Senior Data QA Engineer

Overview

We’re looking for a US based Senior Data QA Engineer to join our high-performing, fully remote engineering team. This senior role suits someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, excels at solving complex problems, and is comfortable leading technical initiatives across product, data, and analytics domains through both technical expertise and an inquisitive, curious mindset.

In this role, you’ll take ownership of QA processes for mission-critical projects—ranging from customer-facing applications to backend systems and large-scale data workflows. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design scalable QA strategies, guide their execution, and ensure best practices are applied across the stack and teams.

You should bring a strong background in quality assurance with hands-on experience in data validation, test automation, and modern QA practices across APIs, data pipelines, and web applications. The ideal candidate is a confident QA leader—comfortable working in complex systems, resolving ambiguity, and driving clarity through structured test strategies. You’ll define and execute comprehensive test plans and help shape how we ensure data and system quality at scale.

• Designing and owning data QA processes, including test documentation, incident tracking, and quality metrics and dashboards.
• Design and implement end-to-end test strategies for data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, data warehouses, and reporting systems.
• Building automated data validation frameworks to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability of large-scale datasets.
• Creating and maintaining data quality checks, test plans, and monitoring solutions across structured and semi-structured data sources.
• Leading QA initiatives across data-focused projects, collaborating with Data Engineering, Engineering, Analytics, and Project management teams.
• Developing SQL- and script-based test suites to validate data transformations, business logic, and aggregation rules.
• Supporting analytics, BI, and reporting platforms by validating data integrity, lineage, and metric correctness.
• Proactively identifying data quality issues and driving resolution through detailed root cause analysis and stakeholder coordination.
• Integrating automated data tests into CI/CD workflows to enable continuous data validation and faster releases.
• Mentoring other QA team members on data validation techniques, automation strategies, and QA best practices in the data domain.

• 7+ years of experience in QA
• 4+ years of experience as a Data QA Engineer/Data QA Analyst
• Deep understanding of general QA processes, test design techniques, and industry standards.
• Proven experience designing, building, and scaling Data QA processes
• Experience with QA tools like Testrails, Jira, Confluence
• Experience with white/grey box testing
• Comfortable building, supporting, and integrating with production-grade ETL/data pipelines
• Understanding of data governance concepts and experience with data governance tools or platforms
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), CI/CD workflows, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Capable of leading Data QA projects across both application and data-focused initiatives
• Strong communication skills bridging technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience mentoring QA analysts and engineers and contributing to QA culture and growth
• Experience in fast-paced startup or scaling environments
• Prior experience in healthcare, life sciences, or regulated data environments is a plus

• Experience building or supporting admin tools and internal platforms
• Experience with data observability, schema governance, or data lineage tooling
• Exposure to machine learning pipelines, BI tools, or product instrumentation
• Familiarity with mobile development frameworks such as React Native or Capacitor
• Benefits: 100% Company-Paid Premium Options for Medical, Vision, and Dental Plans
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401k Matching
• Work from Anywhere within the US
• Flexible PTO
• Post-Parental Leave Program - $5k stipend to assist with expenses, 4-week 100% paid “Ease-Back” return to work transition