Senior Developer – Quality Engineering

LocaliQ

Senior quality engineering developer building cloud tools, CI/CD pipelines, and observability systems for a digital journalism and media company. Improving reliability and test coverage across content platforms.

Posted 8/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $105,000 - $125,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Proficient in building and maintaining modular quality engineering tools and integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines. Strong background in data analysis and cloud resource management to enhance test coverage and observability in high-traffic environments.

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Proficiency In TypeScriptExperience With CI/CD PipelinesTest Automation Tools ExperienceCloud Resource ManagementData Analysis Skills

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Hard Skills

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonJavaRubyDockerGoogle Cloud RunAWS LambdaGitHub ActionsSQL

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsCollaborative MindsetProblem-SolvingStakeholder-Focused Solution Tailoring

Tools & Technologies

CypressPlaywrightSeleniumJUnitGrafanaGoogle Cloud BigQueryData StudioKubernetes

Industry Keywords

Quality EngineeringTest AutomationCI/CDObservabilityDigital Products

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSBigQueryCloudCypressDockerGrafanaJavaJavaScriptJenkinsJUnitKubernetesPythonRubySeleniumSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Propose, build, and maintain modular QE tools usable across many projects
Collaborate with product, editorial, and engineering teams to embed quality throughout the development lifecycle
Integrate automated tools and tests into CI/CD pipelines to support rapid deployment and minimize production defects
Ensure test coverage for critical workflows including content ingestion, publishing, personalization, and user engagement
Champion testability and observability in high-traffic, high-availability environments
Mentor teams on automation best practices and shift testing left
Analyze test results and production metrics to identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities
Build and maintain custom tools, services, and pipelines using cloud resources
Add dashboards, alerting, and other observability capabilities
Scale quality engineering tools across the business

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
3+ years of development experience
Proficiency in TypeScript or JavaScript
Exposure to other programming languages such as Python, Java, or Ruby
Experience working with containers and building configuration files, such as Docker
Experience deploying and maintaining serverless projects using Google Cloud Run/Functions, AWS Lambda, Kubernetes, or similar tools
Experience working with CI tools and building CI/CD pipelines, such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins
Experience ingesting, storing, organizing, displaying, and analyzing data using tools such as Google Cloud BigQuery, Data Studio, SQL, and Grafana
Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
Experience architecting or designing multi-step software systems or pipelines is a plus
Exposure to and experience with test automation tools such as Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, or JUnit is a plus
Appreciation for quality in digital products and services
Problem-solving and stakeholder-focused solution tailoring
Strategic approach to automation balancing speed, coverage, cost, and maintainability
Data-driven mindset using metrics to guide decisions

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work with cutting-edge technologies in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
Collaborate with passionate team members committed to innovation
Culture that values creativity, ownership, and continuous learning
Opportunity to help shape the future of news and media delivery to global audiences