Mobile Apps QE Senior Automation Engineer (Appium Mandatory)

Englewood Cliffs, NJ, US • Posted 17 hours ago • Updated 17 hours ago
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  • Appium

Summary

Title: Mobile Apps QE Senior Automation Engineer (Appium Mandatory) Location: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (Hybrid)
Role Objective
We are looking for a highly hands-on Mobile Automation Engineer with strong real-world experience building and maintaining Appium-based automation frameworks for iOS and Android applications.
This role is 70 80% hands-on automation coding.
Mandatory Core Requirements (Non-Negotiable) 1. Strong Hands-On Mobile Automation (Appium Mandatory)
Candidate must have:
  • 3+ years of hands-on Appium automation
  • Built or significantly contributed to a mobile automation framework
  • Automated native or hybrid apps on iOS and Android
  • Experience running automation on real devices and/or device farms
  • Debugged flaky mobile tests and improved stability
Must clearly explain:
  • How framework was structured
  • How drivers were initialized
  • How locators were handled (XPath, accessibility id, etc.)
  • How parallel execution was achieved
  • How failures were handled
2. Strong Programming Skills
  • Proficient in Java (mandatory)
  • Experience using TestNG or JUnit
  • Understanding of object-oriented design
  • Experience implementing Page Object Model or similar design pattern
Candidate must be able to:
  • Write automation code live if required
  • Explain framework design decisions
3. Real Project-Level Mobile Testing Experience
Must have tested:
  • Native mobile apps (iOS and Android)
  • API-integrated mobile features
  • End-to-end user journeys
Experience in:
  • Handling dynamic elements
  • Synchronization issues
  • Handling network delays
  • Validating mobile-specific behavior (gestures, scroll, swipe)
4. CI/CD Integration Experience
Hands-on experience integrating mobile automation into:
  • Jenkins or similar CI tool
  • Git-based version control
  • Nightly regression execution
Must explain:
  • How automation was triggered
  • How reports were generated
  • How failures were analyzed
Good to Have (Secondary Not Primary Focus)
  • Performance testing exposure
  • Charles / Fiddler debugging
  • SQL basics
  • API automation exposure
  • Agile environment experience
What We Are NOT Evaluating Primarily
The following are NOT core selection criteria:
  • Coaching / mentoring
  • KPI reporting
  • Knowledge management
  • Test plan documentation leadership
  • Offshore coordination
  • Security testing certifications
  • Process-heavy QA management
These are secondary and will not compensate for weak Appium expertise.
Experience Required
  • 5+ years overall QE experience
  • Minimum 3+ years deep hands-on Appium mobile automation
  • Experience working on production-grade mobile applications
What a Strong Candidate Should Demonstrate in following area:
  • Clear know-how on:
  • Complete Appium setup flow
  • How tests are structured
  • How test data is managed
  • How parallel execution is handled
  • Candidate has debugged real production mobile issues.
  • Candidate understands:
  • Difference between mobile web vs native automation
  • Android vs iOS automation differences
  • Real device vs emulator challenges
  • Candidate speaks from real implementation experience not theoretical knowledge.
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  • Dice Id: 90942645
  • Position Id: 8939110
  • Posted 17 hours ago
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