About the Role:Runbuggy is looking for a
QA Engineer - Technical Investigation & Automation who digs in. This is not a checklist role; it is a seat for someone who reads error logs before asking questions, who gets curious about why a system fails, and who does not stop investigating until they understand the root cause.
You will build and own the technical side of QA: Test architecture, planning, design, automation frameworks, API test suites, deep-dive investigations, and the infrastructure that makes testing reliable at scale. You are the person the team turns to when something breaks in a confusing way, and no one else knows where to start.
This is a hybrid role based in Tempe, AZ.
Requirements
What You Will Be Doing:- Test planning, design, build, and maintain automated test suites covering API, integration, and end-to-end workflows.
- Investigate complex defects and system failures - trace execution paths, read logs, analyze API behavior, and identify root causes.
- Develop and maintain API-level tests using Robot Framework + Requests Library against live and staging environments.
- Evaluate and evolve the automation architecture as the platform scales.
- Write scripts and tooling to support test data management, environment setup, and coverage analysis.
- Collaborate with developers and DevOps to integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate test scaffolding, API contract analysis, and gap identification - you bring the depth; the tools bring the leverage.
- Serve as the technical resource in QA triage - the person who can get to an answer quickly when something breaks.
- Other duties as assigned.
What You Bring to the Team by Way of Skills and Experience:Technical Foundation
- 3-6 years of software testing experience with a strong emphasis on automation and technical investigation.
- Hands-on experience with at least one scripting or programming language (Python strongly preferred; JavaScript, Java, or Go also relevant).
- Solid understanding of REST APIs - you can read an API contract, construct requests, validate responses, and write tests that cover edge cases.
- Experience with a test automation framework - Robot Framework, Pytest, Mocha, or similar.
- Comfortable in a Linux/Unix environment; proficient at the command line.
- Ability to read and interpret application logs, stack traces, and HTTP traffic.
- Experience with a test management system (TestRail, Zephyr, Jira, or similar).
Investigation and Systems Thinking
- You approach failures methodically - you form hypotheses, test them, and do not give up because the first thing you tried didn't work.
- Comfortable working across microservices - you understand that a test failure may involve tracing a request through several independent services before you find the actual problem.
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines - building test stages, interpreting failures, and understanding where in the pipeline something breaks.
- Familiarity with distributed systems concepts: async messaging, eventual consistency, service dependencies.
Soft Skills That Matter Here
- You take ownership of hard problems and follow them through to resolution.
- You can explain a technical finding clearly to someone who wasn't in the weeds with you.
- You work well independently and don't need a lot of supervision to make progress.
- You are honest about what you don't know - and fast at learning it.
Bonus
- Experience with Robot Framework and the Requests Library or Selenium Library.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes - reading pod logs, navigating namespaces, understanding deployment environments.
- Experience with Elasticsearch - querying indexes, validating indexed data, or using log aggregation for test analysis.
- Exposure to vehicle logistics, fleet management, or marketplace-style platforms.
- Experience with performance or load testing tools (k6, JMeter, Locust, or similar).
- Familiarity with Camunda, ActiveMQ, or other workflow/messaging systems.
What is in it for You and Why you Should Apply:- Market-competitive pay based on education, experience, and location.
- Highly competitive medical, dental, vision, Life w/ AD&D, Short-Term Disability insurance, Long-Term Disability insurance, pet insurance, identity theft protection, and a 401(k) retirement savings plan.
- Employee wellness program.
- Employee rewards, discounts, and recognition programs.
- Generous company-paid holidays (12 per year), vacation, and sick time.
- Paid paternity/maternity leave.
- Monthly connectivity/home office stipend if working from home 5 days a week.
- A supportive and positive space for you to grow and expand your career.
Pay Range Disclosure:The advertised range represents the expected pay range for this position at the time of posting based on education, experience, skills, location, and other factors.
Salary Description
$90k - 110k/yr. DOE
