Careers

Lead Quality Engineer Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Quality Engineer to take full ownership of our quality assurance efforts. This is a high-impact, ground-floor opportunity to define, build, and scale our Quality Assurance (QA) function from scratch.

You will leverage both a strong QA mindset and deep technical expertise to establish a repeatable and scalable QA process. As a core member of the delivery team, you will ensure our products meet the highest standards of reliability, performance, and user experience.

Work Includes:

Quality Engineer Strategy and Process Ownership

  • Design, implement, and own an organization-wide, scalable QA framework, upholding quality as a proactive, first-line of defense.

  • Define and institutionalize best practices for bug identification, prevention, and resolution, while reinforcing QA beyond basic peer review.

  • Define, plan, and run a comprehensive User Acceptance Testing (UAT) cycle every release/sprint.

  • Partner with Product and Engineering to write detailed QA plans before development begins, ensuring full coverage of business and technical requirements.

Hands-On Testing and Automation

  • Perform hands-on QA using a risk-based approach, leveraging manual, exploratory, and automated testing techniques.

  • Create, execute, and maintain automated test scripts, primarily for React UIs, with deep experience required in Playwright.

  • Maintain and evolve automated testing frameworks to support growing product needs and team capacity.

  • Decompose product requirements into comprehensive test cases, ensuring full coverage of business and technical needs.

  • Write and execute SQL queries to validate data integrity and troubleshoot backend issues.

  • Complete code review analysis.

 Collaboration, Mentoring, and Defect Management:

  • Identify, track, document, and triage bugs, collaborating with Engineering to determine severity and prioritization for efficient resolution.

  • Work within a Scrum/Agile team, sharing QA best practices, and mentoring teammates to improve overall testing strategies.

  • Make informed decisions on what, when, and how to automate, balancing efficiency with development speed and aligning with CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications:

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen; Work Visa is not eligible.

  • 5+ years of experience as a Quality Engineer.

  • 3+ years of experience leading a team

  • Proven success owning or building QA processes from scratch, particularly within small or mid-sized technology companies.

  • Deep experience with automated testing frameworks

  • Experience debugging applications, analyzing logs, and using developer tools to investigate issues.

  • Ability to write and optimize SQL queries for testing and troubleshooting purposes.

  • Strong proficiency with GitHub and familiarity with modern development workflows and version control (e.g., Git).

  • A strong QA Mindset

  • Ability to clearly articulate test findings, risks, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders across various time zones.

  • Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and familiarity with ticketing systems.

Why Work Here:

  • Innovative products & services that are revolutionizing AI

  • Competitive salary

  • Full benefits partially subsidized by company

  • Company matched simple retirement account (SRA)

  • Generous paid time off (holidays, vacation, and sick time)

  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance provided

  • Merit raises and performance bonuses available

  • Small company environment

  • Snack bar

  • Casual dress code

  • Upward mobility/internal promotion

Candidates meeting the above criteria will be contacted to discuss the opportunity and your experience. Discovery Machine, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer offering a competitive salary, benefits, and a flexible work schedule with core hours. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 

Send cover letter and resume to: careers@discoverymachine.com