Senior QA Engineer

Chai Vision•201 District, VA

4d•$1,300 - $1,600•Onsite

About The Position

Chai Vision is a fast-growing eCommerce company managing a portfolio of direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands across high-impact categories—from fitness and wellness to home goods, pet care, children's products, outdoor products, kitchen essentials, and supplements. We scale rapidly on platforms like Shopify, Amazon, and TikTok Shop through a data-driven, community-first approach and a relentless focus on product-market fit. The organization is driven by a data-informed approach to growth, disciplined operational execution, and a commitment to delivering high-quality products and customer experiences at scale. Chai Vision continues to invest in expanding its omnichannel sales strategy and retail presence worldwide, offering team members the opportunity to contribute within a fast-paced, performance-oriented organization focused on sustainable growth and long-term value creation. Chai Vision is hiring its first dedicated Senior QA Engineer to build and operate the shared quality function across the Engineering organization, supporting Development, AI, IoT, integrations, and other engineering initiatives. This is not a manual-testing-only role — you will own the practical QA lifecycle end to end, from test planning and case design through functional, regression, integration, and API testing, to automation, release validation, and defect management. As the first hire into this function, you will lay the foundation for a scalable QA practice that can grow into a dedicated team with a future QA Lead. You'll work closely with Development, AI, and IoT squads and with engineering leadership to give the organization a clear, reliable answer before every release: is this ready, what was tested, and what risks remain.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
3–5+ years of professional QA/testing experience
Strong understanding of functional, regression, smoke, sanity, integration, end-to-end, exploratory, and negative testing
Strong API testing experience, including tools such as Postman or equivalent
Experience with test automation and working with web and/or mobile applications
Strong defect reporting and debugging skills
Experience working within Agile/Scrum teams and with Jira or comparable project management tools
Practical experience with several automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Appium, Maestro, Detox, or equivalent)
Basic ability to read or write code in one or more languages such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, or C#
Understanding of automated testing within CI/CD environments (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Bitrise, or Fastlane) is highly desirable

Nice To Haves

mobile QA (iOS/Android)
IoT or connected-device testing
BLE/Wi-Fi device testing
Tuya or similar IoT platforms
e-commerce or ERP/EDI integration testing
experience establishing QA processes from the ground up

Responsibilities

Translate requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria into comprehensive test scenarios
Identify functional, integration, and regression risks before development is complete
Create test plans for new features, applications, and releases
Define testing approaches based on the risk and complexity of each change
Maintain organized, reusable test suites and establish QA standards across engineering
Perform structured testing across web applications, mobile applications, internal tools, APIs, and IoT/connected-device applications
Run functional, regression, smoke, sanity, exploratory, end-to-end, negative, edge-case, and cross-platform testing
Validate business workflows and data flows between systems
Build and maintain regression coverage for critical paths
Validate REST APIs and service integrations, including request/response behavior, status codes, and error handling
Test authentication and authorization flows and data passed between systems
Investigate integration failures across EDI, ERP, IoT, and other business systems
Use tools such as Postman, Insomnia, or equivalent to build automated API test coverage
Identify repetitive, high-value test scenarios to automate and build/maintain automated test suites
Automate regression and API testing, and critical application workflows
Integrate automated tests into development and release workflows where appropriate
Maintain and continuously improve test reliability
Test iOS and Android applications, including device pairing, Bluetooth/BLE connectivity, and Wi-Fi provisioning
Validate device control, data synchronization, device state, and OTA updates
Test connectivity failure scenarios and device/application integration
Validate physical device behavior when hardware is available
Own the QA defect lifecycle from identification through verification, with clear, reproducible bug reports
Classify severity and priority, work with developers to reproduce and verify fixes, and track regressions
Review release scope, execute smoke/sanity and regression testing, and validate critical workflows before production releases
Provide clear release readiness assessments and support post-release validation when required
Help establish the foundation of Chai Vision's QA process: test case structure, defect reporting standards, release checklists, and quality metrics
Keep testing workflows practical and lightweight while improving delivery quality
Use AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot, or equivalent) to generate test scenarios, expand coverage, and assist with automation — always reviewing and validating AI-generated output
Collaborate closely with Development, AI, IoT, Product, and Engineering Leadership across sprint planning, releases, and process improvements