Staff Quality Engineer at Floqast

San Jose, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

NoVisa

TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

8+ years in Software Quality Engineering, including experience leading quality for major products or platforms
Strong coding skills in JavaScript/TypeScript or Java — with a deep understanding of modern test automation frameworks (e.g., Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, REST-assured)
Deep knowledge of software testing methodologies, performance/load testing, and systems-level thinking
Track record of influencing engineering culture and product quality through leadership and collaboration
Comfortable working in a hybrid setup with the ability to meet onsite with engineering leadership in the Bay Area
Hands-on experience with tools like Artillery, JMeter, Gatling
Hands-on experience with MongoDB performance tuning and profiling
Deep knowledge of HTTP, REST, microservices architecture, and event-driven systems
Solid understanding of system resource utilization (CPU, memory, disk, network) under load
Experience integrating performance tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Harness)
Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration
Local to the Bay Area (visa sponsorship not available)

Responsibilities

Define and own quality strategies, standards, and practices for complex product and platform initiatives
Drive test architecture and tooling — from automated frameworks to CI/CD quality gates
Lead cross-functional quality initiatives that span multiple engineering teams
Act as a technical mentor to other QEs and developers around quality best practices
Collaborate closely with Dev, PM, and UX to shift quality left and catch issues early
Design and implement robust automation for UI, API, and backend systems
Design and implement performance, load, stress, soak, and scalability tests for backend services built on Node.js and MongoDB
Define and automate Non-Functional Requirements (NFR) validation in CI/CD pipelines
Build and extend performance testing frameworks using tools like k6, Artillery, Gatling, JMeter, or custom Node.js scripts
Conduct system profiling and analyze results using tools such as Coralogix, Prometheus, Grafana, etc
Establish performance SLAs and ensure services meet them in production-like environments
Contribute to overall test strategy, especially where performance and resilience intersect with functional quality
Analyze production issues and work with stakeholders to improve monitoring, observability, and incident prevention

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Node.jsMongoDBk6ArtilleryGatlingJMeterPrometheusGrafanaCoralogixCI/CDAutomation TestingPerformance TestingLoad TestingAPI TestingUI Testing

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

Is this role remote or does it require in-person work?

This is a hybrid role requiring you to be local to the Bay Area and comfortable working in a hybrid setup with the ability to meet onsite with engineering leadership.

What salary or compensation does this position offer?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What key skills and experience are required for this Staff Quality Engineer role?

You need 8+ years in Software Quality Engineering, strong coding skills in JavaScript/TypeScript or Java with modern test automation frameworks like Cypress or Playwright, deep knowledge of performance/load testing, hands-on experience with tools like Artillery, JMeter, Gatling, and MongoDB performance tuning.

What is the company culture like for this engineering role?

The culture emphasizes close collaboration with developers, product managers, infrastructure teams, and leadership, with a focus on hands-on technical leadership, influencing engineering culture through quality practices, and in-person teamwork in the Bay Area.

What makes a strong candidate for this Staff Quality Engineer position?

A strong candidate has 8+ years of QE experience leading major products, expertise in test automation and performance testing tools, experience with Node.js/MongoDB systems, and a proven ability to influence engineering culture through collaboration and leadership.

Floqast

Financial close management software for accounting teams

About Floqast

FloQast offers Financial Close Management Software that helps accounting teams automate and streamline the financial close process at the end of a fiscal period. The cloud-based solution integrates with existing ERP systems and Excel, allowing for automated reconciliations and organized financial documentation for audits. Unlike competitors, FloQast can be fully implemented and trained within two weeks, making it easier to adopt. The company's goal is to improve the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting, reducing the workload for accounting teams.

Los Angeles, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2013Year Founded

$294.6MTotal Funding

SERIES_ECompany Stage

Enterprise Software, FintechIndustries

501-1,000Employees