Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
Veritone is seeking an individual for the role of Staff QA Engineer to join our engineering organization and take ownership of test automation strategy and quality across our product suite. You'll be a hands-on technical leader who writes production-quality automation code, mentors other QA engineers and partners directly with Product and Engineering to embed quality throughout the development lifecycle.
At the Staff level, you'll have significant influence over our QA architecture, tooling decisions and cross-team quality standards.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Design, build, and maintain scalable end-to-end test automation frameworks using Cypress and comparable tools
Own test coverage strategy for new features and regression suites across web, API and integration layers
Partner with engineering leads to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
Help define and enforce QA standards, best practices and coverage criteria across engineering teams
Lead risk-based test planning and prioritization for complex, multi-service releases
Mentor junior and mid-level QA engineers through code reviews, pairing and documentation
Advocate for testability in design reviews and sprint planning — shifting quality left
Drive cross-functional QA initiatives, tooling evaluations and process improvements org-wide
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
5+ years of QA engineering experience with a strong automation focus
Deep hands-on expertise with Cypress, Playwright or a comparable modern test automation framework
Proficiency in at least one programming language — JavaScript/TypeScript strongly preferred
Solid understanding of REST API testing using tools such as Postman
Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD workflows
Strong grasp of testing methodologies: unit, integration, end-to-end, regression, exploratory and performance testing
Excellent debugging skills and ability to diagnose failures across full-stack systems
BONUS POINTS IF
Experience with enterprise SaaS or AI/ML-powered products
Familiarity with performance/load testing tools such as k6 or JMeter
Exposure to cloud infrastructure and microservices architectures (AWS, GCP, Kubernetes)
Experience in regulated or public-sector environments (gov-tech, law enforcement, compliance-heavy verticals)
Contributions to open source QA tooling or internal platform/tooling teams
DISCLOSURE
Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
(Colorado & California Only*): The Annual salary listed for the position is a range of $140,000-$150,000. This base pay is for illustrative purposes only and will be determined based on skills and experience comparable to the job requirements. This position may be eligible for additional compensation and benefits including but not limited to: incentive compensation; health benefits; retirement benefits; life insurance; paid time off; parental leave and benefits; and other employee perks and benefits.
*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum salary compensation for this role when being hired in Colorado & California.