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Lila Sciences

Robot type
Industrial Automation
Location
CambridgeMassachusettsUSA
Job type
Software
Posted
Aug 10, 2026
Salary
$144,000–$240,000 a year
Full-time

Senior Software Engineer I/II, Test Robotics

Job description

LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy. Learn more at www.lila.ai.

Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.

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Job requirements

  • 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.

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