Senior Software Quality Engineer

About this role

As a Senior Software Quality Engineerat vCluster Labs, you aren't just writing test cases; you are the architect of how we know our product works. You'll own test strategy end-to-end across a fast-moving codebase, build the automation frameworks that give engineering the confidence to ship daily, and be the voice for testability and reliability in every design conversation you're part of.

As a Senior Software Quality Engineer, your role will include:

• **Test framework ownership:** Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automated test frameworks spanning backend services and UI, built to scale with a fast-growing product.
• **Test strategy:** Own and drive test strategy across services and features, ensuring coverage is thorough and tied directly to product goals, not just ticket checkboxes.
• **Cross-functional influence:** Work closely with engineering and product to shape features early, advocate for testability, and align the team on what "quality" means for this product.
• **Architectural input:** Sit in on architecture and design discussions, bringing a testability and reliability lens before code gets written, not after.
• **CI/CD integration:** Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.) so engineers get fast, high-confidence feedback on every change.
• **Exploratory testing:** Run exploratory testing to catch usability issues, edge cases, and regressions that automation won't find on its own.
• **Parallel execution:** Move across multiple projects at once in a startup environment where priorities shift, without losing rigor.

This role could be a fit for you if you bring:

• **Experience depth:** 7+ years in QA or software testing, including 2+ years operating at a senior or staff level.
• **Programming ability:** Strong hands-on skills in at least one of Go, Python, or JavaScript, used for building automation and tooling, not just scripting one-off checks.
• **AI-assisted QA workflow:** Daily use of AI...