Remote QA Engineer — Automation & Quality Assurance

Hired; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote, flexible work hours

Performance-based bonus structure

Annual learning & development stipend

Health and wellness benefits

High-scale, real-world impact projects

Job summary

Hired is seeking a QA Engineer to ensure quality across features. The role blends manual exploratory testing with automation to protect user experience. You will design test plans, build automated suites, and collaborate with developers to fix root causes.

The position is fully remote, with a focus on scalable QA processes and CI/CD improvements, offering a competitive package and benefits. Apply to join a high-impact, distributed team.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in QA with test automation.
• Hands-on with automation frameworks: Playwright, Cypress, Selenium.
• Familiarity with API testing tools: Postman, REST Assured.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD and version control.
• ISTQB is a plus, not required.
• Strong analytical thinking and detail orientation.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute test plans for new features and releases
• Build and maintain automated test suites (unit, integration, E2E)
• Conduct exploratory testing to find edge cases automation misses
• Triage and report bugs with clear reproduction steps
• Partner with developers on root cause analysis
• Improve QA processes and contribute to CI/CD pipelines

Skills

QA experience

Test automation

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

API testing

CI/CD

Version control

Analytical thinking

ISTQB (nice-to-have)

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Postman

REST Assured

Job description

Hired is seeking a QA Engineer to ensure quality across features. The role blends manual exploratory testing with automation to protect user experience. You will design test plans, build automated suites, and collaborate with developers to fix root causes.

The position is fully remote, with a focus on scalable QA processes and CI/CD improvements, offering a competitive package and benefits. Apply to join a high-impact, distributed team.