5+ years of experience in software QA or test automation, with a strong emphasis on backend and API testing
- Hands-on proficiency in Python and Go for backend test automation, and JavaScript for frontend automation
- Demonstrated experience designing and building automation frameworks from the ground up for complex, distributed systems
- Experience with REST/gRPC API testing, service integration validation, and data pipeline verification
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated quality gates for production-grade software releases
Nice to have
- Experience with autonomous vehicle fleet monitoring, dispatching, or fleet management systems
- Experience with Uber API or similar ride-hail/transportation platform integration testing
- Familiarity with cloud telemetry systems or AV data pipelines
- Experience in a cross-site or global engineering organization
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
What you get
- Medical, dental, vision
- 401k with a company match
- Health saving accounts
- Life insurance
- Pet insurance
- Additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity
Worth weighing
- No specific salary details provided beyond a range
- Role involves after-hours support which may affect work-life balance
- Position requires adapting to evolving platform requirements and architectural shifts
- Mentorship responsibilities may require additional time commitment
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Listed by Motional on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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