Senior Test Engineer
We’re seeking an experienced and hands-on Senior Test Engineer to lead the charge in scaling our QA function and ensuring bulletproof quality across our web applications. As a key member of our engineering team, you’ll architect and evolve our testing strategies, guide automation initiatives, and champion best practices across teams.
If you’ve got a track record of building test frameworks, driving quality in fast-paced environments, and mentoring others—this is your moment to make a big impact.
What You’ll Do
- Own the entire QA lifecycle for our web-based products—from test strategy and automation to reporting and release sign-off
- Design and build scalable, maintainable test automation frameworks using Cypress, Playwright, or equivalent tools
- Lead API testing initiatives and ensure test coverage of key integrations using Postman
- Develop, manage, and optimize test plans and cases in tools like TestRails
- Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Support teams to define risk-based testing strategies
- Integrate test automation into our CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
- Utilize BrowserStack for cross-browser testing and ClickUp for issue tracking and collaboration
- Write and enforce Gherkin-style test cases to maintain consistency and clarity across QA documentation
- Leverage observability platforms like DataDog to trace issues across the stack and validate deployments
- Collaborate in UI/UX testing via Figma or Zeplin
- Mentor QA team members and help define team culture, tools, and long-term goals
- Drive initiatives to improve test coverage, speed, reliability, and transparency across the engineering organization
Job Details
- Department: Engineering
- Location: New York, NY, United States
- Employment Type: Full-time
Requirements
What You Bring
- 5+ years of experience in software testing or quality assurance, with at least 1–2 years in a senior or lead role
- Advanced proficiency in JavaScript, especially for test automation and scripting
- Deep familiarity with Node.js and React applications from a testing perspective
- Experience with API testing, including writing tests, mocking data, and validating responses
- Proficient in one or more of: JavaScript, Python, or SQL
- Expertise with modern test tooling (Cypress, Playwright, Postman, BrowserStack)
- Strong understanding of CI/CD workflows, deployment strategies, and release validation
- Experience with GitHub, test case management systems (TestRails), and collaborative tools (ClickUp)
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to advocate for quality at every stage of development
- Track record of mentoring QA engineers or leading QA process improvements
- Comfortable operating independently and collaboratively in agile, fast-moving teams
- Experience working in a startup environment, particularly at Series A/B stage, is a major plus
Benefits
Full Description
We’re seeking an experienced and hands-on Senior Test Engineer to lead the charge in scaling our QA function and ensuring bulletproof quality across our web applications. As a key member of our engineering team, you’ll architect and evolve our testing strategies, guide automation initiatives, and champion best practices across teams.
If you’ve got a track record of building test frameworks, driving quality in fast-paced environments, and mentoring others—this is your moment to make a big impact.
What You’ll Do
- Own the entire QA lifecycle for our web-based products—from test strategy and automation to reporting and release sign-off
- Design and build scalable, maintainable test automation frameworks using Cypress, Playwright, or equivalent tools
- Lead API testing initiatives and ensure test coverage of key integrations using Postman
- Develop, manage, and optimize test plans and cases in tools like TestRails
- Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Support teams to define risk-based testing strategies
- Integrate test automation into our CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
- Utilize BrowserStack for cross-browser testing and ClickUp for issue tracking and collaboration
- Write and enforce Gherkin-style test cases to maintain consistency and clarity across QA documentation
- Leverage observability platforms like DataDog to trace issues across the stack and validate deployments
- Collaborate in UI/UX testing via Figma or Zeplin
- Mentor QA team members and help define team culture, tools, and long-term goals
- Drive initiatives to improve test coverage, speed, reliability, and transparency across the engineering organization
Requirements
What You Bring
- 5+ years of experience in software testing or quality assurance, with at least 1–2 years in a senior or lead role
- Advanced proficiency in JavaScript, especially for test automation and scripting
- Deep familiarity with Node.js and React applications from a testing perspective
- Experience with API testing, including writing tests, mocking data, and validating responses
- Proficient in one or more of: JavaScript, Python, or SQL
- Expertise with modern test tooling (Cypress, Playwright, Postman, BrowserStack)
- Strong understanding of CI/CD workflows, deployment strategies, and release validation
- Experience with GitHub, test case management systems (TestRails), and collaborative tools (ClickUp)
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to advocate for quality at every stage of development
- Track record of mentoring QA engineers or leading QA process improvements
- Comfortable operating independently and collaboratively in agile, fast-moving teams
- Experience working in a startup environment, particularly at Series A/B stage, is a major plus