QA Engineer – AI-Driven Test Automation

Thenewyorktimes; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York Times is seeking a QA Engineer to collaborate with product engineering, DevOps, and design teams to ensure quality across web, mobile, and API platforms. The role acts as a Quality Partner, guiding release readiness and expanding test coverage with an eye for edge cases.

This mid‑level role is based in New York City with a hybrid schedule (two days per week in the office). You will develop automated tests using Python, Selenium, Appium, and AI‑assisted tools, while helping evolve

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in test automation, TestOps, or software engineering.
• Proficiency in Python, with experience writing maintainable automation code and custom test frameworks.
• Experience with Selenium and Appium, and familiarity with backend testing (REST/gRPC/GraphQL APIs).
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Competence with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and test environment provisioning.
• Familiarity with AI‑assisted coding or automated test generation tools (Cursor, Copilot, or Claude), and writing agentic rules/contexts.
• The ability to identify gaps and propose sustainable automation solutions.

Responsibilities

• Be a Quality Partner to the product engineering teams, guiding them on test requirements, testing needs, and uncovering nuanced edge cases.
• Work with the offshore QA team for testing coverage and support.
• Assess, fix, and write both manual and automated tests that directly correspond to the features developed by the team you support.
• Create scalable test environments and tools that accelerate release velocity and improve reliability.
• Partner with development, DevOps, and product teams to define test strategy and ensure quality from brainstorming through deployment.
• Apply observability and analytics to quality engineering—integrating logs, metrics, and telemetry to surface product insights.
• Help evolve best practices for TestOps, automation design, and AI-assisted development.

Skills

Python

Selenium

Appium

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS/GCP/Azure

AI-assisted coding

REST/GraphQL testing

Quality tooling

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Cursor

GitHub Copilot

Claude

Job description

The New York Times is seeking a QA Engineer to collaborate with product engineering, DevOps, and design teams to ensure quality across web, mobile, and API platforms. The role acts as a Quality Partner, guiding release readiness and expanding test coverage with an eye for edge cases.

This mid‑level role is based in New York City with a hybrid schedule (two days per week in the office). You will develop automated tests using Python, Selenium, Appium, and AI‑assisted tools, while helping evolve