Staff Quality Assurance Engineer

Grocery TV
Grocery TV

Quality Assurance

Austin, TX, USA

USD 150k-175k / year

Posted on Aug 19, 2026

Staff Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Title: Staff Quality Assurance Engineer

Level: 6

Work Location: Austin, TX

Reports to: CTO

Salary Range: $150,000 - $175,000

About Grocery TV

Grocery TV is a leading in-store retail media platform. Over 120 retailers partner with Grocery TV to modernize stores and drive incremental revenue while delivering a more engaging shopping experience. We manage the complexities of operating an in-store media network, allowing retailers to focus on serving customers. Reaching 1 in 4 Americans across 6,500+ stores, Grocery TV connects brands with shoppers at the moment of decision, where 90% of purchases take place. For more information, visit www.grocerytv.com.

About the Role
Grocery TV is hiring a Sr QA Engineer II to own quality across our software platforms - from hands-on testing to the processes and culture that keep our QA function running smoothly. This role blends individual contributor testing work with process ownership, cross-functional coordination, and team growth. Beyond finding and documenting bugs, this person will be a champion for quality across the company - helping Product, Engineering, and Support each understand and own their part in the quality process, rather than treating QA as a final checkpoint owned by one person.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end manual test planning and execution across multiple software platforms (functional, regression, exploratory, and edge-case/boundary testing).
  • Design, document, and continuously improve QA processes - including bug triage workflows, priority frameworks, and support rotation structures.
  • Serve as the primary QA liaison to Engineering and Product stakeholders, clarifying requirements and translating them into test coverage.
  • Drive quality culture across the company - helping Product, Engineering, and Support teams understand and take ownership of their role in the quality process, rather than treating QA as a single point of responsibility.
  • Coordinate the release process, ensuring release procedures are followed and serving as the final QA gate for go/no-go decisions.
  • Provide regular testing status reports to stakeholders across Product, Engineering, and leadership.
  • Validate functionality across different configurations, settings, and environments, including feature-flag-driven behavior.
  • Experience with mobile/hardware testing, including Android Studio and ADB commands, firmware updates, and hardware certification processes.
  • Collaborate with Engineering on CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar), understanding build/deploy status as it relates to test cycles.
  • Generate or coordinate test assets/media as needed to support test scenarios.
  • Lead bug triage meetings, keeping them lean and actionable; prioritize issues by impact.
  • Write and maintain structured test scenarios and defect documentation in relevant tools (e.g., Linear, Google Sheets).
  • Ensure defects are logged clearly, with distinct root causes tracked as separate, actionable tickets.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software QA experience, with demonstrated ownership of QA process design (not just execution).
  • Experience leading or facilitating bug triage and prioritization frameworks.
  • Track record of influencing quality culture and practices beyond their own team - getting buy-in from Product, Engineering, and Support.
  • Strong experience with bug tracking tools (Linear, Jira, or similar) and structured test documentation.
  • Experience writing clear process documentation for cross-functional audiences.
  • Proven track record of cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Product.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Familiarity with AI coding/agent tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, or similar) used as an AI QA Operator - to populate test cases and drive end-to-end test coverage.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions).

Nice to Have

  • Test automation experience (Playwright, Selenium, Appium).
  • Experience using AI agents to improve UI and API regression coverage.
  • Experience hiring or mentoring QA team members.
  • Experience with diagramming/process tools (e.g., draw.io, Mermaid) for workflow documentation.

Interview Process

  1. Apply: We review applications as soon as we can. You should hear back about your application within two weeks.
  2. Introduction to Hiring Manager: Meet with the hiring manager virtually to share your background, learn about the role, and align on logistics.
  3. Technical Interview: Visit our office in-person or remotely for a technical interview that relates to the role. You’ll respond to a prompt, and our team will ask questions to better understand your skillset.
  4. Virtual Values Interview: Meet with two Grocery TV employees who you’ll work cross functionally with to discuss team collaboration. This is a perfect opportunity for you to ask us questions, too!
  5. Virtual Leadership Interview: Lastly, all candidates have a final interview with a member of the leadership team. This conversation gives you the opportunity to reflect on the interview process and affirm this is the right role for you.

Why Grocery TV?

  • 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • $1,200 annual HSA match
  • $1,000 annual learning & development budget
  • Unlimited PTO
  • 12 weeks of parental leave for all new parents
  • Hybrid work model: three days in office per week (Monday/Wednesday/Friday)
  • Monthly DoorDash lunch stipend
  • $500 home office setup stipend

Awards & Recognition

BuiltIn Best Places to Work 2026

Best Place for Working Parents 2026