Quality Engineer

Programmers.io; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Programmers in Sunnyvale seeks a QA Engineer to develop and execute comprehensive test strategies for embedded systems, mobile platforms, and connected devices. You will perform end-to-end testing across software and hardware, validate performance metrics, conduct root cause analysis, and lead defect triage while driving automation and CI/CD integration.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure product readiness and quality compliance, using data-driven testing to improve reliability

Qualifications

• Define QA processes, standards, KPIs, metrics and reporting.
• Lead defect triage and drive issue resolution.
• Design and maintain test automation for UI, API, device validation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies for embedded systems, mobile platforms, connected devices, and consumer electronics products.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing across software and hardware environments.
• Validate device performance metrics including FPS, latency, memory utilization, load times, thermal performance, battery consumption, and system stability.
• Conduct root cause analysis, defect isolation, troubleshooting, and issue investigation for software, firmware, and hardware-related defects.
• Analyze logs, crash reports, performance metrics, and diagnostic data to identify quality and reliability issues.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Manufacturing, Operations, and QA teams to ensure product readiness and quality compliance.
• Lead defect triage activities and drive issue resolution throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to improve release quality and deployment efficiency.
• Drive continuous quality improvements and enhance customer experience through data-driven testing practices.

Skills

Test planning

Root cause analysis

Regression testing

Collaboration

Data-driven testing

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Test automation frameworks

Logging/Diagnostics

Job description

• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies for embedded systems, mobile platforms, connected devices, and consumer electronics products.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing across software and hardware environments.
• Validate device performance metrics including FPS, latency, memory utilization, load times, thermal performance, battery consumption, and system stability.
• Conduct root cause analysis, defect isolation, troubleshooting, and issue investigation for software, firmware, and hardware-related defects.
• Analyze logs, crash reports, performance metrics, and diagnostic data to identify quality and reliability issues.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Manufacturing, Operations, and QA teams to ensure product readiness and quality compliance.
• Lead defect triage activities and drive issue resolution throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks for UI, API, mobile, and device validation.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to improve release quality and deployment efficiency.
• Define QA processes, quality standards, KPIs, test metrics, and reporting mechanisms.
• Drive continuous quality improvements and enhance customer experience through data-driven testing practices.