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Senior QA Engineer

SharkNinja
SharkNinja Salary
Needham, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/21/2026
About Us

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

Senior QA Engineer

About The Role

SharkNinja is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to join our cloud development team and play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our IoT product ecosystem. This position offers a mix of manual and automated testing, with a focus on our innovative connected devices including robot vacuums, coffee machines, and grills.

You'll be responsible for sprint story testing and regression testing while helping mature and enhance our existing QA processes. This position requires a strong balance of hands-on testing, technical leadership, and strategic quality advocacy. This is an opportunity to shape quality standards for cutting-edge consumer IoT products that connect millions of customers to their devices.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Ownership & Leadership

  • Own quality strategy for cloud services, APIs, and IoT integrations across multiple releases
  • Lead test planning, risk assessment, and quality sign-offs for features and releases
  • Mentor junior QA engineers and provide guidance on best practices
  • Drive shift-left testing practices and embed quality early in the development lifecycle
  • Partner with engineering, product, and DevOps to define quality goals and metrics

Manual and Exploratory Testing

  • Perform functional testing of software applications, APIs, and IoT device integrations
  • Execute user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate features meet business and customer requirements
  • Conduct exploratory testing to identify edge cases and usability issues
  • Validate mobile app and cloud platform functionality across different devices and environments
  • Create and maintain detailed test cases and test plans for sprint stories
  • Document and track defects in JIRA with clear reproduction steps and severity classification
  • Participate in sprint ceremonies and collaborate with developers on acceptance criteria

Automated Testing

  • Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using TypeScript and Python
  • Build integration tests for APIs, cloud services, and IoT device communication protocols
  • Create regression test suites to ensure existing functionality remains stable across releases
  • Integrate automated tests into AWS CodePipeline for continuous testing
  • Expand test coverage across critical user flows and system integrations
  • Monitor test execution results and triage failures
  • Optimize test execution time and reliability

Process Improvement

  • Enhance and mature existing QA processes, standards, and best practices
  • Identify gaps in test coverage and recommend improvements
  • Contribute to building a more robust testing framework
  • Collaborate with the cloud development team to shift quality left in the development lifecycle
  • Work with the team to define and manage the release process including acceptance criteria for environment promotion

Required Qualifications

  • 5 years of experience in software quality assurance or testing roles
  • Strong foundation in both manual and automated testing methodologies
  • Hands-on experience writing automated tests in TypeScript and/or Python
  • Solid understanding of integration testing, especially for APIs and distributed systems
  • Experience testing software applications and REST APIs
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated test integration
  • Proficiency with bug tracking and test management tools (JIRA experience preferred)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently and manage testing tasks throughout the sprint cycle
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for documenting defects and collaborating with developers
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience testing IoT devices, hardware, or embedded systems
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms, particularly AWS services
  • Familiarity with AWS CodePipeline or similar CI/CD tools
  • Experience with API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, etc.)
  • Understanding of mobile app testing (iOS/Android)
  • Knowledge of test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, pytest, etc.)
  • Background in consumer electronics or connected devices
  • ISTQB or similar QA certification

Required

Technical Skills

  • Languages: TypeScript, Python
  • Testing Types: Integration testing, functional testing, UAT, regression testing
  • Tools: JIRA, Git
  • CI/CD: AWS CodePipeline
  • API Testing: REST/HTTP protocols

Nice to Have

  • Test Automation Frameworks: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, pytest, Jest
  • Cloud Platforms: AWS (Lambda, IoT Core, etc.)
  • Mobile Testing: Appium, XCTest, Espresso
  • Performance Testing: JMeter, Locust
  • Test Management: TestRail, Zephyr, or similar
  • Containerization: Docker
  • IoT Protocols: MQTT, WebSocket

What You'll Work On

You'll be integral to the quality of our IoT platform and expanding product line, including:

  • Defining and enhancing QA processes to improve test coverage, efficiency, and quality standards
  • Testing cloud-to-device communication
  • Ensuring seamless integration between mobile apps, cloud services, and physical IoT devices
  • Building automated regression suites for critical user journeys (device pairing, remote control, notifications, etc.)
  • Validating API endpoints that power our connected device ecosystem
  • Conducting sprint story testing to verify new features meet acceptance criteria
  • Collaborating with cloud developers to catch issues early in the development cycle

Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre-paid legal insurance, back-up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more.

Pay Range

$81,500—$126,500 USD

Our Culture

At SharkNinja, we don’t just raise the bar—we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you’ll be right at home.

What We Offer

We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what’s possible. When you join, you’re not just part of a company—you’re part of an outrageously extraordinary community. Together, we won’t just launch products—we’ll disrupt entire markets.

At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.

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Life At SharkNinja

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We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other class protected by legislation, and local law. SharkNinja will consider reasonable accommodations consistent with legislation, and local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact SharkNinja People & Culture at accommodations@sharkninja.com

Salary : $81,500 - $126,500

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