The Opportunity

Are you passionate about crafting products that users and team members love to engage with? We're seeking an individual who is enthusiastic about the power of voice and eager to redefine communication, collaboration, and idea sharing with our AI-powered collaborative note-taking app. As our core product gains rapid adoption, this role will play a pivotal part in enhancing how people and teams communicate. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, and agile startup environment and is committed to delivering high-quality product experiences.

Your Impact

Build and scale Android automation framework from scratch using Kotlin and Espresso
Maintain and expand iOS automation suite using XCUITest and Swift
Define and drive mobile automation strategy and best practices
Improve test coverage, reliability and execution speed
Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines to enable faster and safer releases
Partner with engineering, product and QA teams to deliver high-quality user experiences
Identify gaps in testing and proactively improve quality processes
Debug and resolve flaky tests and automation failures at scale
Evaluate tools and introduce new automation innovations (AI, intelligent testing)

We’re Looking for Someone Who

5+ years of experience as an SDET or Software Engineer in mobile (Android-focused) environments
Experience building scalable Android automation frameworks from scratch
Strong experience with Espresso and/or UIAutomator using Kotlin
Experience writing, executing and maintaining automated test suites
Experience building reusable test frameworks, tools and utilities
Experience with unit, integration and end-to-end testing of Android applications
Experience testing complex user workflows and edge cases
Experience supporting automation for large-scale mobile applications
Preferred experience with Jetpack Compose testing
Nice to have experience with real-time / streaming applications
Nice to have cross-platform exposure (iOS – XCUITest)
Strong understanding of Android architecture (MVVM, Jetpack, lifecycle)
Understanding of mobile app performance, reliability and edge cases
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions or similar)
Experience integrating automation into release workflows
Experience debugging flaky tests and improving stability
Familiarity with device farms (Firebase Test Lab, AWS Device Farm, Sauce Labs)
Understanding of QA methodologies for mobile releases
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
Ownership mindset with end-to-end quality responsibility
Ability to collaborate across engineering, product and manual QA teams
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Nice to have experience testing AI/ML-based features

Bonus Points

Debugging flaky tests at scale
API + backend validation for mobile flows
Performance testing basics
Experience with AI-driven test optimization

About Otter.ai

We are in the business of shaping the future of work. Our mission is to make conversations more valuable.

With over 1B meetings transcribed, Otter.ai is the world’s leading tool for meeting transcription, summarization, and collaboration. Using artificial intelligence, Otter generates real-time automated meeting notes, summaries, and other insights from in-person and virtual meetings - turning meetings into accessible, collaborative, and actionable data that can be shared across teams and organizations. The company is backed by early investors in Google, DeepMind, Zoom, and Tesla.

Otter.ai is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants throughout the hiring process.

Accessibility & Accommodations

Otter.ai is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our hiring process. If you need assistance or an accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please contact hr@otter.ai at least 3 business days before your interview.

*Otter.ai does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies without a written agreement in place for permanent placements. Any resume or other candidate information submitted outside of established candidate submission guidelines (including through our website or via email to any Otter.ai employee) and without a written agreement otherwise will be deemed to be our sole property, and no fee will be paid should we hire the candidate.

Salary range

Salary Range: $140,000 to $175,000 USD per year.

This salary range represents the low and high end of the estimated salary range for this position. The actual base salary offered for the role is dependent on several factors. Our base salary is just one component of a comprehensive total rewards package.

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