Staff Automation Engineer

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Q2ebanking · Austin, TX

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Q2 is seeking an experienced Staff Automation Engineer with a strong focus on automation, engineering productivity, and delivery optimization . This role is responsible for designing and building scalable tools and systems that reduce manual effort, improve delivery efficiency, and enhance overall platform reliability. You will work closely with Engineering, Product, and Delivery teams to identify high-effort, repetitive workflows and transform them into automated, scalable solutions . This includes refactoring legacy systems, building internal platforms, and integrating intelligent (AI-assisted) capabilities to streamline implementation, troubleshooting, and operational workflows. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who can identify inefficiencies, architect solutions, and deliver systems that materially improve how teams build and deliver software .

Responsibilities

Design and build automation solutions and internal tools to streamline delivery workflows and reduce manual effort across implementation and engineering teams

Own and drive refactoring and modernization of existing systems to improve scalability, maintainability, and performance

Identify high-effort, repetitive processes in delivery and engineering workflows and convert them into reusable, scalable solutions

Architect and develop backend services, APIs, and data workflows supporting automation and platform capabilities

Lead resolution of complex production issues, performing deep root-cause analysis and implementing systemic, long-term fixes

Build and maintain data pipelines and processing systems to support automation, analytics, and intelligent workflows

Integrate AI/LLM-based capabilities where relevant to enhance automation, troubleshooting, and developer productivity

Ensure high standards of code quality, security, testing, and reliability across systems

Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Delivery stakeholders to drive adoption of automation solutions

Mentor engineers and promote best practices in code quality, system design, and scalable engineering patterns

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field 8

8+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on backend systems, automation, or platform/tool development

S trong proficiency in Python (or similar language) and SQL

Proven experience building automation tools, internal platforms, or developer productivity solutions

Strong experience in code refactoring, system optimization, and improving legacy codebases

Deep expertise in debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of production systems

E xperience designing and working with APIs, microservices, and distributed systems

Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and engineering best practices

Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

Strong problem-solving mindset with focus on efficiency, simplification, and scalability

PREFERRED SKILLS

Experience automating delivery or implementation workflows (e.g., onboarding, configuration, troubleshooting, support flows)

F amiliarity with ETL pipelines and data processing systems

E xperience with CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, and engineering productivity platforms

Exposure to AI/LLM-based tooling , including prompt-driven automation or workflow augmentation

Familiarity with agentic workflows or orchestration frameworks

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Knowledge of observability, logging, and monitoring systems

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND IMPACT

Built automation solutions that significantly reduced delivery effort, manual work, or cycle time

Refactored or modernized systems leading to improved scalability, reliability, or maintainability

Delivered tools or platforms that improved developer produ

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