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INTRODUCTION
Brain Corp is a San Diego, California, USA-based AI company creating transformative core technology for the robotics industry. Our purpose is to create autonomous technology that helps the real world work better. Brain's robotic and AI solutions help retailers ensure that the right product is on the right shelf at the right price, in a clean environment. Through the BrainOS® Robotics Platform, which powers the largest global fleet of the Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) in operation in commercial public spaces, Brain Corp delivers insightful and efficient automated solutions in both commercial floor cleaning and inventory management, empowering organizations and their employees to achieve more. Brain Corp currently powers more than 30,000 AMRs, representing the largest fleet of its kind in the world. Brain Corp is funded by the SoftBank Vision Fund, Clearbridge, and Qualcomm Ventures.
Named a top workplace by the San Diego Union Tribune and USA Today in 2025, we make life-changing impacts through innovation, helping workers globally unlock their abilities in orchestration with intelligent machines.
Position Overview:
The Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (Sr. SDET) is a software engineer responsible for designing and implementing automated validation systems that ensure the reliability and quality of software applications and services.
Working closely with product developers, platform engineers, and quality teams, the Senior SDET builds automation frameworks, validation tools, and testing strategies that support reliable releases across web applications, cloud services, mobile platforms, and supporting data systems.
Unlike traditional QA roles, the Senior SDET contributes code alongside development teams and plays a key role in improving testing practices, automation coverage, and CI/CD workflows. This role also provides technical guidance to other engineers and helps drive improvements in quality engineering practices across the team.
Essential Job Functions:
Automation Development & Test Engineering:
- Design and implement automated testing solutions for web applications, APIs, backend services, and supporting systems.
- Develop and maintain test automation frameworks and validation tools using Python in Linux-based environments.
- Create automated tests for functional, integration, and regression validation of software systems.
- Define and implement testing strategies for features and services within a product area.
- Contribute to the improvement of automation frameworks, testing infrastructure, and engineering tooling.
Simulation-Based Validation:
- Develop complex simulation scenarios that replicate real-world environments and edge cases to support system validation and regression testing.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate simulation-based testing using tools such as NVIDIA Isaac Sim into automated testing workflows.
CI/CD & Engineering Workflow Integration:
- Integrate automated validation into CI/CD pipelines to support reliable and efficient release processes.
- Collaborate with product developers to ensure systems are testable, observable, and reliable.
- Participate in architecture discussions and design reviews to ensure new systems can be effectively validated.
Quality Insights & Reporting:
- Investigate complex test failures, analyze system behavior, and support root cause analysis with engineering teams.
- Develop and maintain quality dashboards and reporting tools that provide insight into product health and system reliability.
- Help ensure traceability between requirements, implementation, and validation activities.
Engineering Documentation & Collaboration:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure clear requirements, acceptance criteria, and validation strategies.
- Document validation approaches, testing strategies, and key findings to support engineering teams and product development.
AI-Assisted Development & Testing:
- Apply Generative AI (GenAI) tools to improve software development workflows, test generation, debugging, and engineering productivity.
- Contribute to efforts that incorporate GenAI capabilities into development or product features where applicable.
Technical Leadership & Mentorship:
- Mentor SDET I and SDET II engineers on automation practices, debugging, and software engineering techniques.
- Provide technical guidance to team members and help promote modern quality engineering practices across the team.
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of professional experience developing software, test automation, or validation tooling for production software systems.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement automated testing solutions using Python within Linux-based development environments.
- Hands-on experience developing or improving test automation frameworks and validation tooling used to validate application or service behavior.
- Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, including designing and implementing unit, integration, and system-level testing strategies.
- Practical experience validating web applications, APIs, and distributed services, including identifying integration issues and supporting root cause analysis.
- Demonstrated experience integrating automated validation into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery and reliable release workflows.
- Proficiency using Git-based version control workflows and collaborating through issue tracking systems such as Jira or similar platforms.
- Experience working across the full software development lifecycle within Agile development environments, collaborating closely with developers and product teams.
- Strong debugging and analytical skills, including the ability to investigate complex failures and identify root causes in distributed systems.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical documentation skills.
Preferred Experience:
- Hands-on experience developing automated tests using modern web automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
- Practical experience validating cloud-hosted services or applications deployed on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Working knowledge of containerized development environments, including running applications or automated tests using Docker.
- Experience validating data pipelines or data platforms, including validating structured data used by services or analytics workflows.
- Experience using observability or monitoring platforms (e.g., logs, metrics, tracing) to troubleshoot failures and analyze system behavior.
- Demonstrated use of Generative AI tools to improve development or testing workflows, such as generating test cases, debugging assistance, or documentation.
- Experience developing or executing simulation-based validation scenarios in virtual environments to support system-level testing.
Things that make a difference:
- Master's degree in Computer Science, CE, EE.
- Experience validating machine learning systems or ML-enabled applications, including model inference services, training data pipelines, or model output validation.
- Experience with NVIDIA Isaac Sim or similar robotics simulation platforms.
- Experience working in environments that combine cloud services, mobile applications, and data platforms.
- Experience in mobile robotics or industrial automation is a plus.
- Experience with common sensors used in robotics, including cameras (RGB and Depth), LIDARs, IMUs and Sonars is a plus.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The physical activity of this position includes, kneeling; reaching; pushing; pulling; sitting, standing and walking for periods of time; using hands to finger and grasp; repetitive motion; talking and hearing; close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines; use of measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes; push or pull up to 20 pounds.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. Employees are exposed to the typical office environment with computers, printers and telephones.
Salary Range:
The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in San Diego, California is $111,449 to $136,215. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc. Brain Corp is a multi-state employer and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

INTRODUCTION
Brain Corp is a San Diego, California, USA-based AI company creating transformative core technology for the robotics industry. Our purpose is to create autonomous technology that helps the real world work better. Brain's robotic and AI solutions help retailers ensure that the right product is on the right shelf at the right price, in a clean environment. Through the BrainOS® Robotics Platform, which powers the largest global fleet of the Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) in operation in commercial public spaces, Brain Corp delivers insightful and efficient automated solutions in both commercial floor cleaning and inventory management, empowering organizations and their employees to achieve more. Brain Corp currently powers more than 30,000 AMRs, representing the largest fleet of its kind in the world. Brain Corp is funded by the SoftBank Vision Fund, Clearbridge, and Qualcomm Ventures.
Named a top workplace by the San Diego Union Tribune and USA Today in 2025, we make life-changing impacts through innovation, helping workers globally unlock their abilities in orchestration with intelligent machines.
Position Overview:
The Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (Sr. SDET) is a software engineer responsible for designing and implementing automated validation systems that ensure the reliability and quality of software applications and services.
Working closely with product developers, platform engineers, and quality teams, the Senior SDET builds automation frameworks, validation tools, and testing strategies that support reliable releases across web applications, cloud services, mobile platforms, and supporting data systems.
Unlike traditional QA roles, the Senior SDET contributes code alongside development teams and plays a key role in improving testing practices, automation coverage, and CI/CD workflows. This role also provides technical guidance to other engineers and helps drive improvements in quality engineering practices across the team.
Essential Job Functions:
Automation Development & Test Engineering:
- Design and implement automated testing solutions for web applications, APIs, backend services, and supporting systems.
- Develop and maintain test automation frameworks and validation tools using Python in Linux-based environments.
- Create automated tests for functional, integration, and regression validation of software systems.
- Define and implement testing strategies for features and services within a product area.
- Contribute to the improvement of automation frameworks, testing infrastructure, and engineering tooling.
Simulation-Based Validation:
- Develop complex simulation scenarios that replicate real-world environments and edge cases to support system validation and regression testing.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate simulation-based testing using tools such as NVIDIA Isaac Sim into automated testing workflows.
CI/CD & Engineering Workflow Integration:
- Integrate automated validation into CI/CD pipelines to support reliable and efficient release processes.
- Collaborate with product developers to ensure systems are testable, observable, and reliable.
- Participate in architecture discussions and design reviews to ensure new systems can be effectively validated.
Quality Insights & Reporting:
- Investigate complex test failures, analyze system behavior, and support root cause analysis with engineering teams.
- Develop and maintain quality dashboards and reporting tools that provide insight into product health and system reliability.
- Help ensure traceability between requirements, implementation, and validation activities.
Engineering Documentation & Collaboration:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure clear requirements, acceptance criteria, and validation strategies.
- Document validation approaches, testing strategies, and key findings to support engineering teams and product development.
AI-Assisted Development & Testing:
- Apply Generative AI (GenAI) tools to improve software development workflows, test generation, debugging, and engineering productivity.
- Contribute to efforts that incorporate GenAI capabilities into development or product features where applicable.
Technical Leadership & Mentorship:
- Mentor SDET I and SDET II engineers on automation practices, debugging, and software engineering techniques.
- Provide technical guidance to team members and help promote modern quality engineering practices across the team.
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of professional experience developing software, test automation, or validation tooling for production software systems.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement automated testing solutions using Python within Linux-based development environments.
- Hands-on experience developing or improving test automation frameworks and validation tooling used to validate application or service behavior.
- Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, including designing and implementing unit, integration, and system-level testing strategies.
- Practical experience validating web applications, APIs, and distributed services, including identifying integration issues and supporting root cause analysis.
- Demonstrated experience integrating automated validation into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery and reliable release workflows.
- Proficiency using Git-based version control workflows and collaborating through issue tracking systems such as Jira or similar platforms.
- Experience working across the full software development lifecycle within Agile development environments, collaborating closely with developers and product teams.
- Strong debugging and analytical skills, including the ability to investigate complex failures and identify root causes in distributed systems.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical documentation skills.
Preferred Experience:
- Hands-on experience developing automated tests using modern web automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
- Practical experience validating cloud-hosted services or applications deployed on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Working knowledge of containerized development environments, including running applications or automated tests using Docker.
- Experience validating data pipelines or data platforms, including validating structured data used by services or analytics workflows.
- Experience using observability or monitoring platforms (e.g., logs, metrics, tracing) to troubleshoot failures and analyze system behavior.
- Demonstrated use of Generative AI tools to improve development or testing workflows, such as generating test cases, debugging assistance, or documentation.
- Experience developing or executing simulation-based validation scenarios in virtual environments to support system-level testing.
Things that make a difference:
- Master's degree in Computer Science, CE, EE.
- Experience validating machine learning systems or ML-enabled applications, including model inference services, training data pipelines, or model output validation.
- Experience with NVIDIA Isaac Sim or similar robotics simulation platforms.
- Experience working in environments that combine cloud services, mobile applications, and data platforms.
- Experience in mobile robotics or industrial automation is a plus.
- Experience with common sensors used in robotics, including cameras (RGB and Depth), LIDARs, IMUs and Sonars is a plus.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The physical activity of this position includes, kneeling; reaching; pushing; pulling; sitting, standing and walking for periods of time; using hands to finger and grasp; repetitive motion; talking and hearing; close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines; use of measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes; push or pull up to 20 pounds.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. Employees are exposed to the typical office environment with computers, printers and telephones.
Salary Range:
The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in San Diego, California is $111,449 to $136,215. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc. Brain Corp is a multi-state employer and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.
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Document your degree equivalency early
If your computer science or engineering degree is from outside the U.S., get a credential evaluation before applying. PERM requires your qualifications to match the job requirements exactly, and a mismatched evaluation can stall your I-140 filing.
Filter employers by PERM filing history
Target tech companies that have filed PERM applications for software engineering and QA roles in the past two years. An employer with no PERM history for technical roles is unlikely to start the process for an SDET position.
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Use Migrate Mate to find Senior SDET positions at employers with verified green card sponsorship history. Filtering by role type and sponsorship activity saves weeks of manual research across job boards and OFLC disclosure files.
Clarify the EB-2 versus EB-3 pathway upfront
If your offer requires only a bachelor's degree, most employers file under EB-3. If the role requires a master's or equivalent, push for EB-2 classification during negotiations, since priority date backlogs differ significantly by category and your birth country.
Confirm prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your SDET job title and location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up Level II and Level III wages for your metro area before signing, so you can flag any shortfall before PERM is filed.
Ask about concurrent I-485 filing eligibility
If your priority date is current when USCIS approves your I-140, you can file for adjustment of status at the same time. For SDET candidates born outside China and India, this concurrent filing can cut years off your wait for a green card.
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Does a Senior SDET role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Senior SDET positions qualify for EB-3 when the posted requirement is a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field. If the role genuinely requires a master's degree or equivalent advanced specialized training, your employer can file under EB-2 instead. The classification affects your priority date queue, which matters most if you were born in India or China.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B is a temporary nonimmigrant status capped at 85,000 new approvals annually and subject to a lottery. EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM has no annual cap on petitions filed, though visa number availability varies by country of birth. The PERM and I-140 process is permanent by design, and an approved I-140 lets you port to a new employer after 180 days under AC21 if your green card hasn't yet been issued.
How long does the PERM process take for a Senior SDET position?
PERM labor certification typically takes six to twelve months from the time your employer posts the mandatory recruitment ads to when DOL issues a certified application, though analyst review cases can run significantly longer. After PERM, your employer files Form I-140 with USCIS. For applicants born outside high-backlog countries, adjustment of status can follow within months of I-140 approval if a visa number is immediately available.
What should I look for in an employer willing to sponsor my green card as an SDET?
Prioritize employers with a dedicated immigration program and legal counsel who understand PERM requirements for software engineering roles. Ask whether the company has filed PERM applications for SDET or QA engineer titles before, whether they pay prevailing wage at Level II or above, and whether they will start the process within your first year. Use Migrate Mate to identify companies that have an active sponsorship history for technical roles matching your background.
Can I change jobs after my I-140 is approved but before I have my green card?
Yes. Under AC21 portability, once your I-140 has been approved and your adjustment of status application has been pending for at least 180 days, you can move to a new employer in the same or similar occupational classification without losing your priority date. For Senior SDET professionals, roles in software quality engineering, test automation, or software development in test generally qualify as same or similar. Consult an immigration attorney before making the switch.
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