Senior Staff Quality Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Staff Quality Engineer (QA Testing): Leading the definition, implementation, and scaling of test frameworks and automation strategies across hirify.global's media platforms with an accent on improving quality processes and driving innovation. Focus on performance and reliability testing to measure key metrics, identify bottlenecks, and guide QE engineers to elevate technical maturity and quality culture.

Location: Oakland, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Irving, Texas

Salary: $140,000 to $194,000

Company

hirify.global is a leading audio entertainment and services company, delivering subscription and ad-supported audio experiences for listeners in the car, at home, and on the go.

What you will do

• Lead Quality Engineering across multiple projects, overseeing framework design, automation strategy, and execution.
• Architect, develop, and maintain scalable testing frameworks (UI, API, and backend) using Playwright, Selenium, and REST Assured.
• Drive quality governance and standardization of automation practices across teams.
• Lead performance and reliability testing, developing frameworks to measure key performance metrics and identify bottlenecks.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Development, and DevOps to define and implement comprehensive testing strategies.
• Mentor and guide QE engineers, elevating technical maturity and quality culture across teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering or Software Development in Test.
• Expertise in automation framework design and architecture (Playwright, Selenium, REST Assured, or equivalent).
• Strong programming skills in Java.
• Experience with performance testing, API test automation, and CI/CD integration (GitLab, Jenkins).
• Must have a legal right to work in the U.S.

Nice to have

• Experience with Ads and Media domain systems.
• Experience leading cross-functional QE initiatives in large-scale distributed environments
• Familiarity with data pipelines and service monitoring tools

Culture & Benefits

• Foster mutual respect, professionalism and cooperation.
• Equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.