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Working alongside our QA AI Automation Staff Engineer, who defines the frameworks, standards and metrics, you will be the person who builds, extends and runs them inside product teams. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role. You will write and maintain automated tests across API, UI, integration and regression layers, plug them into CI/CD pipelines, and put AI-assisted testing techniques into daily practice. You will work embedded with developers, product owners and DevOps so that quality is built in from the first story, not inspected at the end. You will help Nextlane move from fragmented, manual-heavy testing toward a consistent, automated and measurable quality practice across a unified, platform-led product organization.\nTest Automation Delivery\nDesign, develop and maintain automated tests across API, UI, integration, regression and data layers, following the QA automation strategy and defined standards.\n\nTranslate user stories and acceptance criteria into test cases and automated scenarios from the beginning of each sprint, working closely with developers and Product Owners.\n\nEnhance shared automation frameworks by creating reusable components, utilities, fixtures and test data builders that can be leveraged across teams.\n\nConvert manual regression test suites into automated tests, focusing first on the highest-risk and most frequently executed workflows.\n\nEnsure automation suites remain fast, stable and reliable by identifying flaky tests, addressing root causes and eliminating redundant coverage.\n\nAI-Assisted 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