Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Senior Quality Assurance EngineerDescription -About the RoleThe Quality Engineering team ensures every HP IQ experience is robust, reliable, and delightful to use. We are looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to lead test strategy and quality initiatives across software and hardware teams. You’ll define and scale test automation, influence architecture for testability, and partner across disciplines to raise the bar for what quality means in the AI era.What You Might DoDesign comprehensive test strategies that align with product goals, technical architecture, and customer experience.Develop and maintain automation frameworks for functional, regression, and integration testing.Cross-functional collaboration with engineers, product managers, UX, and design to embed quality from ideation through release.Define and drive key quality metrics, triage defect patterns, and surface actionable insights through dashboards and reports.Establish standards for test planning, execution, and documentation, mentoring QA engineers and championing best practices across teams.Build tooling and infrastructure to support continuous integration, faster feedback cycles, and scalable test coverage.Proactively identify future testing needs across cloud, edge, and device interfaces—shaping the long-term QA roadmap.Essential Qualifications5+ years of experience in software quality engineering, with a proven record of raising quality bars in complex systems.Strong background in both manual and automated testing for customer-facing applications.Proficiency with test automation tools and scripting (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Python, or similar).Deep understanding of QA methodologies, metrics, and test architecture design.Experience programmatically validating product behavior and analyzing diagnostic signals from CI pipelines.Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.Preferred SkillsExperience testing AI-powered or edge-connected applications.Familiarity with backend service testing, distributed systems, and API validation.Strong communication skills that emphasize collaboration, documentation, and continuous improvement.Knowledge of cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or CircleCI).Passion for user experience, accessibility, and long-term product health.Salary range: $115,000 - $188,000Compensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)The salary range for this role is listed above. Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills.At HP IQ, we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including:Health insuranceDental insuranceVision insuranceLong term/short term disability insuranceEmployee assistance programFlexible spending accountLife insuranceGenerous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure11 paid holidaysAdditional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)Job -SoftwareSchedule -Full timeShift -No shift premium (United States of America)Travel -Relocation -Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) - HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.For more information, review HP’s EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal"SummaryLocation: San Francisco, California, United States of AmericaType: Full time