Software Engineer I - AI Generalist at Zello
Austin, TX
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Jul 22, 2026
Austin, TX
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level software engineering role on a Quality Engineering team, focused on applying AI tools to build test automation, internal tooling, and AI harnesses that improve engineering workflows. The position also involves rotating into product squads (iOS, Android, Web, backend) to contribute code. It suits early-career generalists with 0–3 years of experience who already use AI coding tools and prefer breadth over early specialization.
Junior level · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $106,594 (middle half $82,076–$136,109).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (4)
The role sits on the Quality Engineering team but explicitly requires building tools, writing automation, and rotating into product engineering squads (iOS, Android, Web, backend) — making it a genuine hybrid between QA (15-1253) and software development (15-1252). QA/automation is the primary framing, so 15-1253 was chosen with 15-1252 as the runner-up.
No work location or city is stated in the posting. The company (Zello) is headquartered in Austin, TX, but the JD does not specify a location or remote status. Remote is marked false as a conservative default; the distributed-team mention is not sufficient to confirm fully remote.
The programming language requirement is stated as 'at least one language' from a list of Python, JS/TS, Java, Swift, Kotlin, or Go — these are treated as interchangeable alternatives on a single skill rather than separate required skills.
No compensation figures are disclosed beyond a general mention of 'competitive pay and equity.'
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