Automation Engineer

Level
Austin, TX
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience building CI/CD pipelines and automated test frameworks.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years in CI/CD and a background in creating test frameworks from scratch
    — “5+ years in Automation and CI/CD pipelines
  • Individuals who have designed migration strategies with rollback capabilities
    — “Experience designing migration strategies with automated validation and rollback

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in building test frameworks from scratch in your resume and interviews
    — “Proven experience building automated test frameworks from scratch
  • Emphasize your Git expertise, as it is explicitly called out as a key requirement
    — “Expert in Git
  • Demonstrate your ability to reduce risk in deployment workflows with concrete examples
    — “Every pipeline you engineer gives dozens of developers the confidence to ship quality at speed
  • Showcase your scripting skills in C#, PowerShell, or Bash on your resume
    — “Proficiency in C#, or similar languages with solid scripting skills
  • Mention any prior experience with game industry testing workflows as a differentiator
    — “Game industry QA or test automation experience
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid

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What success looks like

  • Build automated test frameworks
  • Design migration strategies
Typical background
Automation and CI/CD pipelinesScripting

Skills & requirements

Required

AutomationCI/CDGit InfrastructureTesting FrameworksScriptingBuild Pipelines

Preferred

Game Industry QAVisual Regression TestingPerformance TestingDatabase MigrationsContent Pipeline Validation

Stack & domain

C#PowershellBashGitGithub ActionsAutomation PipelinesBuild PipelineDelivery PipelineTooling PipelinesDatabase MigrationsSchema VersioningContent Pipeline ValidationCommunicationAutomationCI/CDTestingValidationDeployment

About the role

Original posting from Level via Ashby

AUTOMATION ENGINEER

Level is a learning technology company dedicated to helping students build real academic and life skills with confidence and joy. We combine proven curriculum principles with world class interactive design to make meaningful practice something students want to come back to, not something they struggle through.

We support what teachers, schools, and parents are already doing by increasing student engagement with high quality, standards aligned practice that reinforces classroom learning. That’s why we’re building:

For students: Rewarding and motivating learning experiences that meet students where they are to build real academic proficiency.

For educators: Tools that fit naturally into instruction and help students stay engaged while reducing teacher workload.

For parents: Activities that help your kid catch up or get ahead, build confidence, and minimize homework battles, whether learning at school or at home.

We are committed to helping every person maximize their potential and live a life of meaning. It’s a difficult problem that requires brilliant people and tremendous effort over time.

Level is seeking an Automation Engineer. You'll build the safety net that lets our entire team move fast without breaking things; from automated test suites to migration validation frameworks. Every pipeline you engineer gives dozens of developers the confidence to ship quality at speed.

What you'll own:

  • Git infrastructure
  • Github Actions pipelines, policies and standards
  • Automation pipelines, workflows, triggers and reporting
  • Build pipeline, delivery pipeline and tooling pipelines

What we're looking for:

  • 5+ years in Automation and CI/CD pipelines
  • Proven experience building automated test frameworks from scratch
  • Proficiency in C#, or similar languages with solid scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash)
  • Strong understanding testing, validation and deployment strategies
  • Expert in Git
  • Experience designing migration strategies with automated validation and rollback

Bonus points:

  • Game industry QA or test automation experience
  • Visual or rendering regression testing experience
  • Performance and load testing automation
  • Familiarity with Godot, Unreal, or Unity testing workflows
  • Experience with database migrations, schema versioning, or content pipeline validation

Source: Level careers (Ashby)

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