[Hiring] Sr. QA Automation Engineer @Backblaze External Website

Role Description

We are looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer to help ensure the quality, reliability, and scalability of Backblaze products across UI and API experiences. This role will serve as a trusted quality partner to Product and Engineering, owning end to end testing and helping define a strong quality strategy across new and existing features. The ideal candidate brings deep QA experience, strong automation skills, a thoughtful approach to test design, and the ability to improve testing workflows through AI, process enhancements, and close cross-functional collaboration.

• Understand Backblaze products and its software stack.
• Own end to end testing across UI, API and serve as a trusted quality partner for product and development teams.
• Advocate for testability across the software and collaborate with product owners for well defined acceptance criteria.
• Define test strategy and write structured test plans for new features being developed.
• Design and automate tests in python/javascript and contribute to current test harnesses.
• Perform functional, integration and regression testing for Backblaze API and user flows.
• Leverage AI to enhance these workflows and accelerate testing.
• Interact with developers to clarify functionality and facilitate defect resolution by identifying, recording and verifying software issues.
• Define and implement QA process improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience with API testing and understanding of cloud storage concepts.
• 10+ years of QA experience with focus on testing at scale.
• Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Strong experience with scripting and test automation software (such as Selenium or Playwright).
• Can utilize AI tools in a manner advantageous to testing and advocates for AI adoption.
• Familiarity with TestRail or a similar test case management software and JIRA or another project and issue-tracking software is needed.
• Other relevant software: Jenkins, GitHub, Postman.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and well-versed in SDLC processes.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to clearly and simply convey complex concepts.
• Experience with performance and security testing is a plus.
• Cross platform experience (Mac/Windows/Linux).

Benefits

• Encouragement to apply even if you don't meet every requirement.
• Focus on learning, developing, and growing as key parts of our culture.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Fostering a workforce where all employees feel a sense of belonging.
• Equal Opportunity Employer.