Quality Engineer, Nextcam
About The Position
The NextCam team is building next-generation imaging and video technologies that power modern photo / video editing and mobile camera experiences. We are looking for a Quality Engineer who is passionate about image quality, computational photography, and mobile user experiences. You are excited about testing complex imaging and video algorithms, validating camera performance across real-world scenarios, and ensuring that innovative features ship with exceptional quality. You thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced R&D environment and enjoy combining manual exploration with thoughtful automation. If you’re eager to make a visible impact on camera experiences used by millions, we’d love to meet you.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience testing mobile applications (preferably iOS) through full release cycles.
- Strong understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and best practices.
- Experience with test automation frameworks for mobile applications (e.g., XCTest, Appium, or similar).
- Familiarity with CI/CD systems and automated test integration.
- Ability to analyze image and video quality issues with strong attention to detail.
- Experience with bug tracking systems such as JIRA and source control tools like GitHub.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a cross-functional team.
- A passion for photography and/or videography! To deliver features that will delight our audiences we need to understand and appreciate them ourselves.
Nice To Haves
- Experience testing imaging, video, or computational photography systems.
- Experience with computer programming in languages such as C/C++, python, etc.
- Understanding of image signal processing (ISP), camera pipelines, or video encoding/decoding.
- Experience using tools such as Xcode, Charles Proxy, logging/analytics platforms, or crash reporting systems.
- Background or strong interest in photography, videography, or digital imaging.
- Experience building internal quality dashboards or quality metrics frameworks.
Responsibilities
- Test and validate new imaging and video algorithms, including image processing, computational photography, and video pipeline features.
- Evaluate image and video quality across diverse real-world scenarios (lighting, motion, color accuracy, edge cases, device conditions).
- Partner closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to define quality standards and acceptance criteria for new camera features.
- Perform functional, regression, exploratory, and end-to-end testing of the Project Indigo iOS camera application.
- Set up automation infrastructure and integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks for mobile camera features and algorithm validation.
- Perform validation and help with optimization of AI and GenAI models.
- Monitor test results, triage failures, and ensure timely resolution of regressions.
- Log, track, prioritize, and help drive closure of bugs in collaboration with engineering and product teams.
- Contribute to improving team processes for defect tracking, release readiness, and quality metrics.
- Help define and evolve quality benchmarks for image fidelity, performance, stability, and reliability.
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
