Quality Assurance Specialist
Applied Intuition
About Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company that accelerates the global adoption of safe, AI-driven machines. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion following its recent Series F funding round, Applied Intuition delivers the Vehicle OS, Self-Driving System, and toolchain to help customers build intelligent vehicles and shorten time to market. 18 of the top 20 global automakers and major programs across the Department of Defense trust Applied Intuition's solutions to deliver vehicle intelligence. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Diego, CA, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Ann Arbor, MI, London, Stuttgart, Munich, Stockholm, Bangalore, Seoul, and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co.
We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. (Note: For EpiSci job openings, fully remote work will be considered by exception.)
Meet our software engineers!
About the Role
(We are hiring for all levels of experience.)
We’re looking for an experienced and safety-minded QA lead to drive the stability and quality of our product. On this team, you’ll be working on developing cutting-edge solutions for autonomous vehicles in the mining industry, where safety is our first concern. You’ll be working closely with engineering and with the testing team, deeply integrating quality processes into our development cycles. You’ll work across the entire stack on hardware and software, and also work directly with our customers to ensure our releases are safe for deployment. The ideal teammate here can bring the culture of safety and quality to our team, while speeding up our product development.
At Applied you will:
- Design QA processes that deeply integrate with our engineering program to balance both speed and quality.
- Connect engineering teams with testing teams to ensure a healthy feedback loop on both feature tests and master testing.
- Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and engineering managers to build detailed test programs for our products that push the frontier of AV software development.
- Work with simulation and CICD to build automated test pipelines into our test plans.
- Monitor and track the health of the system, working with triage engineers to fix bugs. Generate reports for releases.
- Define QA metrics on system and organizational health, tracking metrics on number of bugs and escalation times.
- Own the quality of the product and serve as the last line of defense.
We're looking for someone who has:
- B.S. in Computer Science, Software, Electrical, Physics, Mathematics, or similar engineering field
- Experience testing physical software systems such as vehicles, headsets, mobile devices, embedded systems, etc.
- Experience working in or designing programs with limited physical testing volume.
- Experience working in a quality or testing organization as a test engineer, QA engineer, triage engineer, or similar.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- A culture of quality and safety first, but also able to enable engineering speed.
Nice to have:
- Prior experience with either AV simulation or vehicle simulation.
- Ability to triage and debug issues with an autonomous vehicle in either software or hardware.
- Hands-on experience testing, troubleshooting, or debugging complex software systems.
Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.
Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position.
Please reference the job posting’s subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $110,000 - $170,000 USD annually.
Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A), relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.