Software QA Engineer

10Beauty is a robotics startup based in Burlington, MA. We have raised $50M+ from some of the leading venture and celebrity investors in the country to build the world’s first fully autonomous manicure machine. We have pre-sold our first 1,000 machines to some of the most iconic brands in America, including Ulta Beauty and Nordstrom. As of November 2025, we have launched our first robot at Ulta Beauty in Everett. We are a fast growing 50+ person organization with deep robotics experience. Come join the company who will put ‘beauty robotics’ on the map! Introduction We are seeking a Software QA Engineer (SDET) to help establish and lead our quality engineering and automated testing infrastructure from the ground up. This is a foundational role with significant ownership and influence. We are seeking someone who can bring vision, process, and technical expertise to how quality is built into our systems as we continue shipping and scaling complex robotic products in production environments. In this role, you will work closely with software, embedded, cloud, and hardware engineering teams to ensure new features and releases do not negatively impact existing functionality. You will design scalable testing frameworks, improve release confidence, and build a long‑term quality strategy across our connected systems. What You’ll Do Design, build, and maintain automated testing infrastructure and frameworks across software, cloud, and connected hardware systems Develop comprehensive regression testing strategies to ensure new software releases do not break existing functionality Create and execute test plans for backend services, APIs, cloud systems, embedded integrations, and user‑facing applications Partner closely with software, embedded, infrastructure, and product teams throughout the development lifecycle Establish QA processes, tooling, and best practices from the ground up Build scalable CI/CD‑integrated testing pipelines and quality gates Identify gaps in system reliability, test coverage, and release validation processes Debug, reproduce, and document software and system‑level defects across complex environments Help define quality metrics, monitoring standards, and release readiness criteria Advocate for quality engineering practices across the organization What We’re Looking For 3+ years of experience in Software QA, Quality Engineering, or SDET roles Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field Strong background building automated testing frameworks and infrastructure Experience testing distributed systems, cloud‑based applications, APIs, and/or connected hardware products Experience with Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop (HIL) testing for integrated hardware and software systems Familiarity with regression testing, integration testing, end‑to‑end testing, and performance testing methodologies Strong ownership mindset with the initiative to proactively identify quality gaps, improve testing processes, and drive reliability across complex software and hardware systems Experience working cross‑functionally with software, infrastructure, and hardware engineering teams At 10Beauty, we consider a wide‑range of factors when determining compensation, based on individual qualifications, skills, and experience. Equity and benefits are included for all full‑time employees. Salary Range

$100,000 - $125,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Thank you for considering 10Beauty! #J-18808-Ljbffr Namely