--- title: 'Senior QA Automation Engineer at CodeRoad' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-qa-automation-engineer-coderoad-latin-america-7dg4wmbby9x0' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-05' --- # Senior QA Automation Engineer at CodeRoad - **Company:** CodeRoad - **Location:** Latin America - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-11-04 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-05 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coderoad/jobs/4474013009 ## Job description Engagement Type: [Full-Time / Contractor] ## About CodeRoad CodeRoad is a technology execution partner trusted by companies across North America since 2002. We work alongside our clients to engineer, modernize, and scale the technology that powers their businesses, combining deep technical expertise, specialized teams, and shared accountability for outcomes. Our capabilities span product engineering, platform engineering, legacy modernization, and AI engineering. Our engineers, designers, delivery leaders, and technology specialists collaborate through Velocity Studios: specialized teams developed within CodeRoad to deliver complex technology initiatives. Being assigned to a project means you become part of a collaborative environment where you can strengthen your expertise, take ownership of meaningful work, and grow alongside experienced professionals. Why Build Your Career at CodeRoad? - High-Velocity Work & Client Exposure: We work close to the technology, teams, and roadmaps that move real outcomes. Direct engagement with U.S. client teams and roadmaps. - Career Continuity & Long-Term Opportunity: Your career here can outlast any single project. Continuous multi-project pipeline; long-tenure CodeRoaders. - Engineering Autonomy & Technical Mastery: We invest in the skills that shape what's next. Agentic AI tools and training, Coursera Enterprise, Studio practice labs, L1-L7 Career Framework. - High-Trust Employee Experience: You grow in an environment built on trust, transparency, and recognition. High-touch onboarding, transparent leadership communication, community recognition, psychological safety. ## Key Responsibilities - Architect and scale robust test automation frameworks for web, mobile, and API-driven distributed architectures using modern tools such as Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium. - Integrate automated quality gates into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins), driving early feedback loops and shift-left testing practices across cross-functional squads. - Drive end-to-end quality strategy and test coverage by designing detailed, risk-based test plans that validate functional correctness, microservices communication, system resilience, and edge cases. - Lead performance and API validation initiatives, executing robust contract, load, and stress testing with tools such as Postman, REST Assured, k6, or JMeter. - Champion defect prevention and engineering excellence, partnering closely with product managers and software engineers to refine user stories, define acceptance criteria, and eliminate root causes. - Mentor and elevate quality standards, guiding mid-level engineers in automation best practices, clean code principles, and exploratory testing methodologies. ## What You Bring - 5+ years of software quality engineering experience, with a proven track record of architecting, implementing, and maintaining automated testing suites in agile environments. - Advanced proficiency in modern test automation stacks, including hands-on expertise with JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or Java alongside frameworks like Playwright, Cypress, or Appium. - Deep expertise in API and backend testing, proficient in validating RESTful and GraphQL endpoints, contract testing, and analyzing asynchronous message queues or databases (SQL/NoSQL). - Strong foundation in DevOps and CI/CD practices, comfortable managing pipeline test execution, containerized test runners (Docker), and cloud test environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure). - High ownership and proactive problem-solving mindset, capable of independently managing quality lifecycles, identifying architectural bottlenecks, and navigating ambiguous technical challenges. - Exceptional professional English communication skills (C1/advanced), with the ability to articulate technical tradeoffs, collaborate directly with North American stakeholders, and advocate for quality standards. ## What You’ll Love - USA Contractor / 100% Remote - Competitive Pay (USD) - Holidays Off & Paid Time Off - Health insurance assistance program - Opportunity to work with high-growth US-based companies and cutting-edge tech stacks. Ready to Build What Actually Ships? Explore opportunities and [submit your application today!](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coderoad) ## About CodeRoad ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: CodeRoad is a next-generation technology execution partner that delivers nearshore software development, AI engineering, and digital transformation services through its Velocity-as-a-Service™ model. - **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped / internally funded – no external funding rounds publicly disclosed) - **Headquarters**: Not publicly disclosed; delivery hubs across 14 countries in Latin America with US-based leadership team. First delivery center opened in La Paz, Bolivia (2008). - **Founded**: 2002 - **Founders**: Not publicly named; leadership team includes Dennis Odishoo (CEO & Partner), Todd Workman (COO & VP of Sales), Marcelo Schenone (VP of Delivery & Engineering), and Jess Young (Director of People & Culture). ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Software engineering services, AI engineering, digital transformation consulting, nearshore outsourcing. - **Target customers**: Enterprise and mid-market companies (B2B) across luxury retail, financial services, automotive, and enterprise software. - **Mission**: “Empower organizations to accelerate technology delivery through AI-ready systems and end-to-end software solutions that foster innovation, seamless integration, and measurable business impact.” ## Products & Services - **Velocity-as-a-Service (VaaS)**: Outcome-based delivery model combining elite nearshore engineers, AI-powered development systems, and senior-led delivery pods. Measures success through execution performance and business value, not just staffing. - **AI Engineering**: AI readiness assessments, agentic workflows, production deployment of AI/ML models, and AI-native delivery – built with secure-by-design governance (SOC2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS). - **Nearshore Software Development**: Senior-led pods operating in U.S. time zones, providing full-stack, backend, frontend, mobile, DevOps, data engineering, and QA automation. - **Digital Transformation**: Modernization of legacy systems, platform migration, and strategic execution of large-scale transformation programs with embedded architects and product leaders. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Funding**: Not publicly available (no disclosed valuation or funding rounds). - **Key Metrics**: - Client satisfaction rating: 4.8/5 - Client retention: over 80% of clients stay beyond 5 years - 20+ years of SDLC execution experience - Delivery footprint across 14 Latin American countries - **Notable Clients / Partners**: Historical clients include GM, Ford, and Whirlpool (from early supply chain platform). Current clients span luxury retail, financial services, automotive, and enterprise software (specific names not disclosed). - **Growth Signals**: - 36 active job openings as of July 2026 (Senior AI Engineer, MLOps, Delivery Director, etc.) - Expanding AI engineering and agentic workflow capabilities - Nearshore 3.0 model embedding talent, product leadership, and delivery accountability ## Competitive Advantages - **Velocity-as-a-Service™ model** – moves from hiring to active production in weeks, not months, with outcome-based accountability. - **Nearshore advantage** – LATAM engineers aligned to U.S. business hours, same time zone, cultural alignment, and cost efficiency. - **Senior-led delivery pods** – experienced engineering leaders co-own delivery outcomes, not just staff augmentation. - **Secure-by-design** – SOC2, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS built into architecture from day one, eliminating costly compliance retrofits. - **Long-term partnerships** – over 80% retention for 5+ years demonstrates trust and consistent value delivery. - **AI-powered SDLC** – agentic AI embedded into workflows, multi-agent systems for automation, and real-time performance dashboards. ## Strategic Focus - Scaling the Velocity-as-a-Service model as the primary go-to-market offering. - Deepening AI engineering capabilities (agentic workflows, production AI deployments, ML pipelines). - Expanding nearshore delivery capacity across more LATAM countries while maintaining senior talent density. - Helping enterprise clients move from AI experimentation to measurable business outcomes. - Continuing to differentiate from traditional staff augmentation by embedding product leadership and delivery accountability. ## Why Work Here - **Remote-first work model** – engineers can work from home across Latin America. - **Competitive compensation**: Salaries paid in USD, plus health insurance assistance, paid vacation/holidays. - **Career growth & learning**: Quarterly bootcamps, tech summits, mentorship programs, training and educational reimbursement. - **High-impact projects**: Work on complex, real-world challenges for global industry leaders, building AI systems and modern platforms. - **Culture**: “People-first” environment with a diverse global team, emphasis on collaboration and continuous innovation. - **Senior talent density**: Opportunity to work alongside experienced engineering leaders and product managers. - **Work schedule**: Aligned to U.S. business hours, enabling close collaboration with North American teams. ## Sources 1. [coderoad.com](https://coderoad.com/) 2. [coderoad.com/about-us](https://coderoad.com/about-us) 3. [coderoad.com/careers](https://coderoad.com/careers) 4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/coderoad](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coderoad) 5. 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