What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Engineer position at Vast.ai?
About Vast.ai
Vast.ai democratizes and decentralizes AI by running the world’s largest peer-to-peer GPU marketplace. Our platform already powers thousands of training runs and production workloads at a fraction of hyperscaler prices. We’re a fast-growing startup based in Los Angeles and San Francisco, on a mission to organize, optimize, and orient the world’s computation.
About the Role
We’re hiring a QA Engineer to drive both manual and automated testing across our web applications and backend services in a Linux-first environment. This role is central to shipping reliable, high-performance software for a complex, always-on platform. You’ll work closely with Product and Engineering to define quality standards, catch issues early, and help deliver confident releases.
This role is onsite 5 days a week in our Los Angeles (Westwood) office.
What You'll Do
Vast.ai democratizes and decentralizes AI by running the world’s largest peer-to-peer GPU marketplace. Our platform already powers thousands of training runs and production workloads at a fraction of hyperscaler prices. We’re a fast-growing startup based in Los Angeles and San Francisco, on a mission to organize, optimize, and orient the world’s computation.
About the Role
We’re hiring a QA Engineer to drive both manual and automated testing across our web applications and backend services in a Linux-first environment. This role is central to shipping reliable, high-performance software for a complex, always-on platform. You’ll work closely with Product and Engineering to define quality standards, catch issues early, and help deliver confident releases.
This role is onsite 5 days a week in our Los Angeles (Westwood) office.
What You'll Do
- Execute manual, exploratory, and regression testing for web apps and backend services
- Maintain and expand test plans for existing and upcoming features
- Design high-signal test cases and build/extend automation where it matters most
- Validate requirements and ensure releases are stable and defect-free
- Investigate failures, identify root causes, and file clear, actionable tickets
- Partner with Product and Engineering on acceptance criteria and release readiness
- 3 years hands-on testing of web applications
- Strong knowledge of test methodologies and their corresponding tools
- Experience with writing test plans and test cases for assigned features
- Experience with test automation
- Keen eye for detail
- Passionate about the future of AI
- API testing with Postman/Newman or similar
- Proficient with Linux
- Experience with load testing tools
- Work 5 days a week from the Vast.ai HQ in Los Angeles (Westwood) in an ambitious, fast-paced, AI-centered startup environment
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance coverage
- Matching 401K
- Pay: $40.00 / hour
Salary : $40