Staff Software Engineer, QE

Responsibilities

• ▹Lead development of test automation frameworks across UI, API, and GraphQL layers, focusing on reliability, maintainability, and speed
• ▹Design and integrate AI evaluation frameworks to assess accuracy, consistency, and reliability of LLM-powered features
• ▹Leverage AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor and Claude to accelerate test creation, debugging, and code generation
• ▹Lead technical implementation of performance testing and monitoring solutions
• ▹Develop custom reporting and analytics tools for test coverage, flaky test rates, and quality metrics
• ▹Drive adoption of newer testing technologies and approaches
• ▹Optimize test execution pipelines for faster feedback in CI/CD environments
• ▹Partner with development teams to implement shift-left testing practices
• ▹Lead root cause analysis for critical issues and drive systematic improvements
• ▹Participate in code reviews to ensure testability and quality are addressed early
• ▹Provide technical mentorship to QE engineers on automation best practices, framework usage, and AI tooling

Requirements

• ▹8+ years of hands-on experience in software quality engineering roles with at least 2 years at Staff/Lead level
• ▹Deep proficiency in testing TypeScript/JavaScript and modern frontend ecosystems (React, Webpack, or similar)
• ▹Expert-level experience with Playwright or comparable browser automation frameworks (Cypress, Selenium WebDriver) for end-to-end testing
• ▹Strong experience with unit and component testing frameworks such as Vitest, Jest, or React Testing Library
• ▹Proven track record of designing and building test automation frameworks from scratch or significantly evolving existing ones at scale
• ▹Solid understanding of CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Buildkite, GitLab) and integrating/optimizing test suites within them
• ▹Experience with GraphQL APIs: writing integration tests, mocking schemas, validating query/mutation contracts
• ▹Familiarity with performance and load testing tools (k6, Lighthouse, Artillery)
• ▹Experience with visual regression testing (Percy, Chromatic, Playwright visual comparisons)
• ▹Hands-on experience with Allure or similar test reporting/analytics platforms
• ▹Understanding of AI/ML-powered products and their unique testing challenges (non-deterministic outputs, data quality, model evaluation)

Nice to have

• ▹Experience in SaaS, fintech, or market intelligence domains
• ▹Track record of contributing to developer experience improvements like test tooling plugins, custom ESLint rules, documentation-as-code
• ▹Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP)
• ▹Familiarity with AI/LLM evaluation frameworks
• ▹Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Claude
• ▹Experience building or configuring MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers

Soft skills

About the company

AlphaSense delivers market intelligence and AI-driven search built on content professionals can trust, spanning equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients' own research content. The 2024 acquisition of Tegus advanced its mission. AlphaSense serves over 6,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011, it is headquartered in New York City with 2,000+ employees and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland.