Senior QA Automation Engineer

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Remote - Global

Our Mission

At CEF, we are leading the movement of data computing automation to the edge, focusing on real-time processing with data sovereignty. As AI evolves through agentic workflows, we are transforming how intelligence and data interact by dynamically orchestrating AI agents securely onto your data. We’re not just building another AI cloud service – we’re laying the foundation for the next generation of AI infrastructure.

About the Role

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring software quality across various projects. You will design and implement robust testing processes, taking full ownership of code quality and service performance through manual, automated, and load testing. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role, where you'll focus on enhancing quality control, expanding test coverage, and improving the reliability of released features and services.

You’ll have a high degree of autonomy, with expectations to collaborate closely with the Engineering team to structure and optimize QA workflows. You’ll be responsible for setting standards for integrating tests into development pipelines, ensuring efficient and seamless quality assurance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Test Design & Automation: Create and implement comprehensive test plans, test cases, and checklists for manual and automated testing.
• Automation Frameworks: Set up automation frameworks from scratch, ensuring efficient and robust testing processes across different projects.
• API & End-to-End Testing: Focus on testing APIs, conducting end-to-end tests, and ensuring overall system performance.
• Collaboration with Engineering: Actively collaborate with Engineering teams to integrate quality assurance into development workflows, ensuring smooth and timely releases.
• Test Coverage & Reliability: Expand test coverage to ensure the reliability and robustness of released features and services.
• Quality Ownership: Ensure that every aspect of code quality, service reliability, and performance is accounted for, from requirement testing to production release.
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated on emerging technologies and practices, and contribute to enhancing testing processes and standards.

Requirements:

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in quality assurance and QA automation, with a strong background in setting up automation from scratch when needed.
• Testing Tools: Deep knowledge of testing principles, methods, and tools (Go/JS/TS, allure-jest).
• API & End-to-End Testing: Strong experience in testing APIs and performing end-to-end testing across complex systems.
• Adaptability: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt quickly to evolving requirements.
• Blockchain & Web3 Knowledge: Familiarity with web3, blockchain technology, and DeFi platforms is a great asset. If not, you should be open to learning on the go.
• Task Management: Experience in managing tasks from requirements gathering, through testing, and into production deployment.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to articulate complex issues simply.
• Language Skills: Upper-intermediate or higher English proficiency.
• Analytical Skills: Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to ensure comprehensive test coverage.

About Us

CEF is an innovative, cutting-edge startup currently operating in stealth mode with recent seed funding. Our vision is bold: to create a future where individuals own their data, and trusted personal AI agents seamlessly enhance everyday life with real-time, secure, and transparent intelligence. We are building an AI-first data computing platform combining automated edge infrastructure, real-time agent orchestration, and permissioned dynamic AI data pipelines.

Benefits:

• Base Pay & Equity: Competitive base salary, with significant upside potential in equity.
• Customized Benefits: Flexible and personalized benefits packages to suit your needs. Feel free to ask about customization.
• Ground-Level Opportunity: Join a trailblazing team at the ground level, working on complex challenges and shaping the technologies of tomorrow.
• Remote-First: Work remotely from anywhere with flexibility and a collaborative, innovative culture.

Join Us:

At CEF, we are assembling a team of innovative minds to tackle some of the biggest challenges in AI, blockchain, and data sovereignty. If you’re passionate about cutting-edge technology and shaping the future of AI infrastructure, we want to hear from you.