Gather AI is looking for a Senior QA Engineer to own the end-to-end test automation strategy for our fullstack platform. This is a greenfield opportunity to shape QA practices and tooling from the ground up at a production AI and robotics company pioneering warehouse intelligence.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain Playwright-based E2E test automation suites covering critical user workflows, API validation, and edge case handling across web applications.
- Design and implement a comprehensive API automation framework for backend services, including REST endpoint coverage and data validation.
- Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines with reporting, failure alerting, and quality gates.
- Develop a structured LLM tool evaluation framework—defining test methodologies, evaluation criteria, and repeatable benchmarks for AI/ML-powered features.
- Identify and address gaps in test coverage, flaky tests, and QA technical debt; drive adoption of quality metrics.
- Collaborate with engineering leads, Product, and Customer Support to define release readiness criteria and prioritize regression coverage.
What We're Looking For
- 5–8+ years of QA/test engineering experience with a strong focus on automation.
- Hands-on Playwright experience building and maintaining E2E test suites in TypeScript/JavaScript.
- API test automation expertise using tools such as Playwright API testing, Postman/Newman, or pytest.
- CI/CD integration experience with test pipeline design and reporting.
- BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; solid functional testing fundamentals and strong analytical thinking.
Nice to Have
- Experience or aptitude for LLM/AI tool evaluation.
- Performance or load testing experience.
- Experience with database testing and data validation.
- Familiarity with Docker or containerized test environments.
Technical Stack
- Playwright, TypeScript, JavaScript
- GitHub Actions
- Postman/Newman, pytest
- k6, Locust, JMeter
- SQL, Docker
Team & Environment
You will work most closely with the fullstack engineering team and their leads, collaborating regularly with the cloud engineering team and the ML team. Cross-departmentally, you will work with Product Management and Customer Support.
Gather AI is building transformative technology for the vital warehouse industry and leading the charge in the rapidly evolving robotics field.
