Overview
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Skills
SDET
Quality Assurance (QA)
Python
AWS
Automation
Job Details
QA Engineer
Engineering Department
Location - Irvine, CA | Hybrid (2 days on-site per week)
Role Type Contract - 6 Months
About Our Client
Our client is an established technology company specializing in cutting-edge marketing technology (MarTech) solutions that power customer engagement and loyalty programs for major global brands in the food service industry. With a focus on innovation and scalability, they develop cloud-native applications and services that enable marketing automation, personalized campaigns, offer management, and CRM integrations. The company operates with a collaborative, fast-paced culture where quality and technology excellence drive their mission to create memorable digital customer journeys for millions of users worldwide.
Job Description
We are seeking a passionate QA Engineer with extensive API testing and cloud validation expertise to join a high-impact engineering team. In this role, you'll be instrumental in shaping the quality standards for modern MarTech solutions that power customer and loyalty programs across digital platforms. You'll work at the forefront of testing distributed microservices and cloud-based applications, ensuring robustness and reliability of systems that handle personalized campaigns, offer management, loyalty rewards, and CRM integrations.
The ideal candidate thrives in collaborative environments, working cross-functionally with architects, developers, analysts, and product managers to deliver quality-first solutions. This position offers the opportunity to leverage AI tools for enhanced productivity while contributing to test strategy and coverage for innovative marketing tools and promotion engines. You'll split your time 60/40 between manual testing and automation, with automation responsibilities growing over time as you help define the MarTech testing roadmap.
Duties and Responsibilities
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field preferred
Pay & Benefits Summary
Ready to shape the future of marketing technology? Apply now to join our innovative team and make an impact on customer experiences for millions of users worldwide!
API Testing | QA Automation | Python | AWS | Postman | MarTech | Cloud Testing | Microservices
Engineering Department
Location - Irvine, CA | Hybrid (2 days on-site per week)
Role Type Contract - 6 Months
About Our Client
Our client is an established technology company specializing in cutting-edge marketing technology (MarTech) solutions that power customer engagement and loyalty programs for major global brands in the food service industry. With a focus on innovation and scalability, they develop cloud-native applications and services that enable marketing automation, personalized campaigns, offer management, and CRM integrations. The company operates with a collaborative, fast-paced culture where quality and technology excellence drive their mission to create memorable digital customer journeys for millions of users worldwide.
Job Description
We are seeking a passionate QA Engineer with extensive API testing and cloud validation expertise to join a high-impact engineering team. In this role, you'll be instrumental in shaping the quality standards for modern MarTech solutions that power customer and loyalty programs across digital platforms. You'll work at the forefront of testing distributed microservices and cloud-based applications, ensuring robustness and reliability of systems that handle personalized campaigns, offer management, loyalty rewards, and CRM integrations.
The ideal candidate thrives in collaborative environments, working cross-functionally with architects, developers, analysts, and product managers to deliver quality-first solutions. This position offers the opportunity to leverage AI tools for enhanced productivity while contributing to test strategy and coverage for innovative marketing tools and promotion engines. You'll split your time 60/40 between manual testing and automation, with automation responsibilities growing over time as you help define the MarTech testing roadmap.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end and integration testing across distributed microservices and cloud-based platforms
- Author and execute detailed manual test cases while contributing to evolving automation coverage
- Own validation of API workflows, contracts, and payloads to ensure system robustness and reliability
- Automate API tests using Postman and Python, integrating with CI/CD pipelines when appropriate
- Validate data integrity across AWS services including SQS, S3, and DynamoDB
- Collaborate cross-functionally with architects, developers, analysts, and product managers on quality-first solutions
- Contribute to comprehensive test strategy and coverage for new marketing tools, promotions engines, and CRM integrations
- Leverage AI tools to solve problems efficiently, reduce repetitive tasks, and enhance productivity across test execution and reporting
- Work independently to identify testing requirements and scope without step-by-step guidance
- Help define and execute the MarTech testing roadmap for global brand customer experiences
- 8-10 years of QA experience with solid understanding of software testing lifecycle
- Strong API testing skills using Postman, including test scripting and workflow chaining
- Proficiency in writing and understanding Python-based API automation scripts
- Working knowledge of AWS services (SQS, S3, DynamoDB) for backend validation and event-driven testing
- Ability to read API contracts, construct diverse payloads, and validate responses independently
- Experience with manual testing methodologies combined with drive to automate processes
- Familiarity with AI-based tools for test planning, defect triage, automation, and repetitive tasks
- Self-starter mindset with strong communication and problem-solving abilities
- Experience testing distributed systems and microservices architectures
- Prior Point of Sale (POS) testing experience
- Familiarity with Docker, container orchestration, or performance testing tools
- Experience testing microservices architectures in production environments
- Exposure to JavaScript and frontend/backend integration testing scenarios
- Background in marketing technology or customer engagement platforms
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field preferred
Pay & Benefits Summary
- Competitive contract hourly rate commensurate with experience
- Flexible hybrid working arrangement (2 days on-site, 3 days remote)
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and AI tools
- Collaborative work environment with passionate, talented teammates
- Professional development opportunities in MarTech and cloud technologies
- Potential for contract extension based on performance and business needs
Ready to shape the future of marketing technology? Apply now to join our innovative team and make an impact on customer experiences for millions of users worldwide!
API Testing | QA Automation | Python | AWS | Postman | MarTech | Cloud Testing | Microservices
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