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About the Job:
Our client, developed by a venture-backed technology firm based in Silicon Valley, is recognized as a leader in construction pricing data and is looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join their team.
Senior QA Engineer
You’ll play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of an AI-powered platform by developing scalable test automation frameworks, embedding AI-driven testing strategies, and proactively identifying and resolving quality risks before they impact users. Your work will directly contribute to seamless, bug-free product releases, helping remodelers confidently manage their businesses.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop Scalable Test Automation Frameworks: Build and maintain automated test suites for web and mobile applications, ensuring comprehensive functional, integration, regression, and performance testing.
- Ensure High-Quality Releases: Enforce a zero-critical-bugs release policy, integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable fast and stable deployments.
- Leverage AI for Test Automation: Implement AI-assisted testing tools to improve test efficiency, defect detection, and execution speed.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with product, engineering, and AI teams to proactively identify potential quality risks before development begins.
- Drive QA Best Practices: Define and document testing standards, automation strategies, and scalability plans to maintain high engineering quality.
About You
- Education: Bachelor's degree (or similar) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience: 5+ years in software testing and automation, with a strong focus on scalable testing strategies.
- Technical Expertise: Proficient in Cypress, Playwright, Appium, or other automation tools. Strong experience in integrating test suites into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
- Performance Testing: Experience with performance testing tools (k6, Locust, or similar) to ensure system integrity.
- AI & Automation Focus: Familiar with AI-driven test automation tools and their applications in improving quality assurance processes.
- Customer-Focused Mindset: Committed to understanding user needs and using this insight to build intuitive, impactful solutions.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration Skills: Work effectively with engineers and product managers to align quality efforts with business goals.
- Adaptability: Comfortable in a fast-paced environment, quick to adapt to changing priorities, and able to balance rapid iteration with high-quality outputs.
- Startup Experience: Proven experience working in a startup environment is a must.
We're looking for candidates based in São Paulo or those excited to relocate! To make the transition easier, we offer a comprehensive relocation package to support you every step of the way
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary in US dollars,ranging from $42,000 - $69,000 per year. Please note that the final salary offer may vary based on the candidate's seniority, specific skill set, and performance throughout the evaluation and interview process.
- Unlimited PTO
- A dynamic and inclusive workplace environment.
This is a Hybrid job as a contractor