Staff QA Automation Engineer

About CookUnity

CookUnity is a chef-to-you marketplace connecting talented chefs with consumers, revolutionizing meal delivery. We bring small-batch, restaurant-quality meals to eaters nationwide, crafted by a diverse collective of all-star chefs. With over 100 inspired chefs from cities like NYC, LA, Austin, and more, our weekly subscription offers a wide range of hand-crafted meals to cater to various palates and dietary preferences.

Delivering over 3 million meals per month, we empower working chefs, tripling their income and supporting their growth. CookUnity is committed to fueling stronger communities by embracing opportunities to make a positive social impact, whether through combating food insecurity, supporting local businesses, or creating opportunities for culinary talent across the Americas.

About The Team:

The Marketplace Zone at CookUnity is responsible for creating a scalable platform that connects chefs with consumers. This includes CookUnity’s most critical user-facing experiences across web, iOS, and Android, as well as the internal tools and processes that power the complex operations behind our eCommerce platform.

As part of our ongoing commitment to product quality, we are elevating our QA strategy to raise the bar on reliability, performance, and overall customer experience. We recognize that product quality is a key driver of customer satisfaction, retention, and business growth. A single lapse in quality can lead to costly incidents.

The Staff QA Automation Engineer will be a key player in our quality transformation initiative, helping to establish a robust QA automation platform, leading test automation strategy, and leveraging AI-driven testing to prevent costly errors while maintaining development velocity.

The Role:

We are looking for an experienced Staff QA Automation Engineer to define and lead the QA automation strategy for CookUnity. In this role, you will own the QA automation platform, set technical direction, and provide testing support across multiple squads, primarily within the Marketplace Zone, but also influencing QA strategy across all product teams.

You will be instrumental in establishing modern QA automation practices, optimizing test coverage, and ensuring that our testing frameworks are scalable and efficient. You will have the opportunity to work with AI-driven test automation tools, drive best practices, and collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to elevate product quality and reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Own and lead the QA automation platform, defining its technical direction and strategy.
• Support multiple squads, primarily within the Marketplace Zone, while influencing QA practices across CookUnity.
• Develop, maintain, and improve test automation frameworks for web and mobile.
• Leverage AI-driven automation tools to increase test coverage and efficiency.
• Define and implement QA-related processes, including CI/CD testing integration, test data management, and reporting.
• Advocate for a shift-left testing approach, ensuring quality is baked into development processes from the start.
• Collaborate with Engineering, DevOps, and Product teams to identify gaps in test coverage and define clear quality metrics.
• Mentor QAs and engineers across teams on best practices for automated testing, performance testing, and reliability engineering.

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Minimum Requirements:

• Strong technical foundation in software testing and quality assurance, with a proven track record of ensuring high product standards through test automation.
• Experience in designing, building, and maintaining robust test automation frameworks.
• Experience leading QA automation strategies and defining testing best practices.
• Proficiency in test automation tools for web and mobile, such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, and Appium (or similar).
• Proficiency in contract testing and API testing frameworks, such as Postman, RestAssured (or similar).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build and deployment processes.
• Ability to write and debug automated tests in JavaScript, TypeScript, Kotlin, or similar languages.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), agile methodologies, and QA processes.
• Experience in setting up observability and reporting mechanisms for test execution and coverage.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain and summarize complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment, adapting to changing priorities and driving impact.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience leveraging AI-driven testing tools for test case generation, automated debugging, and root cause analysis.
• Experience in B2C, e-commerce, or marketplace platforms.
• Experience mentoring and coaching QA engineers and software engineers on best practices for automated testing, quality processes, and test strategy.

Benefits:

🩺  Health Insurance coverage

🌅 401k Plan

📈 We grow, you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1

⛱ Unlimited PTO

🗓️ 5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical

🐣 Family leave: ****12 weeks for primary caregiver and 6 weeks for secondary caregiver, fully paid

🕯 Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises

🥘 A generous amount of CookUnity credits to enjoy our amazing meals, added to your account, monthly

🧘🏽‍♀️ Wellness perks: access to a nutritional coach and fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle

👩🏾‍🏫 Personalized Spanish coach

🌟 Awesome opportunity to join a company that is looking to change how we eat and how chefs work!

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If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!

CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.