Lead Quality Engineer SDET

Overview

What You'll Do During a Typical Day

• Work within an Agile team alongside UI developers analyzing the application architecture and delivering quality automation via Unit, Component, Cross Browser, Visual Regression, and End-to-end tests.
• Work with Git, Nx, Next, React, Tailwind, Vitest, Cypress or Playwright, and GraphQL.
• Influence the inclusion of testability during development phases.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Evaluate automation strategies to identify areas for improvement and increase testing efficiency.
• Be the critical link between software development engineers and quality engineering by combining coding expertise with testing strategies.
• Ensure compliance of quality processes and standards.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, and functioning processes and testing of products.
• Design and write automated scripts that run tests on new and/or existing software/apps in an Agile environment.
• Leverage modern AI-assisted developer productivity tools to accelerate test creation, improve code quality, and enhance automation efficiency across the SDLC.
• Apply AI-enabled quality engineering techniques to support debugging, test case generation, and risk analysis.
• Configure and experiment with lightweight AI agents to automate portions of testing workflows, including prompt-driven test generation and automated analysis of test results.

How You'll Collaborate With Others

Deliverables You'll Take Ownership Of

Minimum Qualifications

• Five (5) years of professional work experience in Technology or related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in web application development and/or testing.
• Proficiency with JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Proficiency in the Cypress or Playwright testing frameworks.
• This is a hybrid role and would require to be near our McLean, Dallas, or Memphis office location.
• Travel up to 5%.

It Would Be Useful If You Have

• Bachelor's Degree, or Associate's Degree plus six plus (6+) years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED plus twelve plus (12+) years of Technology related experience.
• Seven (7)+ years of professional work experience in Technology or related field.
• Exposure to large-scale enterprise software products such as Atlassian.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) to support test automation, code generation, and developer productivity.
• Exposure to agent-based productivity frameworks or emerging ecosystems such as model-context-based platforms (MCP).
• Experience configuring lightweight AI-powered agents to enhance testing workflows.
• Interest in exploring new AI-driven engineering approaches and contributing to Hilton's evolution toward AI-enhanced quality engineering practices.

Compensation

• The pay range for this role is $100,000 – $145,000 and is determined based on applicable and specialized experience and location.
• You will be eligible to participate in the Hilton Annual Incentive (Bonus) Plan, consistent with other team members at the same level and/or position within the Company.

Benefits

• Incredible travel perks – Enjoy 110 nights of deeply discounted travel, with room rates as low as $40/night at our world-class hotels through our Go Hilton travel program.
• Own a piece of Hilton – Through our employee stock purchase program (ESPP), you can invest in Hilton shares at a 15% discount.
• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents.
• Personalized caregiving support – Access dedicated caregiving concierge services.
• Crisis concierge – In times of loss, our Crisis Concierge offers a single, compassionate point of contact.
• Mental health resources – Eligible Team Members can access free counseling and support through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Generous paid time off (PTO).
• Health & welfare benefits – A variety of health plans that keep you and your family covered.
• Financial security for your future – Our retirement plans make it easier to save for what's next.

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