Quality Assurance Engineer

Reality Defender (YC W22)

. Own test planning and execution for assigned product areas, including APIs, SDKs, the web app, and real-time voice and video integrations, from requirements review through release sign-off .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeRemote • New York • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in test planning and execution for software quality assurance, with a strong focus on automated testing, CI/CD integration, and performance evaluation of real-time communication products. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance QA standards and mentor junior team members.

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Automated Testing In PythonAPI Testing With PostmanCI/CD Pipeline Experience With GitHub ActionsExperience With Pytest And SeleniumAttention To Detail

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Hard Skills

Software QAQuality EngineeringAutomated TestingREST API TestingPerformance TestingRegression TestingTest PlanningDefect TrackingTest Data ManagementReal-Time Communication Testing

Soft Skills

Clear Written CommunicationSystematic Approach

Tools & Technologies

PlaywrightCypressSeleniumK6LocustJMeter

Industry Keywords

WebRTCTelephonyConferencingML-Powered Products

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CypressJavaScriptJMeterPythonSeleniumTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own test planning and execution for assigned product areas, including APIs, SDKs, the web app, and real-time voice and video integrations, from requirements review through release sign-off
Build and maintain automated API, end-to-end, and regression test suites and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines
Find, document, and track defects with reproduction steps, severity, and impact, working with engineers through resolution
Test reliability and performance of real-time detection under realistic conditions, including latency, load, varied audio and video quality, and different platforms and devices
Help maintain test data and media sets used to validate each release
Partner with AI Research and Red Team for model release validation and regression testing
Help Customer Support and Solutions Engineering reproduce and triage customer-reported issues
Contribute to QA standards, documentation, and release checklists across the engineering team
Within 12 months, own QA for multiple product areas with minimal oversight
Help establish quality metrics such as escaped defects, coverage, and release stability
Improve QA tooling and practices beyond assigned areas
Take on broader scope and mentor newer QA team members

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience in software QA or quality engineering, testing web applications and APIs in a fast-moving release environment
Hands-on experience writing automated tests in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar
Experience with Pytest, Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium
Experience testing REST APIs, including Postman or code-based API tests
Experience working within CI/CD pipelines, such as GitHub Actions
Strong attention to detail and a systematic approach to finding edge cases
Clear written communication for bug reports and test plans
Experience testing audio, video, or real-time communication products such as WebRTC, telephony, or conferencing (nice to have)
Experience testing ML-powered products or working with test datasets (nice to have)
Exposure to performance or load testing tools such as k6, Locust, or JMeter (nice to have)
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Must answer whether employment visa sponsorship is required now or in the future

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare plans with 100% premium coverage for employees and partial coverage available for dependents
Dental and Vision plans with 100% premium coverage for employees and their dependents
Short/Long-term disability and life insurance plans with 100% premium coverage for employees
FSA/HSA programs
401k programs
Equity compensation
20 days of PTO per year
12 weeks of Parental Leave
Learning and Development budget
Monthly wellness benefits
Annual company-sponsored offsite
Daily in-office lunch through UberEats for NYC HQ employees
Commuter benefits for NYC HQ employees
Remote Fridays for NYC HQ employees
Happy Hours and other local events for NYC HQ employees
Eligibility for annual performance bonus