[Hiring] QA Automation Engineer @Cephable

Role Description

We're hiring a QA Engineer to make sure Cephable works, every time, for the people who depend on it. You'll take real user scenarios and turn them into automated tests that run reliably across our platforms.

This isn't a role measured by test counts or pass rates. We want someone who starts from the user and works backward to the automation.

Because our AI runs on-device, your coverage will span hardware as well as Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.

What you'll do

• Your top priority is our on-device automations: the AI-driven workflows that take actions across a user's apps.
• Explore before you automate.
• Do hands-on, exploratory testing of new features and new hardware to understand the real user experience, then turn what you learn into automated tests.
• Translate user journeys into automated tests.
• Automate across desktop and mobile.
• Test on-device AI across hardware.
• Make AI-driven behavior testable.
• Prune and prioritize.
• Report what matters.
• Champion accessibility.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in QA or test automation, with a track record of building suites that teams trust.
• Hands-on experience automating both desktop and mobile apps.
• Strong programming skills for writing and maintaining test automation.
• Experience running tests in CI/CD pipelines and managing results across many device configurations.
• A user-first mindset: you can explain why a test exists in terms of the person it protects.
• Sound judgment about test value, including when to delete a test, mock a dependency, or push for a real-device run.
• Clear written communication, especially when turning ambiguous user feedback into precise, reproducible test cases.

Nice to have

• Experience testing on-device inference, especially on NPUs or GPUs.
• Familiarity with performance and resource profiling: CPU, GPU, NPU, memory, battery, and thermal behavior.
• Experience testing AI agents, workflow automation, or LLM-powered features.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG, Section 508) and assistive technologies.
• Experience with device farms or cloud device labs.
• Experience testing SDKs or game-engine integrations such as Unity.

How we measure quality

We judge this role by whether users can rely on Cephable. In your first year, success looks like:

• The workflows our users depend on most are covered end to end by tests that mirror real usage.
• Hardware-specific regressions are caught in testing, not reported by users after a release.
• The test suite is smaller where it should be, trusted by engineers, and free of tests nobody can explain.
• When a user reports a problem, we can reproduce it, write a test for it, and keep it from coming back.

Why Cephable

• Mission-driven impact: Make sure the interface between people and AI works reliably.
• Deep technical ownership: Own quality strategy across our desktop and mobile apps.
• Modern, meaningful stack: Test React, Electron, native modules, and local LLM inference.
• Small team, high trust: Work directly with senior leadership in a low-bureaucracy environment.
• Seed-stage momentum: Backed by top investors with enterprise partnerships at scale.

What we offer

• Salary: $105,000–$130,000 base.
• Equity: Meaningful equity grants (options) in a company with existing revenue.
• Health insurance: medical, dental, and vision.
• Time off: 120 hours per year accrued per pay period.
• Up to 40 hours carry over year to year.
• 8 additional hours per year of tenure.
• 15 paid holidays: 11 federal holidays, plus additional days around Labor Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, and Thanksgiving.