Purple Squirrels - Sr. QA Engineer

QA Engineer is needed in Newark, United States.

Client: Purple Squirrels

Location: Newark, CA, us

Contract: Contract

Job Description

Sr. QA Engineer

Contract with a major car company. FTE with Purple Squirrels Software LLC.

Location: Newark, CA — Onsite

• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites (UI, API, integration) using AI-assisted tools to accelerate test-case generation, maintenance, and self-healing of flaky tests.
• Own end-to-end QA for assigned feature areas — test planning, test-case design, exploratory testing, and regression coverage, not just automation.
• Evaluate and integrate AI/ML-based testing tools (e.g., AI test-generation copilots, visual-regression AI, anomaly detection in test results) into the existing QA pipeline.
• Triage, log, and track defects through resolution; collaborate directly with developers on root cause and fix verification.
• Build and maintain CI/CD test integration so automated suites run reliably on every build.
• Analyze test results and production signals to identify quality risk areas before they become customer-facing defects.
• Mentor other QA engineers on applying AI tooling effectively without sacrificing test rigor.

Requirements

• 6–9 years of QA engineering experience, including at least 2+ years building and maintaining test automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or equivalent).
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted testing or development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, AI test-generation platforms) in a production QA workflow.
• Strong scripting ability in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Java for building and maintaining automated tests.
• Experience with API testing (Postman, REST Assured, or similar) and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
• Comfortable owning full QA cycles beyond automation — test planning, defect management, exploratory testing, release sign-off.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted code review and automated testing/quality tools.
• Comfort using AI-enabled project management tools (e.g., Jira AI, Asana Intelligence) for sprint tracking and status reporting.
• Able to work onsite in Newark, CA.

Preferred

• QA experience in automotive, embedded systems, or another hardware-adjacent software environment.
• Experience with performance and load testing tools.

Additional Information

Benefits: N/A