[Hiring] Senior Quality Assurance Engineer @DroneDeploy

Role Description

As Senior QA Engineer , you own the quality bar for everything the Aerial Capture team ships. You'll fly drones daily, define and run test programs, lead acceptance testing on high-risk workflows, and make sure every bug that matters gets caught before it reaches a customer.

This is a hands-on, field-first role. You'll be in the air regularly - regression flights, acceptance flights, ad hoc validation - and you'll be the person who knows the product better than anyone. You coordinate with our QA team, keep our regression suites sharp, and surface the metrics that give Product and Engineering real confidence at release time.

We're not looking for someone who waits to be told what to test. We want someone who's already thinking about the next edge case, the next regression risk, and the next way to reduce manual testing load without sacrificing coverage.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in QA/quality engineering for hardware or mobile products
• Strong coding/scripting skills in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar
• Experience with test case management (Qase or similar) and defect tracking (Jira)
• Experience testing mobile apps (Android/iOS) with frameworks like Appium, Espresso, or Detox
• Familiarity with robotics, geospatial, or autonomous systems
• CI/CD pipeline experience (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins)
• API and integration testing
• Experience with drone flight systems, RTK/PPK workflows, or embedded firmware

Requirements

• Access to 10+ acres for daily drone operations (place of residence or nearby)
• FAA Part 107 Certificate (required; can obtain upon hiring)
• Hardware QA experience - you know how to validate hardware behavior end-to-end, not just software
• Automation mindset - you build automation to reduce manual load and ship with higher confidence
• Proactive by default - you surface issues, risks, and blockers without being asked
• Clear communicator who can write a concise bug ticket, run a crisp standup update, and coordinate a team
• AI is a core part of how this role works — not optional. You'll use AI tools for test setup and maintenance, bug analysis and triage, metrics review, and taking a first-pass at resolving new bug tickets in code.

Benefits

• Culture of Innovation & Collaboration – Thrive in an environment that values creativity and teamwork.
• Drone Certification – Get certified and gain unique, hands-on skills with our full backing.
• Flexible Work Arrangements – Enjoy autonomy with remote-first options and schedule flexibility.
• Paid Family Leave – Take the time you need to support your family during life’s most important moments.
• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage – Plans designed to support your well-being.
• Career & Growth Development – Build new skills and unlock opportunities through continuous learning.
• Flexible PTO – Take time off when you need it to recharge—we trust you to manage your time well.
• Employee Referral Bonus – Know someone great? Refer them and earn a bonus when they join our team.