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Staff Test Engineer

QA EngineerQA EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2005H1B SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

169 days ago

Salary

$85K - $150K / year

EnglishJava ScriptMy SQLPHPShell ScriptingWord Press

Job Description

• Come help us improve product quality across Automattic. Play key role in our mission through automated UI testing, test strategy, bug triage, and quality metrics • Test, review, and polish everything; ensure the highest quality for our products • Create and maintain automated tests; use tools like Playwright to build robust UI tests for high-traffic web applications • Advise and collaborate with product development teams to improve their testing strategies and promote a proactive quality mindset • Drive continuous improvement by managing and improving test runners and CI tools related to automated tests • Triage and fix issues; get hands-on with bug fixes and prioritize the highest-impact issues • Directly impact business results by making sure focus stays on the most important issues for users

Job Requirements

A pragmatic problem-solver who communicates clearly
Experience with UI functional testing tools, particularly Playwright
Comfortable with CLI/shell scripting, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML
Familiar with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or TeamCity
Excited about the potential of AI-powered tools to improve testing and triage
Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
Bonus points for: Experience with component testing frameworks like Storybook or Chromatic
Bonus points for: Familiarity with a variety of testing types: APIs, security, performance, accessibility, fuzzing/chaos, or mobile apps
Bonus points for: Experience with WordPress, PHP, and MySQL
Bonus points for: Applied AI/ML for bug triage or test automation