Senior QA Engineer, Embedded Systems & Automation

Hayden AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Hayden AI in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to own end-to-end quality for embedded software deployed in real-world transit environments. You will define test strategies, build Python automation, and drive release readiness in partnership with software, product, and operations teams.

Responsibilities include managing regression cycles, implementing CI/CD test suites, and validating complex hardware-software interactions to ensure reliable field deployments.

Qualifications

• Experience testing devices, embedded systems, or IoT platforms.
• Strong proficiency in Python for building and maintaining automated test frameworks.
• Experience with system-level, integration, and end-to-end automation.
• Solid understanding of SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, and automation-first QA methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of end-to-end quality for embedded software, overseeing the planning, execution, and final approval of releases through a mix of rigorous manual testing and automation-first methodologies
• Orchestrate the embedded software release lifecycle, including defining test strategies, ensuring schedule alignment, assessing risks, and leading go/no-go evaluations in partnership with engineering and product teams
• Establish, execute, and iterate on comprehensive validation strategies for embedded systems, edge hardware, and complex system integrations
• Architect and maintain robust Python-based automation frameworks to streamline regression, smoke testing, and release validation efforts
• Direct release test cycles by managing regression execution, facilitating defect triage, and providing detailed reports on release readiness
• Implement automated and manual suites within CI/CD pipelines to maintain stringent quality gates across all embedded software versions
• Validate intricate system behaviors involving embedded devices, hardware interfaces, sensor data, and event-driven logic
• Investigate complex defects through root cause analysis, championing preventative measures and driving sustainable quality enhancements
• Collaborate with Embedded Software Engineers during the design phase to advocate for testability, reliability, and expanded automation coverage
• Develop and monitor quality metrics and dashboards to provide stakeholders with transparency regarding release health and long-term trends
• Ensure successful field deployments by validating device stability, environmental performance, and reliability throughout the release cycle
• Guide junior engineers and offer strategic leadership to scale quality workflows, documentation standards, and technical best practices across the engineering org

Skills

Embedded testing

Python

CI/CD

Automation

Test mgmt

Communication

Video pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Grafana

Datadog

Job description

Hayden AI in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to own end-to-end quality for embedded software deployed in real-world transit environments. You will define test strategies, build Python automation, and drive release readiness in partnership with software, product, and operations teams.

Responsibilities include managing regression cycles, implementing CI/CD test suites, and validating complex hardware-software interactions to ensure reliable field deployments.