Position: Senior QA Engineer
Location: HyderabadExperience: 7-10 Years of Experience in the hospitality industry or IoT platforms is highly desirable.Industry: SaaS, Hospitality Tech, Smart Infrastructure

Note: Full-Time. Will require work across shifts, including shifts on nights and holidays

About Company:

The client is a leading innovator in the smart hospitality industry, a company dedicated to transforming the way hotels, short-term rentals, and multi-family properties manage their digital infrastructure. Based in Plano, Texas, this organization leverages an AI-powered, cloud-native platform to streamline operations, enhance guest experiences, and optimize property management through cutting-edge IoT solutions.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the QA Engineer will ensure the quality and reliability of our cutting-edge IoT platform for the hospitality industry. The QA Engineer will be responsible for designing, executing, and automating tests to validate the platform’s functionality, scalability, security, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Planning:
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts tailored to IoT devices, cloud platforms, and web/mobile interfaces localized across multiple languages.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure requirements are testable and complete.
• Functional & Integration Testing
  • Perform end-to-end testing of IoT workflows, including device connectivity, data transmission, and user interfaces.
  • Validate integration between IoT devices, cloud services, and third-party APIs.
  • Conduct regression testing to ensure changes do not impact existing functionality.
• Automation & Tools
  • Build and maintain automated test suites for functional and performance testing.
  • Use tools like Selenium, Appium, or similar frameworks for automation.
  • Implement and enhance CI/CD pipelines to run automated tests efficiently.
• Performance & Scalability Testing
  • Test system scalability under various load conditions to simulate real-world scenarios.
  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in data handling, connectivity, and device operations.
  • Test device across various connectivity protocols (Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Bluetooth, etc.).
  • Ensure compliance with the functionality matrix.
• Defect Management & Reporting
  • Identify, document, and track defects using tools like JIRA.
  • Collaborate in root-cause analysis to resolve issues effectively.
• Compliance & Security
  • Ensure the platform meets industry standards for data security and privacy.
  • Validate that the system complies with regulatory requirements.

Required Skills:

• Strong understanding of IoT systems, including device communication protocols (MQTT, ZWave, HTTP).
• Experience testing APIs, cloud platforms, and mobile/web applications.
• Proficiency in test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium) and scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript)
• Familiarity with QA best practices, methodologies, and tools like JIRA, TestRail, or Postman.
• Strong analytical skills to identify and troubleshoot issues across complex systems.
• Excellent communication skills to work with developers.

Why Join Us?

• Early-stage leadership: Build and shape the core technology of a high-growth AI startup.
• High impact: Drive the development of an AI-driven product from inception to scale.
• Growth: Opportunity to lead and scale the engineering team as we grow.

What We Offer:

• Competitive base salary
• Comprehensive health insurance
• High-impact role with direct influence on company success