Software QA Engineer

Bevi•Boston, MA

9h•$100,300 - $123,900•Hybrid

About The Position

Bevi is seeking a Software QA Engineer to join their engineering team. This role will be responsible for quality across the full stack, validating embedded firmware on physical machines and improving the firmware release process. The engineer will collaborate with Firmware and Software teams to develop test strategies that identify issues early. This position requires working from the Boston office 3+ days per week due to the hands-on testing with physical machines and lab hardware. The ideal candidate is curious, collaborative, and comfortable working with both hardware labs and cloud infrastructure.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2+ years of relevant experience in QA or test engineering, ideally spanning both embedded/firmware and software systems.
Hands-on experience testing embedded systems (C/C++, RTOS environments, serial or wireless communication protocols).
Understanding of IoT or connected-device architectures, including cloud-to-device communication.
Experience with bug tracking and test management tools (ex, Jira).
Comfort working directly with physical hardware and lab equipment, not just simulators.
Understanding embedded C/C++ to review firmware changes, reason about failure modes, and write meaningful test cases against them.
Familiarity with hardware debugging and measurement tools (multimeters, logic analyzers, j-link debuggers, serial terminals).
Understanding of common embedded failure modes.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work across firmware, software, and QA teams.
Able and willing to work onsite at our Boston office 2–3 days per week.

Nice To Haves

Scripting ability for building or maintaining test automation and CI/CD tooling is a plus
Experience with hardware test rigs, oscilloscopes, or protocol analyzers.
Background in IoT, appliances, or other connected-hardware products.
Familiarity with pytest-based embedded test frameworks or firmware simulation/emulation.
Exposure to bootloaders, OTA/DFU update mechanisms, or firmware release processes.
Exposure to cloud infrastructure (AWS) and infrastructure-as-code tools.
Experience building custom test fixtures or HIL test rigs from scratch.
Experience working with JIRA and/or Confluence is a plus.
Experience with specific AI testing/code review tools.

Responsibilities

Monitor and test firmware and low-level software development throughout the entire software development life cycle (SDLC), verifying that releases meet defined quality standards and customer agreements.
Design, implement, and maintain test strategies for embedded systems and connected-device workflows to assess release-readiness.
Validate firmware behavior on physical machines and test hardware, including sensors, dispensing mechanisms, and connectivity modules.
Test over-the-air (OTA) firmware update flows for reliability, rollback safety, and fleet-wide rollout.
Characterize firmware behavior under soak and stress testing to catch memory leaks, timing issues, and intermittent failures.
Work to prevent bugs from occurring during development, improving the overall development process.
Collaborate with firmware, software, and hardware engineers to identify and resolve identified defects.
Track and document test procedures and findings in a bug tracking system, and participate in design review meetings to report on results.
Contribute to release sign-off and help define quality gates for new machine, firmware, and software releases.
Explore and adopt AI-powered testing tools such as AI-assisted test generation, self-healing automation scripts, and anomaly detection to improve test coverage and efficiency.
Debug firmware issues at the source using debuggers, serial consoles, and logic analyzers to isolate whether failures originate in firmware, hardware, or integration layers.
Develop tests that exercise firmware over its communication interfaces (UART, I2C, USB, Wi-Fi), including fault injection and boundary conditions like power loss, sensor failure, and degraded connectivity.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance plans with BlueCross BlueShield, 95% paid by employer
401(k) with company match
Flexible PTO plus 12 company holidays, and additional paid days for sick leave, etc
Generous fully paid parental leave for both birth parents and non-birth parents
Fully employer paid disability and life insurances
Wellness and fitness reimbursements
Monthly stipends for cell phone use and commuting costs
Onsite snacks, weekly catered lunch, and (of course) unlimited Bevi
Composting and terra-cycling
Happy hours, team-building events, bagel breakfasts, Values awards