Senior Test Engineer - Autonomy, Impact, Modesto Flex

Public Policy Institute; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Policy Institute is seeking a freelance Test Engineer based in Modesto, CA to pair with analysts, implement Gatling models, and drive test automation across Playwright and SpecFlow platforms. The role emphasizes reliability, senior-level accountability, and adherence to industry standards.

The position involves translating large tech initiatives into deliverable increments, pulling telemetry into actionable dashboards, and ensuring scalable performance and latency improvements.

Qualifications

• Comfort being measured against a clear senior bar.
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in.
• Familiarity with Communication and related tools or frameworks.
• Solid understanding of technology best practices and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Pair with technology analysts so Public Policy Institute's Gatling models match real behavior
• Pull qTest telemetry into dashboards Public Policy Institute leaders actually open
• Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale
• Scale Public Policy Institute's Playwright services from Modesto pilot to CA-wide rollout
• Break large technology initiatives into SpecFlow increments Modesto can actually deliver
• Turn Public Policy Institute's Test Automation on-call noise into alerts that actually mean something

Skills

Senior level

Reliability

Communication tools

Best practices

Tools

Gatling

qTest

Playwright

SpecFlow

Job description

Public Policy Institute is seeking a freelance Test Engineer based in Modesto, CA to pair with analysts, implement Gatling models, and drive test automation across Playwright and SpecFlow platforms. The role emphasizes reliability, senior-level accountability, and adherence to industry standards.

The position involves translating large tech initiatives into deliverable increments, pulling telemetry into actionable dashboards, and ensuring scalable performance and latency improvements.