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About the Role

The Platform Engineer, Test at inKind is responsible for owning and evolving the testing platform that underpins the quality and velocity of every product we ship. This role ensures engineering teams can move quickly and confidently through reliable automated testing infrastructure for web, mobile, and backend services. It is a hands-on role with significant ownership, focused on designing and building frameworks, harnesses, and CI/CD systems. The engineer will help define testing standards and partner with software engineers to improve application testability. The role enables autonomous pods to deliver high-quality software independently by providing scalable tooling, standards, and infrastructure. Success is measured by the platform's quality and the confidence with which engineering teams can operate.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve inKind's web and mobile testing platforms, including framework selection, architecture, and long-term direction.
• Design and maintain automation frameworks using industry-standard tooling.
• Build and maintain harnesses for unit, integration, and UI testing.
• Establish reusable testing patterns for consistent adoption across pods.
• Partner with engineering teams to improve testability and reduce development friction.
• Help define testing standards and best practices that scale across multiple product teams.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines that execute tests reliably and surface failures clearly.
• Build guardrails such as coverage requirements, quality gates, and automated checks.
• Continuously improve pipeline performance, reliability, and developer feedback loops.
• Own the operational health of testing infrastructure, including reliability, scalability, and cost management.
• Reduce friction for engineers by improving tooling, documentation, and onboarding experiences.
• Partner closely with software engineers to design testable systems and features.
• Work alongside quality engineers to align automation strategies with exploratory and manual testing efforts.
• Support engineering pods in adopting testing best practices and platform capabilities.
• Mentor engineers on testing patterns, framework usage, and quality engineering fundamentals.
• Contribute to engineering standards that improve consistency across teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building web and/or mobile testing platforms used by engineers.
• 5+ years of experience writing unit, integration, and UI tests across the testing pyramid.
• 3+ years of experience building and maintaining CI/CD solutions that enforce engineering quality standards.
• Experience working closely with software engineers to design testable systems and features.
• Deep knowledge of testing frameworks such as Appium, XCUI, Espresso, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a practical approach to technical challenges.
• Passion for engineering quality and a track record of improving developer workflows.
• Experience supporting multiple product teams or pods through shared platform ownership.
• Experience scaling testing infrastructure during periods of rapid company growth.
• Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or Azure environments.
• Experience with containerized testing environments and CI/CD optimization.
• Experience with mobile device farms, test parallelization, or cross-platform test orchestration.
• Exposure to AI-powered testing tools and automation techniques.
• Experience working within a Rails-based application ecosystem.

Skills

• Appium
• XCUI
• Espresso
• Selenium
• Playwright
• Cypress
• AWS
• GCP
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Unit Testing
• Integration Testing
• UI Testing

Location

• Austin

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5+ years of experience building web and/or mobile testing platforms
• 5+ years of experience writing unit, integration, and UI tests
• 3+ years of experience building and maintaining CI/CD solutions

Salary/Compensations

• $150,000 - $160,000

About the Company

• inKind connects passionate diners with exceptional restaurants across the country.
• inKind partners with thousands of restaurants and has millions of users who want to discover great places, dine confidently, and earn meaningful rewards.
• Through the inKind app, guests earn 20% back every time they dine, turning everyday meals into something more rewarding.
• From celebrated restaurant groups like José Andres and Michael Mina to beloved neighborhood favorites, inKind helps diners explore the best restaurants in town while supporting the restaurants and chefs who shape how their cities eat.
• Rooted in hospitality and built on a win-win philosophy, inKind exists to help great restaurants thrive while inspiring guests to dine out more often.
• Every meal creates value on both sides of the table, empowering diners to savor more while strengthening the restaurant community.

Equal Opportunity

• inKind is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• We believe that diversity is vital to inKind's ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment.
• Your race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status, veteran status, or any other protected category have no bearing on our hiring decisions.