The Role
We're looking for an engineer who can own software quality end-to-end, from a user unboxing the device for the first time to data syncing reliably on Google Cloud. You'll operate across web, mobile, backend API, and device/IoT layers in a fast-moving sprint cycle where 1-2 engineers need to punch far above their weight.
This is a hands-on IC role. You'll build the automation infrastructure that makes scaling our test suite possible, design mock environments, and collaborate closely with firmware, app, and cloud engineers to bridge the gap between unit-level coverage and full regression suites.
What You'll Own
- Design and execute end-to-end test plans covering the full user journey - device unboxing, app onboarding, BLE pairing, charging modes, and cloud data sync
- Participate in EVT/DVT hardware-software integration testing and Hardware-in-Loop (HIL) test planning
- Build and maintain automation frameworks spanning web (Selenium), mobile (Appium), and backend API layers
- Develop and manage mock environments, test data pipelines, and sandbox configurations to isolate and reproduce issues reliably
- Write and own unit and integration test suites in collaboration with firmware and SW engineers to close coverage gaps ahead of scale
- Identify and document edge cases systematically: network unavailability, BLE/WiFi failure modes, data sync retry logic, storage-full conditions, server errors, and app crashes
- Verify data correctness across the full stack - on-device, app, and GCP endpoints
- Define and track test metrics; flag release risks early in each sprint cycle
- Wear prototypes several hours a week for on-body testing, data collection, and feedback
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of software testing experience in a product company, ideally with consumer devices or IoT
- Ability to test e2e features across hardware device, mobile app, firmware, backend/cloud systems
- Strong programming and scripting fundamentals - Python and JavaScript/TypeScript required
- Experience with XCUITest(iOS), espresso(Android) and other native mobile test automation frameworks
- Experience designing and executing API test automation (REST/GraphQL)
- Ability to independently define test strategies from scratch - no pre-built QA infrastructure to lean on
- Familiarity with HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) test setups or firmware-level testing at EVT/DVT stages
- Demonstrated skill in creating edge-case scenarios and thinking adversarially about user flows
- Experience building and maintaining mock services, test environments, and synthetic test data
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into release workflows
- Comfortable working across mobile (iOS/Android) and cloud-connected system testing
- Ability to work from our Bay Area office 3 days/week
Bonus Points
- Background testing BLE, WiFi, or other wireless protocols in consumer devices
- Experience with motor control, robotics, or powered consumer electronics (drones, e-bikes, powered prosthetics, etc.)
- Experience writing or reviewing infrastructure-as-code for test environments
- Strong opinions about sprint velocity and what actually slows teams down
- Personal motivation to improve human movement or experience with adaptive sports/assistive tech
- Sense of humour, tolerant of Aussie & Canadian spelling
