Automation QA Engineer

Sierra Ventures; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

smallest.ai is seeking an Automation QA Engineer to build and own our backend automation test suite for APIs and services. You’ll collaborate with engineers to ensure end-to-end workflows are reliable and production-ready.

You will design test scenarios, automate API tests, and help improve QA processes across the tech stack. The role emphasizes ownership and working across scalable backend systems and AI infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of software testing fundamentals, STLC, and SDLC.
• Experience with manual testing across UI and APIs.
• Ability to design clear test scenarios and test cases.
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Ability to think through real user behavior and product flows.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a scalable end-to-end automation test suite for backend services.
• Automate API and integration testing across multiple services.
• Validate business logic, data flow, and end-to-end workflows.
• Identify edge cases, regressions, and failure scenarios.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Investigate test failures and work with engineers to resolve issues.
• Improve test coverage, automation frameworks, and QA processes.

Skills

STLC/SDLC understanding

UI & API manual testing

Test case design

Analytical thinking

Communication & collaboration

Tools

Postman

CI/CD integration

API testing tools

Job description

Job Description

Automation QA EngineerLocation:Bangalore

About smallest.aismallest.ai is building next-generation AI infrastructure and voice technology to power intelligent products at scale. We work across speech, LLMs, and real‑time AI systems, building tools developers and businesses rely on.

We’re looking for an Automation QA Engineer to build and own our backend automation test suite. You’ll work closely with engineers to ensure our APIs, services, and end‑to‑end workflows are reliable, scalable, and production‑ready.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain a scalable end‑to‑end automation test suite for backend services
• Automate API and integration testing across multiple services
• Validate business logic, data flow, and end‑to‑end workflows
• Identify edge cases, regressions, and failure scenarios
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Investigate test failures and work with engineers to resolve issues
• Improve test coverage, automation frameworks, and QA processes

What We’re Looking For

• Strong understanding of software testing fundamentals, STLC, and SDLC
• Experience with manual testing across UI and APIs
• Ability to design clear test scenarios and test cases
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Ability to think through real user behavior and product flows
• Good communication and collaboration skills

Why Join smallest.ai

• Build the automation foundation for cutting‑edge AI products
• Work on large‑scale backend systems and real‑time AI infrastructure
• Be part of a high‑ownership engineering culture
• Help teams ship faster with confidence through reliable automation

If you’re passionate about building robust backend automation and ensuring product quality at scale, we’d love to hear from you.