Senior QA Engineer, SharkNinja
$81.5-126.5k
+ ESPP
Home devices and appliances
Be an early applicant
Home devices and appliances
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$81.5-126.5k
+ ESPP
1001+ employees
Company mission
To positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world.
Role
Who you are
- This position requires a strong balance of hands-on testing, technical leadership, and strategic quality advocacy
- 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance or testing roles
- Strong foundation in both manual and automated testing methodologies
- Hands-on experience writing automated tests in TypeScript and/or Python
- Solid understanding of integration testing, especially for APIs and distributed systems
- Experience testing software applications and REST APIs
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated test integration
- Proficiency with bug tracking and test management tools (JIRA experience preferred)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and manage testing tasks throughout the sprint cycle
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for documenting defects and collaborating with developers
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
- Languages: TypeScript, Python
- Testing Types: Integration testing, functional testing, UAT, regression testing
- Tools: JIRA, Git
- CI/CD: AWS CodePipeline
- API Testing: REST/HTTP protocols
Desirable
- Experience testing IoT devices, hardware, or embedded systems
- Knowledge of cloud platforms, particularly AWS services
- Familiarity with AWS CodePipeline or similar CI/CD tools
- Experience with API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, etc.)
- Understanding of mobile app testing (iOS/Android)
- Knowledge of test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, pytest, etc.)
- Background in consumer electronics or connected devices
- ISTQB or similar QA certification
- Test Automation Frameworks: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, pytest, Jest
- Cloud Platforms: AWS (Lambda, IoT Core, etc.)
- Mobile Testing: Appium, XCTest, Espresso
- Performance Testing: JMeter, Locust
- Test Management: TestRail, Zephyr, or similar
- Containerization: Docker
- IoT Protocols: MQTT, WebSocket
What the job involves
- SharkNinja is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to join our cloud development team and play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our IoT product ecosystem
- This position offers a mix of manual and automated testing, with a focus on our innovative connected devices including robot vacuums, coffee machines, and grills
- You'll be responsible for sprint story testing and regression testing while helping mature and enhance our existing QA processes
- This is an opportunity to shape quality standards for cutting-edge consumer IoT products that connect millions of customers to their devices
- Own quality strategy for cloud services, APIs, and IoT integrations across multiple releases
- Lead test planning, risk assessment, and quality sign-offs for features and releases
- Mentor junior QA engineers and provide guidance on best practices
- Drive shift-left testing practices and embed quality early in the development lifecycle
- Partner with engineering, product, and DevOps to define quality goals and metrics
- Perform functional testing of software applications, APIs, and IoT device integrations
- Execute user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate features meet business and customer requirements
- Conduct exploratory testing to identify edge cases and usability issues
- Validate mobile app and cloud platform functionality across different devices and environments
- Create and maintain detailed test cases and test plans for sprint stories
- Document and track defects in JIRA with clear reproduction steps and severity classification
- Participate in sprint ceremonies and collaborate with developers on acceptance criteria
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using TypeScript and Python
- Build integration tests for APIs, cloud services, and IoT device communication protocols
- Create regression test suites to ensure existing functionality remains stable across releases
- Integrate automated tests into AWS CodePipeline for continuous testing
- Expand test coverage across critical user flows and system integrations
- Monitor test execution results and triage failures
- Optimize test execution time and reliability
- Enhance and mature existing QA processes, standards, and best practices
- Identify gaps in test coverage and recommend improvements
- Contribute to building a more robust testing framework
- Collaborate with the cloud development team to shift quality left in the development lifecycle
- Work with the team to define and manage the release process including acceptance criteria for environment promotion
- You'll be integral to the quality of our IoT platform and expanding product line, including:
- Defining and enhancing QA processes to improve test coverage, efficiency, and quality standards
- Testing cloud-to-device communication
- Ensuring seamless integration between mobile apps, cloud services, and physical IoT devices
- Building automated regression suites for critical user journeys (device pairing, remote control, notifications, etc.)
- Validating API endpoints that power our connected device ecosystem
- Conducting sprint story testing to verify new features meet acceptance criteria
- Collaborating with cloud developers to catch issues early in the development cycle
Our take
With more people looking for home products that work harders and smarter, SharkNinja has become a household name. Through its Shark line of cleaning and home care tools and Ninja range of kitchen appliance the company creates solutions that simplify daily routines and overall enhance modern living.
SharkNinja has been in operation since 1994, which is testament to the quality and popularity of its products. Since its initial launch in Canada, the company has expanded into the US and the UK. In 2017 SharkNinja was bought by CDH Private Equity for over $1.5 Billion, further proof of its impressive market value. Perhaps more evidence is that it brings in annual revenues of around $4B.
It continues to hold a strong position in the home appliance market too, competiting with big brands like Dyson. Its Shark line lead the US upright vacuum, segment, while its presence in robotics vacuums reflects steady growth in a compeititve space. Since going public, the company has m,aintained a rapid pace of innovation, launching numerous new products eacxh pear and expanding into adjecent categories such as outdoor coolers and grills. With a growing global footprint and a focus ons mart design, usabiluity, and category expansion, SharkNinja is very well positioned to continue shaping the futur of home appliances.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Needham Heights, Needham, MA
Leadership
Mark Rosenzweig
(Founder)Founded SharkNinja in 1994. Has won three Red Dot Awards for product Design.
Mark Barrocas
(CEO)Mark joined SharkNinja in 2008 as CEO. Prior to this, he spent 3 years at Aramark Uniform Services as the President of the WearGuard Division. Prior to that, he spent 4 years at Broder Bros as the President and 2 years at Perry Ellis International as VP of Corporate Sales.
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