Senior Quality Engineer

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 108,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Generous PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

Client is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to strengthen product quality across applications, APIs, and cloud-based environments. You will design scalable automated testing frameworks and partner with Product, Engineering, and Delivery teams to enable reliable releases.

Role emphasizes quality metrics, exploratory testing, and continuous improvement in a fast-moving tech organization, with remote US-based work and visa sponsorship not available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software testing and quality engineering experience.
• Strong automation experience with JavaScript and/or Java.
• Hands-on with Playwright or Appium testing tools.
• Familiarity with microservices and distributed systems.
• Solid CI/CD and Kubernetes deployments knowledge.
• Experience with Kafka and both SQL and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks.
• Plan and execute comprehensive testing strategies for apps and APIs.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Delivery teams for reliable releases.
• Define, track, and analyze quality metrics for continuous improvement.
• Lead best practices in test automation and quality engineering.
• Perform exploratory and risk-based testing to find edge cases.
• Mentor teammates in quality engineering practices.

Skills

Software testing

Automation testing

Team mentoring

Quality metrics

Tools

Playwright

Appium

Java

JavaScript

Kafka

MongoDB

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join the team of a leader in the Consumer Technology space.

This role will focus on strengthening product quality across applications, APIs, and modern cloud-based delivery environments. You will design and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks while partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and Delivery teams to support reliable releases. The position also emphasizes quality metrics, exploratory testing, and continuous improvement in a fast-moving technology organization.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $108,000 – $128,250 annually

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks
• Plan and execute comprehensive testing strategies across applications and APIs
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Delivery teams to support high-quality releases
• Define, track, and analyze quality metrics for continuous improvement
• Drive best practices in test automation and quality engineering
• Perform exploratory and risk-based testing to uncover edge cases
• Support and mentor team members in quality engineering

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software testing and quality engineering
• Strong experience with automated testing using JavaScript and/or Java
• Hands-on experience with tools like Playwright or Appium
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes-based deployments
• Experience with event-driven architectures like Apache Kafka
• Familiarity with SQL and non-SQL databases, including MongoDB

Benefits

• Collaborative culture where ideas matter
• Monthly spend allowance for personal treats
• Generous PTO with a buy and sell program for up to 5 extra days
• Up to 20 weeks top-up for parental leave
• Flexible medical and dental insurance for you and your family
• Access to world-class training resources
• Exclusive offers from top brands through Workperks
• RRSP contributions with diverse investment portfolios
• Paid sick time and well-being support programs
• Freedom to work from almost anywhere for 4 weeks a year
• Dedicated mentorship and global mobility pathways for career growth