Graduate Software Automation Engineer

Description -

Join HP’s SWQA Automation Team and be a key player in building next-generation automation architecture. We are seeking a highly motivated Automation Engineer with experience in AI-driven code generation and a strong foundation in software engineering with the best practices. In this role, you will design, develop, and deploy scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation solutions that not only enhance our development processes but also leverage AI to accelerate test code generation and reduce human error.

Key Responsibilities

• Framework Familiarization & Development

Collaborate with the automation team to deeply understand and evolve our automation frameworks using tools like Selenium, Robot Framework, Azure Pipelines, Ansible, Postman, Playwright... Stay ahead of the curve by continuously exploring new technologies and methodologies.

• AI Architecture & Intelligent Code Generation

Design and integrate AI-driven architecture to enable the automated generation of test scripts, CI/CD configurations, and infrastructure code. Evaluate and implement AI/ML tools (e.g., LLMs, Copilot, CodeWhisperer, MCP, Agents) to augment developer productivity.

• Automation Solution Design & Deployment

Create automation solutions for software development and IT operations, ensuring they meet reliability, scalability, and maintainability standards.

• Performance Monitoring & Optimization

Continuously monitor the performance of automation systems, collect data-driven insights, and recommend enhancements to improve effectiveness.

• Troubleshooting & Documentation

Analyze issues in automation pipelines, implement fixes, and maintain detailed documentation to ensure traceability and knowledge sharing.

• Cross-functional Collaboration

Work closely with software developers, DevOps teams, QA engineers, and project stakeholders to ensure that automation aligns with business and technical objectives.

• Programming & Scripting

Utilize your experience with Python and JavaScript (or other relevant languages) to contribute directly to the automation codebase and AI integration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with AI/ML tools and APIs for code generation (e.g., OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, LangChain).
• Proven experience in automation frameworks and DevOps tools.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.

Experience our benefits:

Being part of HP means access to an international community with lots of growth opportunities within the company, professional development resources, networking opportunities, while enjoying in a great atmosphere making an impact.

• You will be able to choose to either work office-based or hybrid work style.
• Flexibility to keep a good work life balance.
• Health & Life insurance.
• Lunch at reduced prices at our canteen/ ticket restaurant vouchers.
• HP product discounts.
• Flex optimization program: Kindergarten tickets, public transportation tickets.
• Diverse, continued internal growth and career opportunities. Including HP’s own learning platform and LinkedIn Learning.
• Women, Pride, Young employees, Multicultural, Sustainability and Disability! Just a few of our fantastic global business networks you can get involved with locally.
• We also dedicate time and resources to contribute with our community through Corporate Volunteering activities, including our onsite HP Charity day
• Our HP Barcelona campus’ in Sant Cugat del Vallès is an inspiring diverse and inclusive venue to meet, engage and co-create with your colleagues from all over the world: flexible work, collaborative spaces, sports and leisure areas (gym, tennis court, ping-pong, soccer field or a basketball court).

Sounds like you? Please apply and let’s talk!