[Hiring] Senior Quality Assurance Engineer @Slate Auto

Role Description

Slate is looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer (Senior) to help bring code to life. QA Engineers employ different testing strategies to ensure systems are solid and ready for real-world scale. You must be able to thrive and succeed in a fast-paced startup environment where your contributions have a direct impact on the company’s direction and success and should not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities.

• Be responsible for manual and automated testing of features across various platforms, including web and mobile.
• Develop, improve, and employ testing strategies and techniques.
• Utilize black box, gray box, and white box testing techniques.
• Test code and systems using manual and automated tools.
• Write automated tests and user-level test automation tools.
• Create, maintain, and leverage AI-assisted tooling to complement existing QAE skillsets.
• Collaborate with Software Development Engineers to understand product features and technical implementations.
• Work with Product Managers, UX Designers, and Customer Support to understand customer usage models.
• Develop test plans and test suites that approximate real-world environments.
• Find, isolate, document, regress, and track bugs through resolution.
• Create and maintain regression tests.
• Drive the software development process towards quality-centric methodologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of professional experience in software Quality Assurance (QA) Engineering.
• 5+ years of professional experience in delivering test frameworks, test tools, and leading QA projects and initiatives.
• Demonstrated knowledge of QA methodology and tools.
• Experience in manual and automated testing.
• Experience in scripting or coding.
• Experience with at least one automated test framework like Playwright/Cypress/TestCafe (web) and/or Selenium/Appium/WebdriverIO (mobile).
• Experience in gathering test requirements to create detailed test plans and defining quality metrics to measure product quality.
• Proven understanding of software internals and an ability to debug problems using log files.
• Experience using AI tools to help complete tasks.

Requirements

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.
• We are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance and disability insurance.
• Vacation and 401k.
• Eligibility to participate in the equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs.

Company Description

At Slate, we’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. The start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and is motivated by shared principles:

• Safety First
• Delight Customers
• One Team
• Relentless Improvement
• Fast, Frugal, and Scrappy
• Respectful Collaboration
• Positive Legacy