Senior QA Automation Engineer (Platform)

Our QA-Core team exists so every engineering team at Upgrade can test their software quickly and trust the result. We are seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer on the team to architect and build test automation infrastructure, tooling, and agentic solutions to increase engineering productivity. This is not a traditional product QA role - it’s a build role. You will work closely with our product teams to understand their automation requirements, design services from scratch, ship them to production clusters and own them. This is a fully remote position open to candidates who are based in the US.

Responsibilities

Design and own automation framework for functional and performance testing; Build agents to automate existing QA/testing workflows and remove engineering friction; Build the applications and services that automation depends on, deploy them, and operate them in production environments; Take prototypes all the way. Build demos in a timely manner, gather feedback from the teams who'd use it, and iterate through successive versions until it's hardened, monitored, and running with matured quality; Identify gap areas in existing frameworks and tools, and iterate toward solutions that close them

Requirements

5-7+ years building production software, with demonstrated depth across test infrastructure, test frameworks, and developer tooling, and working knowledge of platform engineering; Proven track record building agentic solutions and test automation frameworks from the ground up — designed, shipped, iterated on, and adopted as part of how other engineers work; Fluency with agentic coding tools as part of your daily workflow: ability to orchestrate multiple agents to execute, review agent-generated PRs; Hands-on experience with micro-services, Kubernetes and managing deployment lifecycle; Ability to take an ambiguous problem statement to a scoped, defensible solution independently; English is required for all positions, as it involves interacting with staff at Upgrade's offices worldwide

Benefits

Competitive salary and stock option plan; Paid coverage of medical, dental and vision insurance; Flexible PTO; Opportunities for professional growth and development; Paid parental leave; Health & wellness initiatives