AI Automation Engineer

Experience: 26 Years

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Work Mode: Work From Office (WFO)

Employment Type: Direct Contract-to-Hire

HiLabs is a US-based healthcare technology company leveraging AI to improve healthcare data quality. Its flagship platform, MCheck, helps address complex data quality challenges in the US healthcare ecosystem.

We are looking for a hands-on AI Automation Engineer with strong Python programming skills and a passion for test automation, intelligent automation, and problem-solving. The ideal candidate should be comfortable building automation solutions, validating application and backend data, and using AI-powered tools to improve testing efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain reusable automation scripts and frameworks using Python.
- Build and enhance UI automation using Playwright or similar automation tools.
- Develop automated tests for application functionality, APIs, and backend data validation.
- Write SQL queries to validate data accuracy, integrity, transformations, and business rules.
- Perform functional, regression, integration, and API testing.
- Identify, debug, and troubleshoot automation failures, application defects, and data discrepancies.
- Use AI-powered tools such as ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, or similar solutions to accelerate test development and debugging.
- Evaluate AI-generated scripts and test cases, ensuring correctness, reliability, and maintainability.
- Integrate automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines and generate meaningful test reports.
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams to understand requirements and identify high-risk scenarios.
- Take ownership of assigned tasks, proactively resolve blockers, and deliver practical automation solutions within timelines.
- Quickly learn and adapt to new technologies, frameworks, and tools as project needs evolve.

Required Skills and Qualifications





- 2 to 6 years of experience in software development, test automation, QA automation, or a related engineering role.
- Strong hands-on programming skills in Python.
- Experience with test automation frameworks and writing maintainable, reusable code.
- Working knowledge of Playwright or a willingness to demonstrate strong automation fundamentals and learn it quickly.
- Good understanding of SQL, joins, aggregations, subqueries, and database validation.
- Understanding of REST APIs, HTTP methods, status codes, authentication, and request/response validation.
- Experience with debugging, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting technical issues.
- Familiarity with Git and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or equivalent.
- Exposure to AI-assisted coding, test generation, or debugging tools is an advantage.
- Strong analytical thinking, ownership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- A proactive attitude and willingness to work in a fast-paced, evolving product environment.

Good to Have

- Experience with JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Experience building automation frameworks from scratch.
- Exposure to data engineering, ETL testing, data pipelines, or large-scale data validation.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, Docker, or other modern development tools.
- Exposure to testing AI/ML-powered applications or LLM-based systems.

What We Are Looking For We value strong fundamentals, practical problem-solving, and the ability to learn quickly. Candidates should be comfortable experimenting with new tools, building quick proofs of concept, and taking end-to-end ownership rather than relying only on predefined instructions.

Work Location and Employment

- Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Work Arrangement: Work From Office
- Employment Type: Direct Contract-to-Hire
- Candidates must be comfortable working from the Bengaluru office.

HiLabs is an equal prospect employer. We value diverse perspectives and are committed to building an inclusive workplace.

📌 AI Automation Engineer - Contract To Hire (Bengaluru)
🏢 HiLabs
📍 Bengaluru