[Hiring] QA Automation Engineer @Outside

Role Description

Come join the MapMyFitness team at Outside as a QA Automation Engineer. You will own the test automation strategy for MapMyRun, MapMyWalk, MapMyRide, and our other fitness tracking applications used by millions of athletes worldwide — designing the frameworks, building the coverage, and wiring it all into our CI/CD pipelines so the team can ship confidently and often.

We are a lean, AI-augmented engineering team. We use AI coding tools as a force multiplier across development and testing, and we’re looking for someone who is energized by that way of working — not someone who wants to run a large manual QA operation. You’ll work closely with engineers, product, design, and growth marketing, and you’ll tackle testing problems most QA roles never see: GPS route simulation, GPX replay, sensor and location mocking, and real-world edge cases across iOS, Android, and web.

MapMyFitness is more than a fitness tracking platform — it’s a community that empowers people to achieve their health and fitness goals through data-driven insights and connected experiences. Our North Star is to equip our users with the very best tools to track, analyze, and improve their active lifestyles.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain test automation frameworks for our web, iOS, and Android applications
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines so every merge is validated automatically, and own the health of those suites — flake triage, runtime, and reliability
• Build automated API test coverage for the services that power our apps
• Develop strategies for testing location-based features, including GPS simulation, GPX replay, and device sensor mocking
• Use AI tools to accelerate test authoring, maintenance, and analysis — and help define how AI fits into our QA workflows
• Perform targeted exploratory and regression testing on new features where human judgment adds the most value
• Document and track defects with clear reproduction steps and severity assessments
• Collaborate with engineers, product, and design to understand requirements, identify edge cases, and build testability into features from the start
• Participate in sprint planning, provide QA estimates, and advocate for quality throughout the development lifecycle

Qualifications

• You have 4+ years of experience in software quality assurance, including 2+ years building test automation
• You have strong programming skills in at least one language (Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, or Java preferred)
• You have hands-on experience building or significantly extending an automation framework using modern tools such as Playwright or Cypress for web, and Maestro, Appium, XCUITest, or Espresso for mobile
• You have experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, or similar)
• You have automated API testing beyond Postman collections — you can write API tests in code
• You use AI coding tools (Claude Code, Copilot, or similar) as a force multiplier and are excited about applying AI to quality engineering
• You have strong exploratory testing instincts and a keen eye for detail — automation is your default, but you know when human judgment matters
• You are familiar with bug tracking and test management tools (Jira, TestRail, or similar)
• You are a strong communicator in a fully remote environment and can explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• You are able to work independently in situations of ambiguity
• You have a passion for quality and a user-first mindset

Nice to have

• Experience testing GPS, mapping, or other location-based applications
• Experience with performance or load testing (k6, Gatling, Locust, or similar)
• Experience with device farms or cloud testing platforms (BrowserStack, Firebase Test Lab, or similar)
• Passion for fitness, running, cycling, or other endurance activities
• Familiarity with the MapMyFitness apps or active user community

Benefits

• Entirely remote jobs that could be performed in Colorado
• Salary range of between $100,000 to $130,000
• Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission
• Health care, vision, dental, retirement
• Flexible Time Away, sick leave, and more