QA Engineer (Automation) III

Title: QA Engineer (Automation) III Duration: 7-month contract Location: Cupertino, CA Type: Hybrid Pay rate: $70/hr - $75/hr on W2Key Qualifications: 5+ years of experience in consumer hardware and software test engineering, utilizing manual and automated methods Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, prolific and effective problem/defect identification; identifying and driving critical problem resolution Effectiveness in balancing multiple tasks and meeting tight deadlines, all while keeping to a holistic vision Experience diagnosing and debugging complex systems that involves both hardware and software Practical proficiency in shell/CLI methodology, version control system such as Git and some experience in test automation (Python and XCTest) Exceptional communication and collaborative skills including networking, negotiating, and documentation skills Ability to think creatively and innovate to solve sophisticated problems Self-motivated, proactive, details-oriented, and enthusiastic about user-focused design & high-quality products Description: Have strong experience in developing and executing manual and automated tests on hardware device to validate system functionality and performance Have experience reporting and filing issues in the issue tracking system with the relevant urgency and all the necessary information Design and recommend logging telemetry to improve failure triaging efficiency and gather quality metrics Participate and/or drive post mortem discussions to think strategically about how to prevent similar issues in the future Additional Requirements: Experience with managing a device lab that host multiple test devices Experience with testing embedded systems Familiarity with health-regulated device or software testing Familiarity with digital signal processing Hardware and software testing and troubleshooting experience Debugging and triaging system-level or algorithm-level test results and failures Detail-oriented, great tester/debugger, great communicator Good Python programming experience is preferred, but not required #LI-AS38

Created: 2026-03-10