Software QA Engineer

Location: Hybrid, Santa Clara, California, United States; employees split time between the assigned hirify.global site and off-site work.

Annual salary: $137,610–$265,870 USD.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures silicon products and technology solutions; this role supports software and hardware engineering for hirify.global Mask Operation.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and execute test plans, test cases, and test suites across operational environments and system configurations.
• Build and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks, validate integrations, data flows, web services, and APIs, and integrate suites into CI/CD pipelines.
• Isolate complex software defects, perform root cause analysis, and partner with development teams on corrective actions.
• Document test findings, defect metrics, and verification records for end-to-end traceability.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, and operational stakeholders on acceptance criteria, design reviews, code reviews, testability, and quality improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline, with 6+ years of hands-on experience in software quality engineering, validation, or software development.
• US citizenship required and ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance.
• Test automation development and scripting using Python, Bash, or an equivalent language.
• Hands-on experience debugging complex software stacks, including root cause analysis, log analysis, and defect isolation tools.
• Experience testing web services and APIs, including REST and RPC, and communication mechanisms across distributed or interconnected systems.
• Knowledge of unit, integration, functional, regression, and performance testing methodologies.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, or Ph.D. with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience integrating test frameworks into CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins, and using containerized test environments such as Docker.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and defect or project tracking workflows such as Jira.
• Exposure to semiconductor manufacturing software, EDA or layout processing tools, platform-level software, Linux or Windows internals, or system computation software.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate technical issues to cross-functional engineering teams.
• Interest in emerging QA tools, automation frameworks, and modern quality assurance practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time experienced-hire position with Shift 1 work schedule in the United States.
• Hybrid work model combining on-site work at the assigned hirify.global site with off-site work.
• Benefits include health, retirement, and vacation programs, along with stock bonuses and competitive total compensation.
• Collaborative engineering environment focused on quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.