QA Automation Engineer
$96,442–$163,680 year
On-site · San Mateo, California, United States
Job Summary
Quality Engineer to translate requirements into robust test strategies and comprehensive automation for Rakuten's web apps, mobile apps, and backend services. Own end-to-end quality for moderately sized features, build and maintain automated tests across UI and backend using Python, Java, or JavaScript/TypeScript, and drive AI-assisted test design and data generation. Design, implement, and execute test plans, perform performance and load testing with tools like JMeter or k6, and validate deployments in Docker/Kubernetes environments. Collaborate with developers, product managers, and system architects to improve testing processes, ensure functional, performance, and reliability standards, and contribute to release readiness with clear coverage and risk assessments.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 3 to 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance
- 2+ years of experience in Test Automation (Web/Mobile/API)
- 1+ years of experience with Docker/Kubernetes
- Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or JavaScript
- Hands-on experience writing and maintaining UI and API automated tests and regression suites
- Experience with CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions
- Experience with containerized environments including Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience testing REST or GraphQL APIs and querying SQL databases
- Experience using BrowserStack for cross-browser or mobile testing
- Ability to create practical feature-level test strategies and communicate coverage and risk
- Strong analytical skills for root cause investigation across distributed systems
- Proactive communication and collaboration with engineers, product managers, and platform teams
- Willingness to learn new tools, frameworks, and AI-assisted workflows
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