Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Slate Auto; United States; Remote; USD 123,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Vacation

401k

Equity program

Discretionary annual incentive program

Job summary

Slate is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to lead testing efforts for web and mobile platforms in the United States. You will design test plans, write automated tests, and contribute to AI-assisted tooling to improve quality.

Responsibilities include developing and executing test strategies, collaborating with engineers, product managers, and UX design, and maintaining regression suites while tracking bugs to resolution. A strong background in QA methodologies is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years in software QA engineering.
• 5+ years delivering test frameworks and leading QA initiatives.
• Knowledge of QA methodology and tools.
• Experience in manual and automated testing.
• Experience in scripting or coding.
• Experience with at least one automated test framework (web/mobile).
• Experience gathering test requirements to create detailed plans and metrics.
• Ability to debug problems using log files.
• Experience using AI tools to assist tasks.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for manual and automated testing of features across web and mobile.
• Develop, improve, and employ testing strategies and techniques.
• Utilize black box, gray box, and white box testing techniques.
• Test code and systems using manual and automated tools.
• Write automated tests and user-level test automation tools.
• Create and leverage AI-assisted tooling to support QA work.
• Collaborate with software engineers to understand features and implementations.
• Work with product managers, designers, and support to understand user models.
• Develop test plans and test suites that approximate real-world environments.
• Find, isolate, document, regress, and track bugs through resolution.
• Create and maintain regression tests.
• Drive quality-centric software development processes.

Skills

Manual & automated testing

Test automation frameworks

QA methodologies

Debugging/log analysis

AI-assisted testing tools

Scripting / coding

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

TestCafe

Selenium

Appium

WebdriverIO

Job description

ABOUT SLATE

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.

Who we are looking for

Slate is looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer (Senior) to help bring code to life.

What you get to do:

• Be responsible for manual and automated testing of features across various platforms, including web and mobile.
• Develop, improve, and employ testing strategies and techniques.
• Utilize black box, gray box, and white box testing techniques.
• Test code and systems using manual and automated tools.
• Write automated tests and user-level test automation tools.
• Create, maintain, and leverage AI-assisted tooling to complement existing QAE skillsets.
• Collaborate with Software Development Engineers to understand product features and technical implementations.
• Work with Product Managers, UX Designers, and Customer Support to understand customer usage models.
• Develop test plans and test suites that approximate real-world environments.
• Find, isolate, document, regress, and track bugs through resolution.
• Create and maintain regression tests.
• Drive the software development process towards quality-centric methodologies.

What you bring to the team:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of professional experience in software Quality Assurance (QA) Engineering.
• 5+ years of professional experience in delivering test frameworks, test tools, and leading QA projects and initiatives.
• Demonstrated knowledge of QA methodology and tools.
• Experience in manual and automated testing.
• Experience in scripting or coding.
• Experience with at least one automated test framework like Playwright/Cypress/TestCafe (web) and/or Selenium/Appium/WebdriverIO (mobile).
• Experience in gathering test requirements to create detailed test plans and defining quality metrics to measure product quality.
• Proven understanding of software internals and an ability to debug problems using log files.
• Experience using AI tools to help complete tasks.

Work Authorization Requirement

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

Salary Range

The compensation for this position is the range Slate reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; work location; and other relevant business and organizational factors. $123,339.00 - $185,009.00 USD Annual

Additional Compensation and Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• vacation
• 401k
• equity program
• discretionary annual incentive program

Why join team Slate?

• Safety First
• Delight Customers
• One Team
• Relentless Improvement
• Fast, Frugal, and Scrappy
• Respectful Collaboration
• Positive Legacy

WE WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE.

Slate is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affinity Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason. Slate is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail].

About Us

At Slate, we’ve got one job: building a vehicle you’ll fall in love with, right here in the USA. We believe that car buyers—not car companies—should call the shots. We like looking at a road, not a screen. We don’t like paying for stuff we don’t need. We like picking out the stuff we do need. We think dings are badges, not blemishes. But we know not everyone likes what we like. So, we built you a Slate: you make it yours.