SMEVentures

QA Automation Engineer

• Design, develop, test, and implement significant improvements to enhance the efficiency, scale, and reliability of the existing automations.
• Analyze complex and often ambiguous problems within our workflows; architect and implement creative, robust, and practical automated solutions.
• Independently drive automation projects end-to-end: including requirements analysis, solution design, planning (e.g., structuring sprints), development, rigorous testing, deployment, and creating user documentation.
• Proactively monitor automated workflows, rapidly troubleshoot operational issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement effective error handling and bug fixes to maintain system health.
• Quickly learn, evaluate, and apply the most suitable technologies for the task – potentially including low-code platforms (e.g., N8N), scripting (e.g., Google Apps Script, Python), APIs, databases, or AI tools.
• Communicate clearly and proactively with cross-functional teams in a distributed team environment regarding project status, potential roadblocks, and proposed solutions.

Automation Engineer

Affiliate Manager

• Portfolio & Board Governance: You will guide our portfolio companies in developing clear, board-approved strategic plans and the right systems to track performance, sitting on boards where you can add the most value.
• Deal Execution & Support: You will guide our entrepreneurs in navigating M&A processes, stepping in when needed to support them with advisers and investors to get deals over the line.
• Entrepreneur Selection: You will help lead our strategic plan for new entrepreneur identification, playing a critical role in sourcing, vetting, and ultimately backing the high-potential leaders we partner with.
• CEO & Entrepreneur Partnership: You will serve as a trusted advisor for our portfolio CEOs and active entrepreneurs, helping them navigate their toughest strategic challenges, from deal execution to post-acquisition operations.

Automation Engineer

Operating Partner