Senior QA Automation Engineer

Salary: $170,000 - $190,000 per year

About Duetti

Duetti is revolutionizing how independent music creators monetize and grow their careers. Since 2022, we've partnered with over 1,100 music creators in 40 countries, offering flexible deals, catalog management, distribution, and marketing services. Backed by leading investors and $635M+ in capital, we're building a more sustainable future for music creators. We offer a competitive benefits package, flexible PTO, and a hybrid work model in our New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, and London offices, fostering an ambitious, high-ownership environment.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to establish and scale quality engineering across Duetti. This is a rare opportunity to build a quality engineering function from the ground up. As Duetti scales, you will define our testing strategy, build our automation infrastructure, establish quality standards, and create processes to ensure product reliability. This role requires a software engineering mindset towards testing, building scalable systems to automate quality assurance across our products and platforms. You will collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Data, Research, and Leadership to enhance release confidence, reduce production incidents, and maintain platform stability.

You Will:

Build Automated Testing Infrastructure

• Design, build, and maintain automated testing frameworks across Duetti products.
• Develop end-to-end testing solutions for web applications, APIs, and backend services.
• Create automated regression test suites for critical business workflows.
• Build reusable testing frameworks and utilities.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Establish quality engineering best practices and standards.

Own Product Quality

• Define testing strategies and quality standards across the organization.
• Establish release validation processes and quality gates.
• Ensure critical workflows are validated before every release.
• Monitor quality metrics and identify areas for improvement.
• Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to reduce production incidents and improve release confidence.

Define Testing Plans and Scenarios

• Develop comprehensive test plans for new features and major releases.
• Identify high-risk workflows and edge cases.
• Create test scenarios based on business requirements and user behavior.
• Work closely with Product Managers and Engineers to ensure acceptance criteria are properly validated.
• Ensure sufficient test coverage exists across all major systems.

Perform Exploratory and Manual Testing

• Validate new features through hands-on testing.
• Explore products from the perspective of end users and internal stakeholders.
• Identify usability issues, unexpected behavior, and workflow gaps.
• Reproduce and document defects in a structured and actionable manner.
• Participate in release readiness reviews and launch validation activities.

Partner Across Teams

• Collaborate closely with Product Managers to understand requirements and expected behavior.
• Work with engineers throughout the development lifecycle to identify quality risks early.
• Participate in roadmap planning and release discussions.
• Help create a culture where quality is a shared responsibility.

Requirements:

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in QA Automation, SDET, Quality Engineering, Software Engineering, or related roles.
• Experience building automated testing frameworks and quality processes from scratch in a startup or high-growth environment.
• Experience owning release validation processes and quality gates.
• Proven track record improving product quality and reducing production defects.
• Experience operating independently and driving initiatives with minimal oversight.

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Experience with modern test automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar technologies.
• Strong experience testing APIs and backend services.
• Experience designing and maintaining automated regression test suites.
• Experience integrating testing frameworks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar tooling.
• Experience with SQL and data validation techniques.
• Understanding of cloud-based applications and distributed systems.
• Experience testing modern web applications, internal business tools, and data-intensive systems.
• Familiarity with performance testing, load testing, and reliability testing is a plus.
• Experience with AI-powered applications, LLM evaluation frameworks, or agent-based systems is a plus.

Communication/Problem Solving

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Highly organized and process-oriented.
• Ability to break down complex workflows into structured test scenarios.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work across multiple teams.
• Curious, proactive, and continuously looking for ways to improve systems and processes.
• Ability to balance quality standards with business priorities and delivery timelines.

Note: Duetti may use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process, but final decisions are made by humans.