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Senior Software Engineer I/II, Test Robotics

Lila Sciences· Physical Intelligence
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Cambridge, MA USA$144k - $240kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior Software Engineer focused on Verification & Validation and software quality for autonomous labs, building V&V, Hardware-in-the-Loop, and UI testing to ensure reliable software across software-to-hardware boundaries.

Responsibilities

  • Automate the test suites: fast, reliable Python automation — from pytest unit and API coverage to Playwright UI flows — wired into CI/CD (GitHub Actions).
  • Validate against hardware: Hardware-in-the-Loop tests that exercise platform software against real and simulated robotics hardware, integrated with simulation and digital-twin systems.
  • Own V&V and test planning: verification & validation processes and test plans that map requirements to coverage across the software-to-hardware boundary.
  • Test the interfaces scientists use: UI testing for the internal dashboards and orchestration UIs that drive the factory.
  • Tame nondeterminism: regression and reliability testing that isolates flakiness and keeps signal high as the platform grows.
  • Manage test data: fixtures that make results reproducible and failures diagnosable.

Qualifications

  • Test/QA automation depth: 4–8 years in software test or QA automation for complex, integrated systems.
  • Automation in Python: hands-on with pytest and a modern UI framework (Playwright); front-end unit testing (Vitest/Jest) a plus.
  • V&V and test strategy: defining test plans and V&V processes, and reasoning about what to test at which layer.
  • CI/CD integration: embedding tests into pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar) and keeping them fast and stable.
  • Integration & HIL mindset: testing across service, UI, and hardware boundaries, including nondeterministic behavior.
  • Cross-functional communication: working alongside platform and simulation engineers and communicating risk clearly.

Skills

Required:Python automationPlaywrightpytestCI/CD

Benefits

  • We offer comprehensive benefits for U.S. employees including medical, dental, and vision; employer-paid life and disability insurance; flexible time off with holidays; paid parental leave; educational assistance; commuter benefits including bike share memberships; company-subsidized lunch program.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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