Quality Assurance Engineer, Simbe
Web
$100-150k
Autonomous shelf auditing and analytics solution
Job no longer available
Autonomous shelf auditing and analytics solution
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$100-150k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To leverage AI and robotics in order to elevate the performance of retailers with real-time insights into inventory and operations.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field
- Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer, Tester, or similar role, specializing in web-based applications
- Familiarity with Agile frameworks, regression testing, and various testing tools
- Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and processes
- Exceptional communication skills with a keen eye for spotting errors and inconsistencies
- Experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases
What the job involves
- Simbe Robotics is building Tally, an autonomous mobile robot for the world's retail industry. Tally helps in-store teams by collecting and analyzing on-shelf product data and providing actionable insights
- As a Quality Assurance Engineer at Simbe Robotics, your role is to assess software quality through manual and automated testing, finding and reporting bugs and improvement opportunities, and collaborating with our web and software development teams
- Testing: Conduct thorough testing of web applications and systems to ensure optimal performance
- Collaboration: Collaborate with the Web Development team to identify system requirements and plan testing activities
- Debugging: Find, document, and report bugs and glitches to the development team
- Improvement Recommendations: Recommend changes and improvements to software applications and systems
- Technical Documentation: Develop comprehensive reports about system evaluations and testing results
Our take
Inventory management has never been the highlight of working in retail - it's a task that often feels like a chore. However, given its nature as a large-scale data collection and management endeavour, it's undeniably ripe for automation. Something Simbe Robotics is taking advantage of through its autonomous shelf auditing and analytics solution.
Distinguishing itself from competitors through its focus on front-of-store operations. Its automation solution enables retail associates to maintain optimal stocking levels, ensure product placement accuracy, and display correct price tags, all while enhancing the overall shopping experience.
Its accomplishments over the past year, including servicing top global retailers and processing billions of shelf photos and product analyses, showcase the company's commitment to delivering real value in the retail sector. Along with recent funding under its belt, Simbe is poised to expand its presence in the retail industry, sharing its vision to enhance the retail experience through AI and robotics with more partners worldwide.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2024
$50m
SERIES C
Jul 2023
$28m
SERIES B
Total funding: $104m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health plans
- Culture of learning
- Flexible time off
Company HQ
Oyster Point, South San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Brad Bogolea
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Co-Founded i-conserve where they served as CEO. They then worked at Greenbox Technology and Silver Spring Networks as Product Manager before co-founding Simbe Robotics in 2013.
Mirza A. Shah
(Co-Founder & CTO)Graduated from Penn State University with an M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering. They then went on to found the robotics company Emoto Robotics.
Jeff Gee
(Co-Founder & CDO)Graduated from the Academy of Art University with an MFA in Industrial Design. Previously an Industrial Designer at Suitable Technologies and Willow Garage.
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