Staff Quality Engineer

RevolutionParts•Tempe, AZ

About The Position

RevolutionParts is seeking a passionate and driven Staff Quality Engineer to join their team. This role involves taking ownership of the quality strategy, ensuring robust, secure, and scalable releases. The Staff Quality Engineer will mentor an off-shore QA team, stay hands-on with test automation tools, and partner with engineering, product, and operations to improve software development and delivery. This is an opportunity for a technical leader who is passionate about quality, enjoys mentoring, and wants to make a significant impact in an eCommerce and payments-driven product environment.

Requirements

Between 8 and 10 years of QA experience with a strong grasp of SDLC, Agile (Scrum/Kanban), and test-driven development practices for web applications
College degree in Computer Science or related field
Previous experience working at a startup company
Proficient in automated testing tools like Selenium, Cypress, or similar, with recent hands-on experience writing and maintaining test scripts
Skilled in functional, regression, performance (load), and security (pen) testing, with a deep understanding of modern QA methodologies
Strong experience with or knowledge of ecommerce and/or payments
Familiar with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, CircleCI), version control (e.g., Git), and bug tracking systems like Jira
Strong communicator and team builder with a track record of mentoring QA engineers and fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture
Thrives in fast-paced environments, brings a GSD mindset, and embraces the impact and ownership that come with smaller, agile teams
Actively use modern tools — including AI-powered systems — to improve decision-making, productivity, and quality of work.
Using AI tools responsibly to accelerate research, analysis, documentation, and problem-solving
Exercising strong judgment around data privacy, accuracy, and ethical use
Continuously learning and adapting as AI capabilities evolve
Proven examples of using AI to improve outcomes in prior roles is expected.

Responsibilities

Mentor a QA team, driving collaboration, project management, and adherence to high quality standards across all testing efforts.
Own and execute QA strategy across functional, regression, performance (load), and security (penetration) testing for complex web applications, with a focus on payments and eCommerce workflows.
Develop and maintain automated test frameworks (e.g., Selenium) to streamline test coverage and increase release velocity.
Partner closely with engineering and product teams to integrate testing early in the development cycle, ensure clear requirements, and rapidly troubleshoot issues across environments.
Establish QA best practices and metrics, continuously improving test coverage, process efficiency, and system reliability through modern tools and methodologies.