Staff Software QA Engineer

Responsibilities:
Lead quality engineering efforts for a Linux-based wireless IoT platform, driving both functional and non-functional validation strategies across device, system, and cloud layers.
Act as a technical leader and subject matter expert in quality engineering, influencing product architecture, test strategy, and release readiness. Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and operations teams to ensure scalable, reliable, and high-quality system delivery.
Leverage modern AI-assisted techniques to improve test design, automation, defect detection, and quality insights. Champion best practices in test automation, observability, and continuous quality.
Drive quality engineering strategy across features and releases.
Influence system architecture to improve testability, reliability, and observability.
Mentor engineers and elevate QE practices across the organization.
Lead cross-team defect triage, root cause analysis, and quality improvement initiatives.
Define metrics, dashboards, and KPIs for product quality.
Design, develop, maintain, and execute test cases and test plans at functional and system levels.
Perform black-box and gray-box testing of released products and products under development to reveal design and implementation defects.
Understand the focus of functional, system, integration, and regression testing at feature and system levels.
Use test tools such as debuggers, emulators, and simulators to complement testing.
Use bug tracking systems to track the life cycle of bugs.
Develop and maintain quality engineering processes and initiatives.
Identify automation opportunities and develop and maintain automated tests.
Analyze test results, troubleshoot, and triage issues across teams to perform root cause analysis and resolution.
Collaborate with developers, product managers & QA engineers to complete assigned tasks.
Evangelize software testing best practices and influence architecture.
Define and execute non-functional testing strategies, including performance, scalability, reliability, and resilience testing.
Validate system behavior under stress, fault injection, and recovery scenarios.
Evaluate system power consumption, resource usage, and platform efficiency for embedded Linux environments.
Customer Driven:
Thinks/acts with the customer in mind. Committed to quality customer service with a consistent, positive, can-do attitude to both internal and external customers.
Lean:
Uses lean thinking and problem-solving techniques to identify and eliminate root problems. Continually looks for ways to eliminate waste and makes suggestions for improvement.
Supports safety programs and keeps the workplace clean and safe. Avoids shortcuts that increase the risk of accidents, personal injuries, and equipment failures. Makes recommendations when appropriate.
Quality of Work:
Has established a track record of producing highly accurate work, demonstrates attention to detail, and reflects well on the organization.
Is personally committed to high-quality work and encourages others to have similar standards.
Decision Making/Judgment:
Recognizes problems and responds. Systematically gathers information, sorts through complex issues, seeks input from others, addresses the root cause of issues, and makes timely decisions.
Can make difficult decisions, using consensus when possible. Communicates decisions to others.
Managing Priorities/Dependability:
Gives appropriate priorities to various work demands and manages time and workload effectively.
Readily accepts new responsibilities while fulfilling all commitments. Stays focused under pressure and adapts with flexibility to changing business needs.
Communication:
Conveys ideas and facts clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.
Demonstrates good listening skills and seeks to understand the perspective of others.
Teamwork:
Works collaboratively with others throughout the organization to achieve results.
Builds relationships, establishing mutual trust/respect with peers and management. Values each person's contribution to the team.
Requirements:
Bachelor's/Master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related fields.
7+ years of experience in quality assurance/engineering, preferably in embedded systems, IoT, or audio technologies.
Experience with services and protocol testing, working with HTTP/JSON/REST APIs.
Experience with Linux-based systems and wireless technologies (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and audio codecs).
Hands-on experience designing and coding automated tests in scripting languages like Python.
Hands-on experience in developing test automation with frameworks such as Playwright and Postman.
Experience working closely with development teams in an Agile software development environment.
Experience with project, test, and knowledge management tools such as Jira, Xray, and Confluence.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, planning, and organizing skills.
Experience with non-functional testing tools (performance, load, and chaos testing).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and quality gates.
Experience with observability tools (logs, metrics, tracing).
Familiarity with IoT protocols (e. g., MQTT, RTP, SIP) (optional but valuable).
Experience applying AI tools in software development or testing workflows.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.

Experience
7-11 yrs