QA Test Engineer

Hydropoint Data Systems,; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. is seeking a full-time QA Test Engineer for an onsite role in Boise, Idaho. You will own quality across our IoT device ecosystem—from device firmware to cloud data, including testing mobile apps via Bluetooth, and building Python‑based automated tests.

You’ll work with real hardware, develop test plans, and ensure end‑to‑end data integrity through our cloud pipelines. This role demands strong QA ownership and collaboration with engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science, information systems, IEEE, or QA related field.
• Five or more years of software quality assurance experience.
• Embedded software products testing experience.
• Hardware functional testing experience.
• Mobile and web application testing experience.
• Experience developing and executing end‑to‑end tests across hardware, firmware, and cloud services.
• Familiarity testing native mobile apps on iOS and Android.
• IoT devices and hardware testing experience.
• Python for automated test suites.
• SQL querying to validate data in relational databases.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end functional and regression testing of IoT devices and firmware.
• Validate data flow from device to cloud processing pipelines and database.
• Query database to verify data integrity and device behavior.
• Test mobile apps (iOS/Android) communicating with IoT devices via Bluetooth.
• Write and maintain Python-based automated test suites.
• Develop test plans from specifications and define testing strategy for IoT features.
• Collaborate with customer service and product teams to address issues and escalation.

Skills

Embedded software testing

Hardware functional testing

Mobile and web testing

Python automation

End-to-end testing

SQL querying

IoT hardware testing

iOS & Android testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CI/QA related

Tools

AWS

Jira

Confluence

Job description

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Full Time Boise, Boise, ID, US

25 days ago Requisition ID: 1074

Salary Range: $80,000.00 To $105,000.00 Annually

Location: Onsite role in our Boise, Idaho location

Position Summary

This is an onsite role in our Boise, Idaho location. All work will be performed on location at the HydroPoint offices in Boise; remote work assignments are not an option

Job Description Summary

HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. is seeking a full‑time QA Test Engineer to own quality across our IoT device ecosystem — from firmware on the device to data in the cloud. If you love digging into hardware‑software boundaries, tracing data end‑to‑end, and building the test infrastructure that makes a product truly reliable, this role was designed for you.

You will be the sole QA engineer focused on our IoT devices — irrigation controllers, flow sensors, and connected components — and their full interaction with our cloud services. That means running functional and regression tests after every firmware change, validating that data flows correctly from the device through our cloud processing pipeline to the database, and querying that database directly to confirm everything behaves as expected. It also means testing our iOS and Android mobile apps as they communicate with devices over Bluetooth. You’ll work with real hardware in a real test environment, writing and maintaining Python‑based automated test suites alongside hands‑on device testing. And you’ll bring structure to the work — building test plans from specifications and defining strategy, not just executing against someone else’s checklist.

This is a high‑ownership role for someone who thrives working closely with a development team, takes pride in shipping quality products, and cares about the mission: helping the world use water more wisely.

• AWS Cloud Native Services (ECS, EC2, S3, Lambda, SQS, Kinesis, Redshift)
• SQL Server

Key Responsibilities:

• End‑to‑end functional and regression testing of IoT devices (irrigation controllers, IoT components, and Flow Sensors) following firmware changes, including validation of communication through cloud service data processing pipelines to the database.
• Query the database to verify data integrity and confirm expected device behavior end‑to‑end.
• Testing mobile iOS and Android applications that communicate with and control IoT devices, including Bluetooth connectivity between the mobile app and IoT hardware.
• Testing simple electrical interfaces and manage our environmental chamber.
• Create test plans from functional specifications and define test strategy for IoT device features and firmware releases.
• Execute automated test suites, maintain existing tests, and write new tests in Python to improve speed and coverage.
• Working with customer service and product to address escalation issues, bugs, and support requests.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, IEEE, or Quality Assurance related.
• Five (5) or more years of experience in software quality assurance
• Embedded software products testing
• Hardware functional testing
• Mobile and web application testing
• Experience developing and executing end‑to‑end tests exercising hardware, firmware, and Cloud‑native services
• Familiarity testing native mobile apps on both iOS & Android
• IoT devices & hardware
• Python — writing, executing, and maintaining automated test suites
• SQL querying skills to validate data in relational databases and confirm device behavior
• Mobile application behavioral testing with IoT hardware

Desired Skills & Experience

• Python
• Jira
• Confluence
• AWS
• Test Automation
• Familiarity querying REST API
• Performance Testing

About HydroPoint

HydroPoint is the leader in smart water management solutions, helping companies to maximize water savings, reduce operating costs, minimize business risks, and achieve sustainability goals. EPA WaterSense Partner of the Year, the company combines the latest in IoT technology, data analytics, and automation to optimize irrigation, flow management, and leak detection across an entire site. HydroPoint solutions deliver visibility and control for a broad range of commercial, government, education, and community applications. Located in the San Francisco North Bay, HydroPoint has been helping the world save, and not waste, water for more than 15 years. Our mission is to make the best and most efficient use of our world's most important resource.

HydroPoint provides a competitive compensation package including salary, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off and holidays, and comprehensive health benefits.

HydroPoint is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants in all company facilities without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam‑era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. HydroPoint participates in the E-Verify program as required by law.