Senior QA Engineer

Blackthorne

Senior QA Engineer testing solutions for Blackthorn’s critical business priorities. Collaborating with teams and mentoring junior QA members while ensuring product quality.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $5,750 - $7,000 per monthWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases
Review tickets (bugs, enhancements, new features) and other technical documents to engage in each phase of the software development lifecycle
Create, run, repair, manual, and automated tests using frameworks like Playwright
Plan and build automated testing frameworks that integrate with development workflows - determining what to automate (regression tests, API endpoints, critical user flows) and when to run which tests
Estimate, prioritize, plan, coordinate, and perform quality testing activities
Collaborate closely with cross-functional scrum teams and across the larger company
Demonstrate best practices in everything you do, including meaningful test coverage and striving to ensure maintainability
Mentor junior QA team members and advocate for quality standards
Design and maintain test data strategies, including creating hundreds of thousands of Salesforce records for performance testing, managing data versions, and ensuring clean test environments
Design and execute performance testing strategies to identify system bottlenecks, load limits, and optimization opportunities using appropriate testing tools
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Cumulus CI, MetaDeploy) to provide fast feedback on code changes and act as deployment gates

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of software testing experience with demonstrated expertise in test automation
3+ years of testing on the Salesforce platform with a deep understanding of platform limitations
Experience with test automation frameworks, particularly Playwright
Proficiency in programming languages for test automation
Experience with CI/CD tools and processes (GitHub Actions, Cumulus CI, MetaDeploy preferred)
Performance testing experience with relevant tools
Experience testing mobile applications using emulators, simulators, or cloud device farms with automation frameworks
Experience managing test data lifecycles and keeping test environments synchronized with code deployments through version control systems
Excellent English communication skills with proven ability to collaborate across departments, time zones, and remote teams
Self-directed and adaptable: stays current with testing methodologies, maintains composure under pressure, and thrives in fast-paced remote environments
Bonus: Salesforce admin or Blackthorn product experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

An incredible team of smart and supportive people
A deep feeling of satisfaction and completion
Fully remote global team working from home
Stock options for every employee
Flexible work week
$400 office stipend
Maternity/Paternity leave
Student loan debt assistance
Pledge 1% - time off during the year for helping nonprofits
Health insurance contribution (if in the US)
Children's 529 college fund assistance (if in the US)

ATS Keywords

✓ Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

test automationtest planstest casesperformance testingprogramming languagesautomated testing frameworksmanual testingregression testsAPI testingtest data management

Soft Skills

collaborationmentoringcommunicationadaptabilityself-directionproblem-solvingtime managementattention to detailorganizational skillscomposure under pressure

Certifications

Salesforce adminBlackthorn product experience