Senior QA Engineer

SharkNinja•Needham, MA

10h

About The Position

SharkNinja is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to join our cloud development team and play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our IoT product ecosystem. This position offers a mix of manual and automated testing, with a focus on our innovative connected devices including robot vacuums, coffee machines, and grills. You'll be responsible for sprint story testing and regression testing while helping mature and enhance our existing QA processes. This position requires a strong balance of hands-on testing, technical leadership, and strategic quality advocacy. This is an opportunity to shape quality standards for cutting-edge consumer IoT products that connect millions of customers to their devices.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in software quality assurance or testing roles
Strong foundation in both manual and automated testing methodologies
Hands-on experience writing automated tests in TypeScript and/or Python
Solid understanding of integration testing, especially for APIs and distributed systems
Experience testing software applications and REST APIs
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated test integration
Proficiency with bug tracking and test management tools (JIRA experience preferred)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
Ability to work independently and manage testing tasks throughout the sprint cycle
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for documenting defects and collaborating with developers
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
Languages: TypeScript, Python
Testing Types: Integration testing, functional testing, UAT, regression testing
Tools: JIRA, Git
CI/CD: AWS CodePipeline
API Testing: REST/HTTP protocols

Nice To Haves

Experience testing IoT devices, hardware, or embedded systems
Knowledge of cloud platforms, particularly AWS services
Familiarity with AWS CodePipeline or similar CI/CD tools
Experience with API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, etc.)
Understanding of mobile app testing (iOS/Android)
Knowledge of test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, pytest, etc.)
Background in consumer electronics or connected devices
ISTQB or similar QA certification
Test Automation Frameworks: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, pytest, Jest
Cloud Platforms: AWS (Lambda, IoT Core, etc.)
Mobile Testing: Appium, XCTest, Espresso
Performance Testing: JMeter, Locust
Test Management: TestRail, Zephyr, or similar
Containerization: Docker
IoT Protocols: MQTT, WebSocket

Responsibilities

Own quality strategy for cloud services, APIs, and IoT integrations across multiple releases
Lead test planning, risk assessment, and quality sign-offs for features and releases
Mentor junior QA engineers and provide guidance on best practices
Drive shift-left testing practices and embed quality early in the development lifecycle
Partner with engineering, product, and DevOps to define quality goals and metrics
Perform functional testing of software applications, APIs, and IoT device integrations
Execute user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate features meet business and customer requirements
Conduct exploratory testing to identify edge cases and usability issues
Validate mobile app and cloud platform functionality across different devices and environments
Create and maintain detailed test cases and test plans for sprint stories
Document and track defects in JIRA with clear reproduction steps and severity classification
Participate in sprint ceremonies and collaborate with developers on acceptance criteria
Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using TypeScript and Python
Build integration tests for APIs, cloud services, and IoT device communication protocols
Create regression test suites to ensure existing functionality remains stable across releases
Integrate automated tests into AWS CodePipeline for continuous testing
Expand test coverage across critical user flows and system integrations
Monitor test execution results and triage failures
Optimize test execution time and reliability
Enhance and mature existing QA processes, standards, and best practices
Identify gaps in test coverage and recommend improvements
Contribute to building a more robust testing framework
Collaborate with the cloud development team to shift quality left in the development lifecycle
Work with the team to define and manage the release process including acceptance criteria for environment promotion