Senior QA Engineer - DroneDeploy
Core
Senior QA Engineer owning quality for DroneDeploy's Aerial Capture team, bridging drone hardware and software with real-world flight testing.
Role type
Senior IC QA Engineer (Hardware/Mobile/Autonomous Systems)
Builds
Drone software and hardware integrations for reality capture and robotic automation
Domain
Construction technology, Robotics, Geospatial, Autonomous Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Hardware/mobile QA, automated test frameworks, AI-driven testing workflows, Python/TypeScript/JavaScript scripting, FAA Part 107 certification, CI/CD pipelines, API testing, embedded firmware/RTK/PPK workflows
Preferred skills
Robotics/Geospatial/Autonomous Systems QA, Mobile & Embedded Hardware QA, Drone Operations & Field Testing Management, Automated Software Test Engineering
Technologies
Appium, Espresso, Detox, Qase, Jira, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins
Responsibilities
Execute daily flight testing for regression and acceptance; Define and execute comprehensive test plans for new features; Coordinate QA team programs and documentation; Enforce bug reporting standards; Manage regression testing suites across Dock, Android, and iOS; Implement AI-first automation tooling; Track and analyze quality metrics; Maintain device/drone inventory and internal QA environments
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC