Beautiful.ai - Senior QA Engineer

Position Overview

Beautiful.ai is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to join our globally-distributed remote team. You will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our presentation software, helping us achieve our mission to make it easy for anyone to create beautiful presentations in minutes. We are looking for an experienced, self-motivated individual passionate about quality, from code stability to user experience.

About Beautiful.ai

Beautiful.ai is revolutionizing the presentation software industry with fast, foolproof tools that empower users to create stunning visual stories. Our team is a playful, driven, and passionate group of remote employees and San Francisco-based colleagues who value data-driven decision-making and an outcomes-focused mindset. Trusted by thousands of customers, including SAP, HP, and Rakuten, Beautiful.ai is a Series B company backed by prominent investors and led by a seasoned founder.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and execute comprehensive testing strategies, including test plans, test cases, and test scripts for new product features.
• Collaborate closely with product owners to uphold high-quality standards in product requirements.
• Partner with engineers to ensure adequate automated test coverage for all feature development.
• Identify and implement improvements to automated test suites and overall testing efficiency.
• Write test code, including unit, integration, and UI tests.
• Support weekly release cycles by executing targeted tests and accurately scoping regression testing.
• Triage bugs, recommend actions, and implement solutions such as adding test coverage or adjusting test approaches to prevent regressions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in QA on Agile software teams.
• 2+ years of experience with JavaScript.
• Proven experience developing test automation frameworks and writing test code (e.g., Cypress, Playwright, API tests, integration tests, unit tests).
• Ability to write readable, maintainable test cases.
• Skill in writing clear bug reports with essential information for team understanding and issue resolution.
• Comfort using Developer Tools and interpreting web application errors.
• Ability to analyze products and devise maintainable, reliable automation strategies.
• Strong communication skills, capable of discussing technical concepts with engineers and business concepts with product owners.
• Comfort working in a remote environment, with strong asynchronous communication skills and a focus on short feedback loops.

Tech Stack

• QA Tools: Jira, Qase, Cypress, Github
• Client Side: React, Webpack, JavaScript
• Server Side: Node.js with Express (API and server-side rendering), distributed Node.js microservices
• Infrastructure: Google Cloud (Cloud Build, App Engine, Cloud Functions, Firebase, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage)

Benefits

• Flexible Time-Off & Remote Work
• Health Insurance: 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees; 60–65% coverage for dependents.
• Retirement Plan: Comprehensive 401(k) program.
• Savings Accounts: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options available.