Quality Assurance Engineer (in LA or NYC)

Dirac, Inc. • Full-time • Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, US • $90k - $140k / year • 1m ago

Mechanical design has been divorced from reality. Since the 1970s, humanity has forgotten how to build great things. At Dirac, we're reuniting the worlds of engineering and manufacturing to bring humanity back to the future.

Who are we?

We are a team of builders. We're aggressively pursuing a future for humanity that is driven by abundance.

Who are you?

You are an engineer and adventurer, ready to own the quality portion of our first product. You don't like the world as it is today and are ready to execute on a better future. You're excited to change the way builders build, to enable the next generation of humanity's finest to build the future around us.

What You’ll Do:

You will play a critical role in ensuring that our products achieve best-in-class quality
Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts to thoroughly evaluate product functionality and performance
Own the design and implementation of automated testing frameworks to streamline the testing process and improve efficiency
Collaborate closely with software developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to identify testing requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives
Establish quality metrics and improve our continuous integration pipeline, testing patterns and techniques

What We’re Looking For:

3 or more years of experience working on a web product doing quality assurance
Experience writing and maintaining unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests
Experience with one or more of our programming languages used in house: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, and C++
Familiarity with a software ticketing and bug-tracking system like JIRA, Linear, etc
Experience in testing HTTP endpoints using tools such as Postman or scripting with curl
Experience with one or more test frameworks such as Jest, PyTest, Gherkin, Squish, Selenium, or Cypress
Motivated developers who can work with a high level of autonomy, lead initiatives, and make sound technical decisions at every step.
Advocates for code quality and best practices, who are not afraid to set higher standards for their team and work diligently to enforce them.
Continuous learners who embrace new technologies, evaluate their benefits and trade-offs, and work to understand them on a deep level.
Mentors willing to provide guidance and support to others, fostering a culture of learning and improvement.

Nice to Have:

Understanding of our front-end frameworks (React and Redux)
Familiarity with Scrum, Agile, and other software development methodologies
Understanding of product requirements and acceptance criteria
Strong written and verbal communication skills, detail oriented
Early stage startup experience
Familiarity with maintaining CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions written with shell, python, and yaml scripts
Background in manufacturing or manufacturing-adjacent industries.

Where You’ll Be:

We are building our team across two offices in Los Angeles and New York, working on-site with the option to work remotely every Friday.

Benefits:

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance: Comprehensive coverage to ensure you and your family stay healthy.
Generous Paid Time Off: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with plenty of PTO and sick leave.
Stock Options: Participate in our success with a generous stock option plan.
Remote Work Flexibility: Work remotely every Friday and enjoy the flexibility to balance your work and personal life.
Commuter Benefits (NYC): Save on transportation costs with our commuter benefits program.