Controls & Automation Engineer

We are seeking a passionate and skilled Automation Engineer to join our innovative team in San Francisco. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing automated systems that enhance operational efficiency and product quality. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify automation opportunities and drive process improvements.

Join Formic as a Manufacturing Automation Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in revolutionizing the manufacturing landscape. You will leverage cutting-edge automation technologies to enhance production efficiency and ensure high-quality output. As part of our dynamic team, you will collaborate with various departments to implement innovative solutions that drive operational excellence.

Automation EngineerSan Francisco, CAOn-siteAbout UsAt Metriport, we are revolutionizing healthcare data access with our open-source data intelligence platform. Our mission is to facilitate real-time exchange of patient data for healthcare organizations. We seamlessly integrate with major US healthcare IT systems, providing access to extensive medical data for over 300 million individuals. With a proven product-market fit, we boast multi-million ARR, a diverse clientele of 100+ customers including industry leaders like Amazon, Color, and Strive Health, and backing from top-tier venture capitalists. As we prepare to scale, we are proud to have a tight-knit, high-performing team predominantly composed of former founders, including two Y Combinator alumni. Our engineering-driven culture thrives on minimal bureaucracy, high autonomy, and a focus on competence over prestige. We work hard—our founders are dedicated, often putting in six days a week at our San Francisco office—while also allowing team members the flexibility to manage their schedules. Our emphasis is on sustainable intensity and measuring output.About YouYou have a passion for automation and a relentless drive to streamline processes. When you encounter a manual task, your immediate thought is, 'How can I automate this?' At Metriport, you'll take ownership of the internal tooling that propels our operations forward. You will identify obstacles, devise solutions, and implement them proactively.You possess an entrepreneurial spirit, driving initiatives forward even when they may not be prioritized by others.Your strong interpersonal skills enable you to work effectively with stakeholders across engineering, operations, and business teams, translating their needs into actionable solutions.You are a natural problem-solver, excited by the challenge of connecting disparate services and ensuring secure, scalable solutions.Security is your top priority. Working with sensitive healthcare data, you rigorously vet third-party integrations and adhere to least-privilege principles to protect PHI.You stay informed about AI tools and leverage them to address real business challenges, exercising sound judgment in their application within an enterprise context.You prioritize effective outcomes over perfection. A functional Slack bot that saves the operations team an hour each day is more valuable than a complex solution that remains unused.What You'll Be DoingAfter familiarizing yourself with our internal tools and workflows, you'll take charge of the systems that ensure our company operates efficiently. Your contributions will directly impact our speed and effectiveness.

About the Role mercor is hiring an Automation Security Engineer in San Francisco. This role focuses on protecting digital infrastructure by building and improving automated security measures. The position involves close collaboration with teams across the company to design, implement, and refine security protocols. What You Will Do Develop and maintain automated solutions to strengthen system security Work with colleagues from different departments to identify and address security needs Continuously improve protocols to keep systems resilient against new threats

About AbridgeFounded in 2018, Abridge is dedicated to enhancing healthcare understanding through innovative AI solutions. Our platform is tailored for medical conversations, streamlining clinical documentation and allowing healthcare professionals to prioritize patient care.We offer cutting-edge technology that converts patient-clinician dialogues into structured clinical notes in real-time, seamlessly integrating with EMR systems. With our auditable AI and the unique capability to map AI-generated summaries to verified data, we build trust among healthcare providers. As trailblazers in generative AI for healthcare, we are establishing industry best practices for responsible AI deployment across health systems.Our dynamic team comprises practicing MDs, AI specialists, PhDs, creative thinkers, technologists, and engineers, all focused on empowering individuals and making healthcare more comprehensible. Our offices are located in San Francisco's Mission District, New York's SoHo, and Pittsburgh's East Liberty.The RoleIn the position of Staff IT Automation Engineer, you will take on a pivotal technical leadership role, responsible for enhancing efficiency and scalability throughout our corporate IT infrastructure and enterprise ecosystem. You will architect, develop, and maintain essential automation solutions that remove manual processes, enhance security, and elevate the global employee experience. This role demands extensive engineering expertise, a product-oriented mindset for automation, and the ability to mentor junior engineers while addressing complex integration and scaling challenges. You will collaborate closely with IT leadership, Security leadership, and departmental heads across the organization.What You'll DoSaaS Ecosystem Automation: Spearhead the design and implementation of automated workflows for provisioning, de-provisioning, and user management across key SaaS applications, including Google Workspace, Slack, GitHub, Notion, Rippling, and other core business tools.Workflow Automation: Create scalable, resilient workflow automation solutions to optimize essential business processes such as onboarding, offboarding, access requests, compliance enforcement, and self-service IT support.Asset Management Automation: Develop and implement solutions for the automated lifecycle management of various endpoints and assets, including corporate laptops, among others.

Who We Are:At Formic, we are on a transformative mission to revolutionize American manufacturing by making automation accessible to every factory. In the face of rising labor constraints, increasing costs, and heightened global competition, automation has become essential for manufacturers aiming to remain competitive.Our innovative Robotics-as-a-Service model seamlessly integrates industrial robotics, proprietary software, and comprehensive support into a single solution. By eliminating traditional barriers of cost, complexity, and risk, we empower manufacturers to implement automation swiftly, achieving significant improvements in throughput, safety, and operational efficiency without the burden of substantial upfront investments.Supported by prominent investors such as Lux Capital, Initialized Capital, Blackhorn Ventures, and Mitsubishi HC Capital North America, Formic is rapidly scaling and laying the groundwork for a new era of high-performance, Made in America production.About the Team:The Automation Engineering Team is dedicated to delivering robotics-driven automation solutions across diverse customer applications. This team collaborates cross-functionally to translate customer needs into effective deployed systems, ensuring these solutions are integrated, commissioned, and validated to function reliably within real manufacturing environments. Automation Engineering partners closely with customers, internal technical teams, and external integrators to execute deployments on time while upholding high standards of quality, safety, and repeatability.About the Role:As a Product Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing fleet-wide reliability, standardization, and system evolution across Formic’s deployed robotic automation systems. You will identify recurring field issues, assess feature requests, and translate operational feedback into robust, scalable engineering improvements.This position serves as a bridge between field performance and product-level design. You will convert real-world system data into validated enhancements, creating structured documentation and implementation-ready updates that enhance reliability, minimize repeat failures, and bolster long-term system sustainability.

About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior Automation and Tools Engineer to enhance our platform's scalability, reliability, observability, and operational excellence. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with engineers and data scientists to design, automate, and sustain the infrastructure that drives our core platform, which includes data pipelines, machine learning workloads, and real-time analytics systems.This is a hands-on, impactful position with visibility across the tech stack, providing a unique opportunity to influence the future of our infrastructure and operations.Key ResponsibilitiesCollaborate closely with Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) and developers to automate and manage datacenter and cloud-based infrastructure, focusing on build and deployment systems, as well as configuration management.Enhance system reliability and performance through automation, observability, and proactive capacity planning.Develop and configure tools for datacenter provisioning, configuration management, and observability using both standard and custom tools.Elevate developer experience by providing self-service tools.Implement and uphold monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes including Service Level Objectives (SLOs), runbooks, and on-call rotations.Foster collaboration across engineering and data science teams to cultivate a culture of performance and reliability.Maintain security, compliance, and operational readiness across our physical and cloud infrastructures.Lead post-incident reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

About Us:At Parabola, we empower teams to streamline their workflows by transforming and organizing complex data from various sources like PDFs, emails, and spreadsheets. Our innovative platform enables forward-thinking organizations to automate tedious processes that were once considered manual.Companies such as Brooklinen, On Running, and Flexport leverage Parabola to reclaim valuable time and tackle ambitious projects. From reconciling inventory across multiple third-party logistics providers to auditing invoices, and automating weekly report exports, Parabola equips teams to automate their workflows without needing extensive engineering resources.About the Role:Join our Automation Engineering team, a vital link for our most significant accounts striving to maximize the value from our product. Engaging from the sales cycle, you will work hand-in-hand with customers and Account Executives to establish success criteria and action plans that achieve value expeditiously. Through tailored training sessions, interactive workshops, and comprehensive support, you will assist customers in designing and implementing AI-driven workflows that automate intricate business processes, driving efficiency and effectiveness. You will oversee each project from initial concept to successful launch, ensuring enduring impact and value. Our team is dedicated to providing each customer with a top-notch onboarding experience and a smooth transition to our Customer Experience team.About You:You possess a genuine passion for understanding and supporting customers. You empathize with their challenges and celebrate their successes as your own. With a talent for solving complex issues, you embrace learning about customer systems, industries, and internal workflows. Your interpersonal skills enable you to build and nurture strong relationships, while your technical prowess allows you to troubleshoot APIs, query databases, engage AI models, and construct efficient Parabola flows. You excel in managing multiple projects simultaneously and are driven by a passion for success, confidently representing our company and advocating for the customers you support.What You'll Be Doing:Collaborating with customers to define success metrics and action plans.Leading hands-on workshops and training sessions.Designing and deploying automated workflows that enhance business efficiency.Ensuring a smooth onboarding experience for customers.

About Us:Parabola is an innovative workflow builder that simplifies the process of organizing and transforming complex data from various sources, including PDFs, emails, and spreadsheets. Our goal is to empower forward-thinking teams to automate tasks that they previously believed required manual intervention.Prominent companies such as Brooklinen, On Running, and Flexport rely on Parabola to save countless hours and tackle ambitious projects that once seemed unattainable. Whether it’s reconciling inventory from multiple third-party logistics providers, auditing invoices, or the repetitive task of exporting reports every week, Parabola enables teams to automate these processes without needing engineering resources.We are proudly backed by esteemed investors including OpenView Partners, Matrix Partners, and Thrive Capital.About the Role:As a pivotal member of the Automation Engineering team at Parabola, you will be instrumental in helping our largest and most strategic clients realize the full value of our offerings. Your journey will begin in the sales cycle, where you will collaborate closely with customers and Account Executives to establish success metrics and actionable plans for efficient value delivery. Through a combination of training sessions, interactive workshops, and hands-on support, you will work alongside our Mid-Market and Enterprise clientele to design and implement AI-driven workflows that automate intricate business operations and unveil new efficiencies. Your leadership will guide customers from initial design to successful execution, ensuring that each solution provides sustained impact and value, and that customers enjoy a premier onboarding experience, a smooth transition to our Customer Experience team, and a solid foundation for success with our product.About You:You are passionate about customer success. You empathize with their challenges, share in their victories, and celebrate their “ah-ha!” moments as if they were your own. Possessing a natural talent for solving complex problems, you dive deep into understanding customers’ systems, industries, and internal processes. You are equipped with both soft skills for relationship building and technical skills for troubleshooting APIs, querying databases, prompting advanced AI models, and constructing effective Parabola workflows. Your experience includes managing multiple projects simultaneously and working with Mid-Market and Enterprise clients. Above all, you are enthusiastic, confident, and personable, representing our company with pride and advocating for the customers you support.

Join Samsara as a Senior Automation Engineer specializing in Infrastructure. In this role, you will design and implement automated solutions that enhance our infrastructure capabilities. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure our systems operate efficiently and effectively.

Samsara seeks a Senior Firmware Automation Engineer based in San Francisco (SF9). This position centers on enhancing the process of developing and delivering firmware. Role overview The Senior Firmware Automation Engineer will work with teams throughout the company. The main responsibility is to design and implement automation that improves the quality of firmware releases. Collaboration Close coordination with other groups at Samsara is essential. The role requires understanding the needs of different teams and applying automation solutions that support consistent, reliable firmware delivery.

Mesh is building technology to make cryptocurrency payments practical for everyday use. The company’s orchestration engine and consumer app help unlock liquidity from tokenized assets, aiming to support global commerce. Mesh is headquartered in San Francisco and operates internationally, with backing from investors including PayPal Ventures, Paradigm, and Galaxy Ventures. Role overview The Senior QA Automation Engineer leads quality engineering across Mesh’s development lifecycle. This position designs and maintains automation frameworks, sets quality standards, and works to embed quality into every stage of product development. Collaboration is key: expect to work closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver reliable Web3 experiences. Teams span North America, Europe, and India. What you will do Design, build, and maintain end-to-end test automation frameworks using tools such as Playwright. Create test strategies that cover the full stack, including UI, APIs, smart contract interactions, and wallet flows. Develop and maintain tests for Web3 user journeys, such as wallet connections, transaction signing, contract interactions, and on-chain state checks. Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines and monitor their health over time. Use AI-driven development tools (for example, Copilot, Cursor, Claude) to accelerate test writing and framework development, and share best practices with the team. Identify gaps in test coverage, set priorities, and drive ongoing improvement. Promote a culture of quality within engineering. Stay current with new testing tools, frameworks, and developments in the Web3 space. Requirements At least 7 years of experience in QA engineering, with a strong focus on automation. Extensive hands-on experience with Playwright and/or Cypress. Familiarity with other tools such as WebdriverIO, Selenium, or Puppeteer is a plus. Proficiency in automation frameworks and quality assurance best practices (additional technical requirements were not specified in the source). Location This position is based in San Francisco, CA, and involves collaboration with Mesh’s distributed teams.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world’s most reliable driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, our focus has been on developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access and prevent the tragic loss of lives in traffic accidents. The Waymo Driver powers our completely autonomous ride-hail service and can be adapted for various vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rides successfully completed and more than 100 million miles driven autonomously on public roads, our technology is proven across more than 15 U.S. states.Our Systems Engineering team is dedicated to integrating software and hardware systems in innovative ways. We establish high-performance benchmarks to guarantee the smooth operation of our vehicles and the safety of our passengers, while also designing and executing tests to validate this performance. We are seeking motivated individuals who thrive in a collaborative environment and are passionate about achieving results.This position operates on a hybrid work schedule and reports to a Technical Lead Manager.Your Responsibilities Include:Creating software systems that expedite onboard release validation and boost developer productivity.Collaborating across front-end and back-end technologies, performing SRE duties, and delving into test platform intricacies.Assisting both internal and external clients with test engineering and embedded software development.Embracing innovative challenges that necessitate a systems-thinking approach and experimentation.Your Qualifications:A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.Over 3 years of experience in C++ programming.A strong desire and capability to acquire new skills as required.Preferred Qualifications:More than 3 years of experience with Python.Over 3 years of front-end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS, or similar.Familiarity with release management practices and tools.Experience in site reliability engineering and production monitoring.Proficiency in test development, automation, and engineering.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Automation Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automated testing frameworks and tools that ensure our software products meet the highest quality standards. Your expertise will play a critical role in enhancing our automation processes and driving efficiency across our operations.

Join Bright Machines as a Senior Automation Controls Engineer focusing on Beckhoff technologies. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing automation solutions that leverage Beckhoff's cutting-edge control systems. Your expertise will be essential in optimizing processes to enhance productivity and efficiency.

Juniper Square focuses on digitizing private markets such as commercial real estate, private equity, and venture capital. The company aims to make these sectors more accessible and transparent by building technology that improves efficiency and opens new opportunities. Teams collaborate across the USA, Canada, and several international locations, with options for remote or in-office work. Role overview The Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer works closely with product and engineering teams. This role is central to both manual and automated testing efforts, helping to ensure high product quality and a strong end user experience. What you will do Review functional specifications and technical design documents, using AI-assisted analysis to find edge cases or logical gaps early in the software development lifecycle. Work with developers to identify test cases for automation. Use AI-powered IDEs such as Cursor or Augment to quickly prototype and scaffold new test suites. Design, develop, and execute test cases for product features and backend systems. Maintain and improve automation frameworks (including Playwright and Locust) by using LLMs for code refactoring, optimizing scripts, and reducing flaky test patterns. Advise development teams on best practices, processes, and problem-solving, including ethical and effective use of AI tools in QA workflows. Generate automated test result reports and highlight potential quality risks. Identify, troubleshoot, and track issues throughout the testing process. Location This position is open to candidates based in the Americas (USA or Canada). Flexible work arrangements are available, including remote and office-based options.

Join our innovative team at mercor as a Software Engineer specializing in Automation. In this role, you will be integral to developing and implementing automated solutions that enhance our software products and improve operational efficiency. We are looking for a passionate engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment and is eager to take on challenges that push the boundaries of technology.

About Air AppsAt Air Apps, we are driven by a vision to innovate and accelerate. Founded by a family in 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, we are on a mission to revolutionize planning with our pioneering AI-powered Personal & Entrepreneurial Resource Planner (PRP). With over 100 million downloads globally, we continue to thrive as a self-funded company with offices in both Lisbon and San Francisco.Our commitment to long-term objectives inspires us to continuously challenge the norm, pushing the boundaries of AI-driven solutions that make a significant impact. In our dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to be a creative force, designing products that empower individuals worldwide.Join us as we embark on this transformative journey to redefine resource management and enhance lives in the process.The RoleAs a QA Automation Engineer at Air Apps, you will be integral in developing and sustaining automated testing frameworks and regression test suites to guarantee that our applications adhere to the highest quality benchmarks. Collaborating with developers, product managers, and QA teams, you will implement automated testing strategies, enhance test coverage, and streamline testing processes.Your efforts will directly influence the stability, performance, and reliability of our applications across both web and mobile platforms.ResponsibilitiesDesign, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for web and mobile applications.Create and execute automated regression, functional, performance, and API tests.Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for ongoing testing.Collaborate with development teams to ensure feature testability and early defect identification.Analyze test results, troubleshoot failures, and communicate issues to development teams.Enhance test coverage by pinpointing critical scenarios and edge cases.Partner with cross-functional teams to establish quality standards and best practices.Stay informed about emerging automation tools, frameworks, and testing methodologies.

Join Drivetrain, where our mission is to empower businesses to make informed decisions. Our innovative financial planning and decision-making platform enables companies to scale efficiently and meet their targets with confidence.As a remote-first organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Drivetrain was founded in 2021 by former Google employees. Our rapidly growing company is supported by prominent venture capital firms, positioning us on a path to success. Embracing Remote Work: We believe in bringing together the brightest minds, regardless of location, and we offer significant autonomy within our teams. We trust our employees to deliver their best work. Transparency Matters: With open access to the information our creators need, we foster an environment where excellence thrives. Fostering Innovation: We encourage a culture where new ideas can flourish, allowing team members to take risks, learn, and contribute to positive change. The best ideas will lead the way. Customer-Centric Approach: Our product-led growth strategy means we consistently learn from our customers to build amazing software.Role OverviewAs a Backend Engineer at Drivetrain, you will be integral to enhancing our engineering productivity through the development and maintenance of high-quality automation frameworks. Your expertise will contribute to identifying bugs, implementing effective solutions, and ensuring our systems operate seamlessly.Your skills in data structures, algorithms, and backend programming will be crucial for delivering optimal performance while maintaining exemplary code quality.