Chain QA Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Salary: (Salary not provided in the description)

Injective Labs is seeking a Chain QA Engineer to contribute to the development and quality assurance of their layer-1 blockchain chain. This role involves both writing automation tests and manually testing new features, working closely with chain engineers, DevOps, and dApp QA teams to ensure the chain’s security, speed, and reliability.

Requirements

• Experience: 4+ years of experience in QA or SDET roles
• Blockchain Experience: 2+ years of hands-on blockchain testing – ideally with Cosmos SDK or other L1/L2 networks
• Programming Skills: Strong Go and Python skills – must be able to write tests and debug core chain logic
• Testing Knowledge: Experience validating systems via CLI, RPC, and transaction-level flows
• Crypto Understanding: Solid understanding of the crypto ecosystem – including staking, governance, validators, and decentralized protocols
• QA Mindset: Strong QA mindset – able to think critically, anticipate edge cases, challenge assumptions, and prioritize risk effectively

Responsibilities

• Design and execute test plans for new chain features, upgrades, and module changes.
• Read and debug Go code to understand changes, trace issues, or suggest improvements.
• Contribute to and expand our Python-based automation framework for chain-level testing.
• Run regression, smoke, and edge-case testing before chain upgrades and releases.
• Collaborate with dApp QA teams to ensure downstream products stability.
• Document test results, issues, and edge cases in a clear, maintainable way.
• Participate in Agile planning and represent QA in sprint discussions and release readiness.
• Think critically and take initiative to improve the chain’s quality – going beyond scripted tasks to identify risks, suggest improvements, and challenge assumptions.

Qualification

• Passion for clean, reliable systems – and a curiosity to deeply understand how they work, evolve, and can fail
• Comfortable working independently, taking ownership, and seeing tasks through