[Remote] Senior Quality Software Engineer

Note The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dropzone AI is a company focused on scaling cybersecurity through AI augmentation, aiming to enhance the capabilities of human security engineers. They are looking for a Senior Quality Software Engineer to establish quality validation methodologies for AI-driven systems and elevate the engineering organization's quality practices. This role involves designing testing systems, collaborating with engineering teams, and maintaining test environments to ensure product quality. Responsibilities Quality Engineering Strategy Designing and maintaining testing systems for deterministic logic and AI influenced, non deterministic behavior, integrating these validations directly into CI, release pipelines, and review workflows Collaboration and Shift Left Engaging early with engineering to surface risks before implementation, strengthening team wide quality skills, and promoting testability as a core design requirement Test Methodology Expansion Broadening our verification approach beyond unit tests into integration, system, stress, and full workflow testing across the entire stack Environment Readiness Maintaining dependable test environments with strong instrumentation for rapid diagnosis, enhancing observability and logging to shorten the path from failure to root cause Data and Tooling Building tools, fixtures, and supporting libraries that generate stable and repeatable test conditions, enabling reliable validation of complex scenarios without ad hoc data creation Skills 5+ years experience in software quality engineering, test engineering, or a closely related discipline Strong investigative instincts and a deep interest in understanding failures, identifying root causes, and preventing recurrence Skill in isolating external dependencies during integration tests by mocking third party services using custom code or established tools Hands on experience evaluating systems powered by LLMs, AI processing pipelines, or other probabilistic technologies Proficiency with Python and modern test frameworks within container based environments Demonstrated success designing automated test suites across multiple layers of a contemporary application stack Experience working within fully containerized development and execution workflows Being data-driven is part of your DNA Early-stage startup mindset. You thrive on ambiguity and move with lightspeed execution Experience with cloud based monitoring and metrics platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch Background with container orchestration and deployment systems including Kubernetes, GitLab pipelines, or ArgoCD Familiarity with modern frontend technologies, particularly React and TypeScript Interest or experience in security focused testing and broader cybersecurity practices Ability to thrive in a rapidly evolving startup environment Comfort using AI assisted coding and development tools Benefits Significant above market new hire equity grants Company paid health insurance 401K Plan with employer match Self-Managed PTO Parental leave Company-provided equipment Company Overview Dropzone AI delivers pre-trained autonomous AI security agents that work alongside human analysts on security operations teams It was founded in 2023, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https//dropzone.ai. Company H1B Sponsorship Dropzone AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.