Senior Quality Test Engineer I

The Senior Quality Test Engineer I contributes to the development and execution of quality-driven, automation-first testing solutions, leveraging foundational AI-assisted testing capabilities.

This role emphasizes building a strong quality mindset, understanding risk-based testing, and supporting delivery teams in achieving reliable, high-quality releases.

Working closely with senior engineers, this role focuses on: Learning what to test and why, not just how, applying automation and AI tools to improve efficiency, and contributing to scalable and maintainable testing practices

The engineer plays a key role in transitioning from manual-heavy testing to intelligent, automation-assisted quality engineering.

Contribute to quality assurance and automation-first testing practices for assigned components.

Develop and maintain: Test cases, Automated test scripts (UI/API), Basic performance tests

Use AI tools to: Generate test scenarios, Assist in writing test scripts and Improve productivity in test design

Learn to validate and refine AI-generated outputs.

Apply risk-based thinking to prioritize testing efforts.

Support maintenance and enhancement of test frameworks and automation suites.

Participate in technical discussions and contribute ideas for improving test coverage and efficiency.

Execute automated and exploratory tests with a focus on quality outcomes, not just completion.

Support regression cycles using: Automation, AI-assisted test generation where applicable.

Review logs, monitoring data, and alerts to assist in issue identification and analysis.

Document defects clearly with context, impact, and reproducibility.

Assist in root cause analysis, learning to identify underlying issues.

Collaborate with developers to improve: Testability, Early defect detection (shift-left).

Provide feedback on: Test coverage gaps, Risk areas before release.

Contribute to risk-based test planning aligned with feature requirements.

Work with Product and Engineering teams to: Clarify requirements, Ensure they are testable and complete.

Use AI tools to support: Test case generation, Test data preparation, Regression optimization.

Follow and contribute to standard automation and testing practices across teams.

Begin identifying what should be automated vs manually validated, based on guidance.

Ensure test scenarios cover: Functional requirements, Key edge cases, Basic user workflows.

Participate in improving overall product quality and testing efficiency.

Take ownership of assigned testing tasks and ensure quality deliverables.

Demonstrate a growing quality mindset by questioning requirements and identifying gaps.

Collaborate effectively with team members across QA, development, and product.

Share learnings in: Automation, AI tools, Testing practices.

Surface risks, blockers, and concerns early.

Communicate progress, issues, and test outcomes clearly.

Seek continuous improvement through learning and adoption of AI-driven practices.