Senior QA Engineer for SaaS

Silicon Valley startup seeking highly autonomous and experienced Senior QA Engineer who is interested in using cutting edge AI algorithms for your work. We are looking for a QA Engineer who specializes in both manual and automation testing with expertise in Playwright with Python.

This role is perfect for a self-driven professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, learns quickly, and takes full ownership of quality initiatives without requiring constant supervision.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for testing the quality of our software products by developing and executing test plans, identifying defects, and automating regression testing. You will work closely with the development and product teams to maintain high-quality standards.

Design and maintain automated test suites in Playwright (Python + pytest) covering web UI and API surfaces

Perform exploratory and manual testing for complex Salesforce-integrated workflows and edge cases

Lead root cause analysis for bugs and production issues, including data integrity issues in PostgreSQL

Collaborate with developers on shift-left quality practices — catching issues in review, not just in QA

Own test data strategy, including generating and managing realistic test data management strategies

Document test cases, track coverage in Testmo, and manage QA tasks in Click Up

Mentor junior QA team members and help establish and maintain testing best practices

5+ years in software QA with a strong mix of manual and automation experience

Solid Playwright + Python automation skills — you can build and maintain a real test suite, not just record-and-playback

Experience with API testing (Postman, pytest with requests, or similar)

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Git Lab CI preferred)

Comfortable reading and writing SQL — enough to inspect data, validate transforms, and debug data issues

Self-directed — you can take a vague bug report or a new feature spec and figure out the right testing approach without being walked through it

Strong written English for async communication with a distributed team

Able to overlap with PST hours, ideally mornings (PT)

As part of your application, you must complete a hands-on automation assessment. A zip file containing a mock web application and a README with instructions is included with this job posting.

The assessment involves writing Playwright (Python) automated tests against the provided application. You will find full setup instructions, test specifications, and submission guidelines in the README inside the zip .