
Posted 4 days ago
Senior QA Engineer (AI Solutions)
Elixirr DigitalSenior QA Engineer (AI Solutions)
Perks & benefits
Health InsurancePaid Leave
Requirements
5+ years in QA/SDET/Test Engineering, Experience with cloud-native applications (AWS/Azure), Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, or Java, Experience with API and contract testing, Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Understanding of LLM evaluation concepts
Skills
PythonTypeScriptAWSAzurePlaywrightPytest
About the role
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end QA strategy for Elixirr’s agent platform and AI-enabled accelerators, covering functional, non-functional, and safety testing.
- Build and maintain automated test suites across UI, API, contract, and integration layers within CI/CD pipelines.
- Design LLM and agent evaluation harnesses using automated checks, LLM-as-judge scoring, and rubric-based evaluation.
- Use AI tooling and prompt engineering to accelerate test generation, synthetic data creation, and automated triage.
- Conduct performance, load, and chaos testing against agent workflows and backend services.
- Partner with engineering teams to implement "shift-left" testing during design and "shift-right" observability in production.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in QA, SDET, or Test Engineering with hands-on ownership of automation frameworks.
- Proficiency in at least one automation stack such as Python (pytest), TypeScript (Playwright), or Java (JUnit/RestAssured).
- Experience testing cloud-native applications and microservices in AWS and/or Azure.
- Strong understanding of API testing, contract testing, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
- Understanding of LLM evaluation concepts, including hallucination, prompt injection, and model drift.
- Solid understanding of observability tooling including logs, metrics, and traces.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with performance testing tools like k6, Locust, or JMeter.
- Familiarity with AI evaluation frameworks such as Ragas, DeepEval, Promptfoo, or Langfuse.
- Exposure to security testing (SAST/DAST), accessibility testing, and compliance-driven environments.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation including performance bonuses and employee stock options.
- Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Health benefits plan and pension plan.
- Flexible working hours.
- Access to modern equipment and cutting-edge technologies.
- Internal learning management systems and knowledge hubs for professional growth.
About the Company
Elixirr Digital is a dynamic global consulting firm recognized for delivering transformative solutions. As part of our growing AI practice, we develop enterprise-grade products, accelerators, and agentic solutions that help leading organizations harness advanced AI technologies like RAG and multi-agent orchestration.
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