The Senior QA Engineer will work within a cross-functional engineering team to ensure high-quality delivery of Android-based software on custom hardware and firmware. This role combines manual and automated testing with strong collaboration across product and engineering teams, emphasizing quality advocacy, user empathy, and proactive risk identification during project planning.
Responsibilities
- Work with product and engineering teams during project planning to assess risks and develop comprehensive test strategies.
- Perform manual exploratory testing to validate new features and functionality within your cross-functional pod.
- Test Android applications running on specialized hardware and firmware platforms.
- Partner with engineers and QA peers to define, build, and maintain automated test scripts across mobile, web, and backend systems.
- Engage in bug triage and incident response by reproducing issues and advocating for prompt resolution of critical defects.
- Collaborate with QA colleagues across teams to enhance testing practices and maintain balanced workloads.
Requirements
- Minimum of five years of professional quality assurance experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
- Ability to evaluate business requirements from the end-user perspective.
- Hands-on experience testing applications on both Android and iOS mobile devices.
- Proven background testing software on embedded Android systems.
- Familiarity with Android Debug Bridge (ADB), system logs, and internal Android architecture.
- Solid troubleshooting, analytical reasoning, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Skill in identifying missing or incomplete requirements early in the development cycle.
- Experience managing defects through all stages of the defect lifecycle.
- In-depth knowledge of software development life cycles, Agile testing practices, and testing methodologies.
Tech Stack
Android, ADB, system logs, Android internals, mobile, web, backend, firmware
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity package
- 401K matching
- Wellness, learning, and home-office expense budgets
- Health, dental, and vision insurance plans
- High degree of autonomy in shaping your work direction
- Unlimited paid time off
- Company-wide holidays on the first Friday of each month, excluding November and December
Compensation
Competitive Salary + Equity Package. Equity: Equity Package. Wellness, learning, and home-office budgets
Work Arrangement
Hire across the U.S., but must list NY and CO separately for legal reasons
Team
Cross-functional pod including product, engineering, and design roles
- Highly collaborative environment within cross-functional teams
- Open and regular exchange of feedback
- Shared ownership of product quality
- Active inclusion of QA input in project scoping and design decisions
- Strong focus on user empathy and experience advocacy
- Products designed to solve real-world challenges for busy families and neurodivergent children
- Commitment to building a diverse and inclusive team
Additional Information
- Company is self-funded and profitable with over $180 million in annual revenue
- Founders are former venture capitalists and serial entrepreneurs
- Mission is to strengthen connections between loved ones through simple, impactful products that enhance family life
- Product lineup includes the Skylight Frame and Skylight Calendar
- Serves customers in the ADHD and Autism communities
- Equal opportunity employer: evaluates all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status
- Complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance regarding employment of individuals with criminal histories
