Member of Technical Staff (Senior QA and Web)

Kindredventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kindredventures is seeking a Senior QA Web Engineer to join the Web QA team, ensuring the core web experience remains robust for millions of users. You will test across browsers and devices, work with engineers to identify and report issues, and ensure flows stay consistent across Perplexity surfaces.

You will create test documentation, analyze high-impact issues, and proactively ship small fixes using AI coding tools to speed up resolution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA experience with hands-on testing of web apps.
• Strong web testing across browsers and devices; debugging via DevTools.
• Experience with integration and end-to-end testing of connected products.
• Excellent communication with engineering, product, and QA teams.
• Proactive use of AI coding tools to navigate code and ship fixes.

Responsibilities

• Test Perplexity’s web product across browsers, devices, and screen sizes.
• Run end-to-end integration testing with other Perplexity products.
• Work with engineers to prioritize bugs and write actionable reports.
• Create and maintain test documentation (cases, checklists, plans).
• Analyze user-reported issues and share QA process improvements.
• Fix small, low-risk issues to reduce engineering overhead.

Skills

QA experience

Web testing

Cross-browser testing

End-to-end testing

Bug reporting & triage

Team communication

AI coding tools usage

Tools

Browser DevTools

Cursor

Claude Code

Job description

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior QA Web Engineer to join our Web QA team and help maintain the quality of the core web experience used by millions of people every day.

In this role, you’ll test the web products and work closely with engineers to find, report, and help resolve issues early. You’ll also look at how the web experience fits into the wider Perplexity product ecosystem, making sure key flows work consistently across surfaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Perplexity’s web product across browsers, devices, and screen sizes, checking functionality, reliability, and performance throughout the development cycle.

• Run end-to-end integration testing with other Perplexity products, validating shared flows, accounts, and features.

• Work directly with engineers to prioritize critical bugs, write clear and actionable bug reports, and help get issues resolved.

• Create and maintain test documentation, including test cases, checklists, and test plans, keeping them current as the product changes.

• Analyze high-impact user-reported issues and incidents, then share insights that help improve both the product and our QA process.

• Fix small, low-risk issues yourself where appropriate, shipping simple fixes to reduce engineering overhead and speed up resolution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in QA, with strong hands-on experience testing web applications

• Solid experience with web testing, including cross-browser and responsive testing, debugging with browser DevTools (console, network, performance), and validating functionality across environments and builds

• Experience with integration and end-to-end testing across multiple connected products or services

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with engineering, product, and other QA teams

• Proactive use of AI coding tools (e.g. Cursor, Claude Code) to navigate the codebase, debug issues, and ship small fixes independently