QA Automation Engineer

We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer (4-7 years experience) who can take ownership of automation strategy and quality engineering for our AI-powered platform. This role is primarily automation-focused, but will also require hands-on manual testing for new features, exploratory scenarios, AI output validation, and edge-case workflows. You will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, usability, performance, and scalability of our image and video automation workflows. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-moving startup environments and enjoys building automation frameworks while staying close to product behavior through manual validation when needed. Key Responsibilities • Design and own the end-to-end automation framework for web, API, and AI-driven features • Build API automation suites for our core automation workflows and integrations (Postman/Newman/RestAssured) • Drive UI automation using Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress • Validate complex workflow automation chains (image ingestion AI processing asset delivery) • Ensure cross-browser compatibility for our design-heavy, canvas-based interfaces • Build performance testing suites to validate image/video processing throughput under load • Embed quality gates into our deployment pipelines (GitHub Actions/Jenkins) • Enable rapid, confident releases through automated testing at every stage • Develop testing strategies for AI-generated outputs (image crops, background removal, resolution enhancement) • Create validation frameworks for non-deterministic ML results-balancing precision with creative flexibility • Partner with Product to define acceptance criteria for AI-driven features • Work alongside Engineering to shift-left quality and build testability into system design • Experience using LLMs (ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.) to generate and refactor automation scripts • Ability to review, validate, and harden AI-generated test code (not blindly accept output) • Experience building prompt templates for test case generation from user stories • Familiarity with AI-assisted test case generation and coverage analysis • Understanding of how to test AI-driven features (prompt testing, hallucination detection, cost optimizations, response validation) • Ability to design deterministic validation strategies for probabilistic AI outputs • Experience integrating automation into AI-heavy workflows (semantic search, generative features, etc.). Requirements • 4-7 years of hands-on QA automation experience in fast-paced product environments • Web Automation: Deep expertise in Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress-you know when to use which • API Testing: Proven experience with Postman, Newman, RestAssured, or similar tools • Programming: Proficiency in Java, Python, or JavaScript-you can read and write production code • CI/CD: Experience integrating tests into GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar pipelines • SaaS Domain: Track record testing cloud-based, multi-tenant products at scale • Startup DNA: Comfortable with ambiguity, rapid iteration, and wearing multiple hats Good to Have • AI/ML Testing: Experience validating machine learning systems or computer vision pipelines • Visual Domain: Background in image/video processing, creative tools, or digital asset management • Performance Engineering: Hands-on with JMeter, k6, or Gatling for load testing • Cloud Platforms: AWS or GCP experience, particularly with serverless or containerized architectures What We're Looking For • Ownership Mentality: You don't wait for tickets-you identify gaps, propose solutions, and ship. You treat test infrastructure as a product, not an afterthought. • Builder's Mindset: You've built automation frameworks from scratch before. You understand that in a startup, "done" beats "perfect," but "reliable" beats "done." • Startup Agility: You thrive in environments where priorities shift, features evolve weekly, and the codebase grows fast. You're energized by high-velocity shipping, not slowed by it. • Communication Excellence: You translate technical risks into business impact. You can explain to a designer why their AI crop feature failed validation, and to leadership why a release needs to hold. Originally posted on Himalayas