Job Description
Loka, Inc
The work we do at Loka changes lives: whether it’s helping millions of children learn to read, cutting billions of dollars in food waste or accelerating the discovery of cancer treatments. We’re the 2024 AWS Innovation Partner of the Year, and we deliver at the highest level while taking every other Friday off (yes, really).
We’re seeking a Senior QA Specialist (IC4) to lead quality assurance efforts across complex projects, ensuring both front-end and back-end systems meet the highest standards.
Join us, feed your need to grow and ship projects you believe in with a team you’re proud to be a part of. The Role
Analyze complex requirements and design comprehensive test plans, applying advanced test design techniques and modifying plans based on reviews.
Guide and mentor QA team in selecting appropriate testing methodologies, including Smoke, Regression, User Acceptance, E2E and Load/Performance testing.
Independently execute high-quality testing across web, mobile and backend systems, identifying edge cases, exposing system flaws and ensuring scalability under load.
Lead test automation efforts, maintaining and optimising scripts, providing PR review feedback and supporting team members in framework setup and problem resolution.
Collaborate with project managers, developers and stakeholders to anticipate issues, address gaps early and integrate QA strategy into the development lifecycle.
Leverage customer feedback and industry best practices to improve products, tools and services, sharing insights across the company.
Take ownership of project outcomes, proactively reporting risks, resolving challenges and ensuring clarity in expectations with team members and external stakeholders.
Mentor and support junior/mid-level QA engineers, fostering collaboration, constructive feedback and an inclusive, respectful team culture.
Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences, presenting confidently in global meetings and ensuring transparency across teams.
Requirements
5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, including 3+ years in test automation for web and/or mobile applications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
Expertise in designing and executing complex test plans, test cases and automated scripts
Strong proficiency in test automation frameworks (non-web driver approaches preferred), CI/CD pipelines and API/Backend testing
Solid knowledge of JavaScript or other programming languages; experience with UI, integration and functional testing
Familiarity with debugging tools, version control systems (GIT), IDEs (IntelliJ, VS Code) and DevOps pipelines (Azure, Jenkins, Bitbucket. Github actions)
Proven ability to independently deliver high quality results and guide QA team members
Excellent English communication skills with the ability to adapt messaging for technical and non technical audiences.
Recommended
Experience contributing to or evolving a test automation platform
Exposure to AI-assisted testing approaches (e.g., test generation, analysis, or quality insights)
Experience with performance/load testing and scaling automated test frameworks for complex products
Benefits
Every other Friday off. 26 extra days off a year. Our team calls it a life-changing benefit. We think you’ll agree.
100% remote-first. We want you to have the flexibility to work where you feel most comfortable and productive.
Explore program. Spend 3 months living in Portugal, Colombia, or Macedonia, paid for by Loka.
Relo program. Permanently relocate yourself, your family and your pet to one of our European headquarters.
LokaLabs™. Use moonshot technologies to solve overlooked societal challenges in our internal incubator.
Paid vacation days, sick days and local holidays
Mental health benefits. Premium subscriptions to support the mental health of every Lokal.
Please submit your CV in English.
Skills & Requirements
About Loka Inc
Loka is a Silicon Valley software consultancy with global impact, bringing innovations to market faster since 2004. We connect clients in high-precision industries like Healthcare, Life Sciences, Education and Logistics to the tech that empowers their most effective work. We believe what you develop matters and bet you do too. In 2024 AWS named Loka Innovation Partner of the Year—the same year in which we achieved AWS Premier Tier and were named part of AWS’s inaugural Generative AI Competency class. In the 18 months prior we identified more than 200 GenAI use cases for clients ranging from Cameo to Blue Cross Blue Shield. After two decades based in the Valley, Loka operates at the bleeding edge of AI, ML, DevOps, Data and Design—and is being recognized by the most authoritative sources in the tech world. Whether building chatbots trained on proprietary data, developing apps to hyper-specific brand requirements or helping biotech companies accelerate novel drugs to eradicate cancer, our full-cycle team of engineers, developers and designers find the solutions that fit our clients’ unique needs and steer them away from the ones that don’t. We work around the clock (literally—we count employees in 18 different countries across seven time zones) but take every other Friday off to recharge. Our Explore and Relo programs encourage Lokals to live and work in rising tech hubs around the world, igniting their curiosity and imbuing their output with global perspective. We are small but mighty, fully remote but fully engaged and always Monday ready. If you’re a founder or leader, we can help you grow. And if you’re a talented engineer seeking an unconventional but high-achieving workplace, we’d love to work with you.
Industry: Software Development