Applitools is a B2B SaaS company specializing in visual regression testing and autonomous testing solutions. They are seeking a Developer Relations Engineer to lead their external technical voice around AI-powered testing and serve as the technical authority for Test Automation University (TAU). This role involves driving industry thought leadership, creating technical content, and collaborating with a Community Manager to enhance the educational offerings of TAU.
Responsibilities:
- Drive industry thought leadership in AI-driven testing
- Create high-impact technical content and demos
- Represent Applitools at conferences and industry events
- Serve as the technical expert guiding TAU’s curriculum direction
- Lead AI Testing Thought Leadership (Primary Focus)
- Represent Applitools at conferences, webinars, podcasts, and industry events
- Deliver compelling talks on:
- Visual AI
- Autonomous testing
- The evolution of quality engineering
- AI’s role in modern test automation
- Publish high-impact technical content explaining AI-driven testing in practical, developer-first terms
- Build demos and example applications that showcase real-world AI testing workflows
- Contribute to whitepapers, blog posts, and industry commentary
- Serve as Technical Authority for TAU
- Define the technical direction and curriculum priorities for TAU
- Identify gaps in modern testing education, especially around AI and autonomous testing
- Review and elevate course quality to ensure technical depth and relevance
- Collaborate with instructors to refine and strengthen content
- Provide subject matter expertise to the Community Manager leading the TAU reboot
- Create Technical Content & Developer Resources
- Develop blog posts, tutorials, and deep technical guides
- Build reference implementations demonstrating:
- Modern test automation patterns
- Visual testing best practices
- AI-enhanced testing workflows
- Improve onboarding and developer experience resources reduce time-to-value for new users
- Partner with Product and Engineering to ensure SDKs, APIs, and documentation align with developer expectations
- Create integration guides, quickstart templates, and code samples
- Provide technical support and guidance to developers in community channels
- Act as the Voice of Developers Internally
- Gather structured feedback from practitioners and event conversations
- Identify friction in SDKs, workflows, or onboarding experiences and work cross-functionally to resolve them
- Partner with Product and Engineering on:
- Beta programs
- Early access initiatives
- Developer experience improvements
- Technical Depth
- Strong hands-on experience with modern test automation frameworks:
- Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, WebDriverIO, etc
- Proficient in at least one modern programming language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, etc.)
- Comfortable building production-quality demo applications
- Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
- AI & Forward-Thinking Perspective
- Strong interest in AI’s impact on software development and testing
- Ability to translate AI-driven concepts into practical engineering guidance
- Curious about autonomous testing and the future of quality engineering
- Communication & Industry Presence
- Proven experience creating technical content (blogs, talks, workshops, courses)
- Active presence in testing or developer communities (GitHub, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Stack Overflow)
- Experience speaking at conferences or industry events
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to explain complex ideas clearly for technical audiences
- Collaboration
- Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and Engineering
- Comfortable influencing without direct authority
- Strong judgment around what content and narratives elevate industry credibility
- Experience with video production and editing for technical content
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, SDET, QA automation, or related roles
- Strong hands-on experience with modern test automation frameworks: Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, WebDriverIO, etc
- Proficient in at least one modern programming language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, etc.)
- Comfortable building production-quality demo applications
- Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
- Travel: Up to 25–30% (industry events & conferences)
- Strong interest in AI's impact on software development and testing
- Ability to translate AI-driven concepts into practical engineering guidance
- Curious about autonomous testing and the future of quality engineering
- Proven experience creating technical content (blogs, talks, workshops, courses)
- Active presence in testing or developer communities (GitHub, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Stack Overflow)
- Experience speaking at conferences or industry events
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to explain complex ideas clearly for technical audiences
- Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and Engineering
- Comfortable influencing without direct authority
- Strong judgment around what content and narratives elevate industry credibility
- Experience with video production and editing for technical content