QA Engineer
Onsite in Foster City, CA | 5 days in office
The Quality Assurance team is actively seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to help ensure that our backend services are optimized, secure, and offer the highest level of reliability for our autonomous fleet management systems.
Our robots carry out critical missions such as rideshare trips, charging, cleaning and also provide rider interactions like authentication, ingress, and egress. The efficient performance of these tasks directly depends on the robustness of our backend infrastructure. As a QA Engineer, you will play an instrumental role in securing the high-quality operation of our systems, affecting the riders' experience and the overall efficiency of our autonomous fleet management.
Responsibilities
Design and implement test plans and procedures for our backend services, which include ride hailing, autonomous charging, cleaning, fleet monitoring and coordination applications
Validate and verify the functionality and efficiency of APIs, services and data models intended for use by rider mobile apps, robots and fleet management tools, and support the integration of these clients.Test the vehicle agent component that bridges communication between vehicle components and the backend service to ensure the communication is efficient and robust
Develop and execute automated test scripts that simulate multi-agent coordination, resource allocation, planning, and optimization workflows for a fleet of autonomous vehicles
Work closely with the development team to ensure that the backend systems are scalable, observable and fault tolerant
Lead independent activities such as ZPT triage, root cause analysis, release testing and process improvement, and contribute to developing products that impact humans and their experience in autonomous vehicle ride
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in an engineering, math, or related field
3+ years of experience in quality assurance
Experience with Python
Experience writing scripts that exercise workflows
Experience with APIs
Understanding API documentation and specifications
Experience analyzing backend logs for triaging issues and inclusion in bug reports
Able to lead independent activities such as root cause analysis, process improvement, etc.
Bonus Qualifications:
Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, Java, Kotlin
Masters degree in computer science or related degree
Experience with customer-facing application experience
Experience handling large data sets
Benefits
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Training & Development
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Free breakfast and lunch
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering, math, or related field
- 3+ years of experience in quality assurance
- Experience with Python
- Experience writing scripts that exercise workflows
- Experience with APIs
- Understanding API documentation and specifications
- Experience analyzing backend logs for triaging issues and inclusion in bug reports
- Able to lead independent activities such as root cause analysis, process improvement, etc.
What We Do
Sigma Software Vertex is where engineering excellence meets human connection. As part of Sigma Software Group, a global tech powerhouse with 2,000+ experts across 20 countries, we bring 22+ years of award-winning IT consulting into a bold, fresh context. We believe in loyalty, real relationships, and helping both talent and companies grow to their full potential. With roots in Swedish values and a global reach, we specialize in connecting ambitious engineers with forward-thinking companies across industries. Our name says it all: Vertex is the peak, and we’re here to climb it with you. Whether you're a client or a consultant, this is a place to build, evolve, and thrive.
