Sr. Staff Quality Assurance Engineer

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Staff QA Engineer to join our team. You will lead quality initiatives across our AI-driven Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) platform. In this role, you will contribute to designing test strategies, building automation frameworks, and driving quality across edge devices, video analytics, backend services, and frontend interfaces.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Applied Science, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 6+ years of Quality Engineering or related work experience.
• OR Master's Degree in Applied Science, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 5+ years of Quality Engineering or related work experience.
• OR PhD in Applied Science, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 4+ years of Quality Engineering or related work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• 10 + years of experience in QA engineering or software testing.
• Solid experience testing RESTful APIs and web/mobile applications.
• Strong proficiency with automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Postman, etc.).
• Proficient in scripting or programming with Python or Go.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and version control (e.g., Git).
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience testing cameras, video streaming, media processing and real-time analytics.
• Understanding of computer vision or LLM agents in a product context.
• Hands-on experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack.
• Knowledge of security and privacy considerations in video surveillance systems.
• Prior experience with performance, load, and stress testing in large-scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute end-to-end test strategies for the VSaaS platform, covering edge devices, video analytics, backend services, and frontend interfaces.
• Develop automated test frameworks for functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, AI, Backend and Frontend, to define test plans, acceptance criteria, and quality goals.
• Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines to ensure high release quality and enable rapid feedback loops.
• Investigate, track, and drive resolution of defects; continuously refine test coverage and improve overall platform reliability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level