Software QA Automation Lead, SDET Engineer
Our client is a leading semiconductor design company seeking an experienced Software QA Automation Lead.
Reporting to the Software Engineering Director, you will help build sophisticated Python and TypeScript frameworks for validating non-deterministic AI behaviours, complex RAG pipelines, clusters of coordinating agents, and their deployment into cutting-edge cloud environments and secure, on-premise data centres.
Job Responsibilities
Lead QA Strategy: Design and execute a comprehensive automation roadmap for agentic AI systems, focusing on reliability, safety, and performance across the semiconductor design lifecycle.
Architect Evaluation Frameworks: Build LLM-native automated testing suites to benchmark agent reasoning, planning, and self-correction loops.
Full-Stack Automation: Develop robust test infrastructure using Python (core logic/agent interaction) and TypeScript (UI/UX and integration layers).
Hybrid Environment Validation: Ensure seamless performance and security across modern Cloud (AWS/Azure) and air-gapped On-Premise deployments.
Observability & Monitoring: Implement advanced logging and tracing to detect agent drift and hallucinations in production-grade EDA workflows.
Collaborative Leadership: Work closely with ML scientists and software engineers to integrate continuous evaluation into the CI/CD pipeline.
Job Qualifications
Experience: 8+ years in Software QA/Automation, with at least 2+ years in a lead or architect capacity.
Technical Proficiency: Expert-level Python and TypeScript, comfortable building complex automation frameworks from the ground up.
Infrastructure Knowledge: Deep experience with Cloud-native architectures (Kubernetes, Docker) and understanding of constraints of on-premise enterprise environments.
QA Fundamentals: Mastery of system-level testing, regression testing for distributed systems, and performance/load testing.
Education: BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
Skills of Interest
Agentic AI Testing: Experience testing frameworks like LangGraph, CrewAI, or LangChain; familiarity with evaluating ReAct patterns and tool-calling reliability.
RAG & Data Evaluation: Understanding of how to validate RAG pipelines, including retrieval accuracy, grounding techniques, and context-engineering effectiveness.
AI-Assisted QA: Interest in using AI tools to generate test cases, analyze failure logs, and predict potential regressions in silicon design artifacts.
EDA Awareness: Passion for semiconductor verification and interest in how AI can solve the verification bottleneck in chip design.
Eligibility
Applicants must be EU, UK citizens, or holders of a Stamp 4 visa.
The client is not able to provide sponsorship.
The role will be based 4 days onsite at the Cork office.
Benefits
Competitive salary
25 days holiday per year
Private medical and dental plans, income protection and life insurance
Group personal pension plan
Cycle-to-work scheme and gym subsidy
5 days paid time to volunteer
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Opportunity to work for a Great Place to Work© & Fortune 100 organization
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