The Role
Leads QA strategy and technical execution across software, firmware, and hardware products. Designs and maintains automated test frameworks, integrates testing into CI/CD pipelines, investigates complex defects, validates fixes, and provides release recommendations. Assesses and improves QA processes, mentors engineers, tracks quality metrics, maintains release evidence, and performs laboratory and field testing across Android, Windows, embedded, cloud, and hardware platforms.
Summary Generated by Built In
Camgian is hiring a Senior QA Software Engineer to join our team in Starkville, MS. This is a hands-on technical leadership role reporting to Camgian's Quality Assurance Director. You will lead the design, implementation, and execution of manual and automated test strategies for software, firmware, and hardware across Camgian's product lines while remaining active in code, automation, and difficult defect investigations. We are particularly interested in an engineer who built a strong foundation as a software developer and deliberately chose to focus on software quality because they value the investigative, systems-oriented work of testing. You will enter a developing QA organization and will be expected to quickly assess its people, practices, coverage, and tooling; coach team members who demonstrate aptitude and commitment; and partner with the QA Director to close remaining capability and staffing gaps. This position offers the opportunity to work on state-of-the-art products supporting defense and industrial missions, in both office and outdoor environments. Camgian builds AI-enabled decision automation and cognitive computing platforms including kill chain automation, sensor fusion, and air and missile defense capabilities to deliver real-time, mission-critical intelligence to warfighters and industrial operators. Success will be measured by earlier defect detection, expanded reliable automation, fewer escaped defects, repeatable release evidence, and a stronger, more capable QA team.
Qualifications
Camgian offers a competitive salary, collaborative work environment, comprehensive benefits, and an equity opportunity.
Camgian Culture and Core Value Traits
Qualifications
- United States Citizen
- 7+ years of combined software development and QA/software test engineering experience, including at least 3 years focused on quality/test and experience operating at a senior or technical-lead level
- BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Demonstrated foundation as a hands-on software developer, with evidence of designing, coding, debugging, and shipping production software before moving into or expanding responsibilities in QA and software test engineering
- Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Appium, pytest, TestNG, Robot Framework)
- Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Java, C#, C++, or Go), with the ability to read and debug production code and build maintainable test automation, simulators, and internal tooling
- Experience in integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
- Experience with API testing and tooling (e.g., Postman, REST Assured)
- Strong working knowledge of the full software development lifecycle and Agile/Scrum methodology
- Experience testing across multiple platforms and form factors (Android, Windows, embedded/firmware, cloud computing, laptop/handheld/tablet hardware)
- Demonstrated ability to assess, mentor, and raise the performance of junior and mid-level QA engineers, supported by specific examples of improved team capability or delivery outcomes
- Experience testing embedded systems, firmware, or hardware in a defense, industrial, or aerospace context
- Familiarity with test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., TestRail, Zephyr, Jira)
- Experience with performance, load, or stress testing tools and methodology
- Working knowledge of security testing principles and secure coding practices
- Experience standing up or materially improving QA processes, automation frameworks, and team practices for a new or developing product line
- Active or previously held security clearance
- Define and own QA test strategy, test plans, and evidence-based release criteria for new and existing software, firmware, and hardware product lines, in partnership with the QA Director
- Design, code, review, and maintain automated test suites, simulators, and frameworks for regression, functional, integration, and system testing across Android, Windows, embedded, and cloud platforms
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous, repeatable quality gates with actionable failure diagnostics ahead of release
- Lead source-level investigation of complex software and firmware defects: create reproducible test cases, capture debug output and stack traces, inspect production code, and drive root-cause analysis with development teams
- Validate bug fixes and provide evidence-based release-readiness recommendations and QA sign-off for software and firmware revisions
- Rapidly assess team members' technical skills, role fit, and development needs; establish clear expectations and individualized coaching plans; review their work; and advise the QA Director on staffing or role changes needed to close persistent gaps
- Evaluate user interface and user experience implementations, providing structured feedback to development teams
- Own test-result reporting, quality metrics, release documentation, and requirements traceability; maintain an auditable repository of software and firmware release evidence and artifacts
- Perform laboratory and field testing to validate system performance against requirements
- Establish and track quality measures such as automation coverage, escaped-defect rate, test flake rate, time to detection and resolution, and release readiness; use the data to prioritize process and tooling improvements
- Lead execution and continuous refinement of the production test QA process
Camgian offers a competitive salary, collaborative work environment, comprehensive benefits, and an equity opportunity.
Camgian Culture and Core Value Traits
- Ability to lead and work as part of a team while maintaining independent, critical thinking
- Self-driven and self-starting, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong aptitude for innovation, problem solving, and thinking outside the box
- Comfortable providing candid, constructive feedback, holding others to clear expectations, mentoring teammates, and raising the technical bar for the broader QA function
- Always willing to explore the other side of fear, be challenged, and pursue cutting-edge technologies
Skills Required
- United States citizenship
- 7+ years of combined software development and QA or software test engineering experience
- At least 3 years focused on quality or software testing
- Senior or technical-lead experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Hands-on software development experience, including designing, coding, debugging, and shipping production software
- Experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks
- Strong proficiency in at least one programming language: Python, Java, C#, C++, or Go
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with API testing and tooling
- Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle and Agile/Scrum methodology
- Experience testing Android, Windows, embedded or firmware, cloud, and hardware platforms
- Ability to assess, mentor, and improve junior and mid-level QA engineers
- Experience testing embedded systems, firmware, or hardware in defense, industrial, or aerospace contexts
- Familiarity with TestRail, Zephyr, Jira, or similar tools
- Experience with performance, load, or stress testing
- Working knowledge of security testing and secure coding practices
- Experience establishing or materially improving QA processes and automation for developing product lines
- Active or previously held security clearance
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The Company
What We Do
Camgian is a recognized leader in developing advanced sensing and information technologies that deliver real-time, actionable intelligence. Leveraging innovations in the areas of software, artificial intelligence and edge computing, Camgian is pioneering a new generation of decision support capabilities that address key needs in the FinTech and DefenseTech markets. Camgian has been named by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the US, Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the most entrepreneurial companies in America and Compass Intelligence as one of the world’s top companies in IoT innovation and execution. Moreover, ABI Research featured Camgian in their 2015 Hot Tech Innovators report, which identified the company as one of the world’s top tech start-ups for their pioneering work in IoT and edge computing. In their 2016 market report Fog Computing in IoT, Machina Research identified Camgian as one of the innovative IoT startups and notable companies pioneering fog computing. In 2017 Camgian was named a Gartner “Cool Vendor” in IoT Edge Computing and the Industrial IoT Company of the Year in the 6th Annual Compass Intelligence Awards, which annually identifies the world’s best in mobile, software, IoT, AI, augmented reality and connected products. The company has also been highlighted in Wired Magazine and on CNBC. To learn more about Camgian, please visit www.camgian.com or follow us on twitter @CamgianAI.
