Senior QA Engineer II

Senior QA Engineer II

Job Title: Senior QA Engineer II

Work Location: Austin, TX

Reports to: Alex Lostak

Level: 5

Salary Range: $130,000 - $150,000

About Grocery TV

Grocery TV is a leading in-store retail media platform. Over 120 retailers partner with Grocery TV to modernize stores and drive incremental revenue while delivering a more engaging shopping experience. We manage the complexities of operating an in-store media network, allowing retailers to focus on serving customers. Reaching 1 in 4 Americans across 6,500+ stores, Grocery TV connects brands with shoppers at the moment of decision, where 90% of purchases take place. For more information, visit www.grocerytv.com. 

About The Role

The Senior QA Engineer will be responsible for establishing and scaling Grocery TV’s quality assurance practices across a complex technical ecosystem that includes customer-facing applications, internal tools, high-scale backend services, third-party integrations, and a nationwide IoT device network. This role will work closely with Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Product, and Data teams to introduce rigorous, reliable testing processes that improve confidence in releases and system stability as the company scales. As a net-new role, this position will play a key part in defining what “quality” means at Grocery TV and embedding it into the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and own end-to-end QA processes across web applications, backend services, and device-related systems
• Perform manual testing to validate new features, bug fixes, and integrations prior to release
• Build and maintain automated test suites for mission-critical applications and workflows
• Develop and execute load, stress, and performance testing to validate system behavior under real-world and peak usage conditions
• Partner with engineering teams to identify performance bottlenecks and reliability risks surfaced through testing
• Define testing standards, best practices, and handoff criteria from development to QA
• Partner with Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Product, and Data teams to identify risk areas and ensure appropriate test coverage
• Develop and maintain regression testing strategies to support frequent releases
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution, partnering closely with engineers
• Advocate for quality, reliability, and performance throughout the software development lifecycle
• Continuously improve QA tooling, frameworks, and processes as the platform scales

Requirements / Experience

• 8+ years of experience in a Quality Assurance or Software Testing role
• B.S. degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and modern QA practices
• Experience with both manual testing and automated testing frameworks
• Hands-on experience testing web applications, APIs, and backend systems
• Experience designing and executing load and performance tests for distributed systems
• Familiarity with test automation and load testing tools (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, k6, JMeter, or similar)
• Experience validating integrations with third-party services and APIs
• Ability to design test plans, test cases, and testing strategies for complex systems
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical partners

Interview Process

1. Apply: We review applications as soon as we can. You should hear back about your application within two weeks. 
2. Introduction to Hiring Manager: Meet with the hiring manager (virtually or in-person) to share your background, learn about the role, and align on logistics.
3. Technical Interview: Visit our office in-person for a technical interview that relates to the role. You’ll respond to a prompt, and our team will ask questions to better understand your skillset. 
4. Virtual Values Interview: Meet with two Grocery TV employees who you’ll work cross functionally with to discuss team collaboration. This is a perfect opportunity for you to ask us questions, too! 
5. Virtual Leadership Interview: Lastly, all candidates have a final interview with a member of the leadership team. This conversation gives you the opportunity to reflect on the interview process and affirm this is the right role for you.