Staff QA Engineer, Primer
$175-225k
Automating data analysis
Open for applications
Automating data analysis
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$175-225k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make the world a safer place.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for an engineer who is passionate about quality, enjoys working with complex systems, and thrives in a fast-paced environmen
- 10+ years of experience in software quality assurance, test automation, or related roles
- Strong proficiency in automated testing frameworks like Playwright
- Experience with API testing tools like Postman, and REST Assured
- Hands-on experience with scripting languages such as Python / PyTest, JavaScript / Jest, or Golang
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions)
- Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, including unit, integration, regression, and performance testing
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Desirable
- Experience working with AI/ML-driven applications and NLP-based systems
- Familiarity with security testing and penetration testing best practices
- Hands-on experience with performance testing tools like JMeter, Locust, or k6
- Experience in a fast-paced startup or SaaS environment
What the job involves
- As a Staff QA Engineer at Primer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our AI-powered solutions
- You will work closely with our engineering, product, and design teams to develop and execute test plans, automate testing workflows, and improve the overall testing infrastructure
- Your contributions will help deliver robust and scalable AI-driven applications that meet the high standards of our customers
- Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and automated test scripts to ensure software quality and reliability
- Work closely with software engineers to identify, document, and troubleshoot bugs and performance issues
- Design and implement automated testing frameworks for functional, regression, and performance testing
- Collaborate with product managers and designers to define acceptance criteria and ensure test coverage across all features
- Advocate for best practices in testing, including CI/CD integration, test-driven development (TDD), and behavior-driven development (BDD)
- Conduct exploratory and usability testing to identify edge cases and enhance user experience
- Monitor and analyze test results, report defects, and work with the engineering team to drive resolutions
- Familiarity with testing and troubleshooting APIs and experience using PyTest for API testing
Our take
Primer is a leading technology company specializing in advanced machine learning. Since its founding, Primer has developed a suite of products built on a core set of computational engines: Structure, Ensemble, Event, Context, Difference, and Story. These engines form the foundation of Primer's analytic pipeline, enabling powerful document analysis and insight generation across multiple languages.
The modular architecture of Primer's platform allows for continuous development and improvement, providing customers with access to a diverse range of document types. By automating the extraction of information, large-scale, insight identification, and the generation of readable text and graphics, Primer makes complex data accessible and actionable.
This technology has been deployed by some of the world's largest government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and financial institutes. Its solutions have been used to address critical challenges, such as helping the Pentagon assess disinformation campaigns and identify Russian interference in Azerbaijan.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-31% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2023
$69m
SERIES D
Jun 2021
$110m
SERIES C
Total funding: $237.1m
Company benefits
- Health and wellness: Our comprehensive benefits prioritize the well-being of you and your family, offering premium medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Additionally, our wellness initiatives encompass mental health support and fitness incentives
- Programs for parents: Birthing parents receive up to 18 weeks of fully paid leave, while non-birthing parents enjoy 8 weeks. We also provide coverage for in vitro fertilization and egg-freezing
- Home-office stipend: All new hires are offered stipends for home office setup and mobile phone and home internet expenses
- Flexible time off: We value rest and rejuvenation outside of work and offer generous and flexible time off in addition to 12 paid holidays
- Retirement/401K: Start now to save for your future. We offer financial benefits and services to give you financial peace of mind
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Sean Moriarty
(CEO)Lead Independent Director at Eventbrite and Member of the Board of Directors at CoachArt. Former CEO and Board Director at Leaf Group.
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