Quality Engineer

Job Details

• Quality Engineer 3 (Contract)


• Location: San Jose, CA 95110 (Hybrid)


• Duration: 5/15/2026 to 11/27/2026


• Team: Layup RD US

The Opportunity

• Our client is seeking a Quality Engineer who is passionate about software quality, customer impact, and continuous improvement. This role is intentionally flexible in scope, supporting multiple web-based platforms, as well as other high-priority or urgent initiatives as business needs evolve. You will play a critical role in maintaining a high-quality bar while enabling teams to move quickly and confidently in a fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Do

• Become a deep expert in assigned product areas, partnering closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to define requirements, acceptance criteria, and quality expectations


• Design, document, and execute comprehensive test strategies for new features and regression coverage across multiple initiatives


• Perform hands-on testing across modern web applications, including functional, integration, regression, and smoke testing


• Support multiple release cycles per week to ensure customers receive timely features and bug fixes


• Work closely with development teams to improve software delivery processes and ensure quality is built into every stage of development


• Take full end-to-end ownership of testing and release readiness for assigned features or projects, including fast-moving or urgent initiatives when required


• Coordinate testing activities with offshore and distributed teams to ensure alignment, clarity, and timely execution


• Contribute to raising the overall quality bar by sharing best practices and growing the technical expertise of the broader quality engineering team

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• 5+ years of experience testing modern web applications as a Quality Engineer, with strong hands-on expertise in functional, integration, and regression testing


• Experience testing AI or ML-powered product features, including validation of model outputs, error handling, and edge cases


• Solid understanding of modern testing practices across the full software development lifecycle, with experience working in Agile environments


• Proven ability to create, document, and maintain pragmatic, scalable test strategies


• Experience working with or coordinating offshore teams, including planning, execution alignment, and effective communication across time zones


• Experience clearly documenting, reporting, and communicating quality status and test results to technical and non-technical stakeholders


• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and shifting priorities


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a strong team-first mindset


• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience


• Experience with CI tools such as Jenkins and collaboration tools including Jira, Slack, and Wikis


• Ability to quickly learn new tools, technologies, and product domains

Nice To Have

• Experience building and maintaining automated end-to-end test coverage for web applications using tools such as Playwright


• Hands-on experience testing API-based applications as an Automation Engineer


• Backend API testing experience


• Experience leading or mentoring Quality Engineers

Compensation

• Pay $45.00 to $47.18 per hour

Requisition ID: 37225700