Senior Quality Assurance Engineer - San Francisco - Arine

Description

Overview

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Based in San Francisco, Arine is a rapidly growing healthcare technology and clinical services company with a mission to ensure individuals receive the safest and most effective treatments for their unique and evolving healthcare needs. Arine develops a software platform (SaaS) that uses data science, machine learning, AI, and clinical expertise to support medication management and personalized care plans for patients and their care teams.

Arine is committed to improving the lives and health of complex patients and collaborates with leading healthcare organizations. We deliver recommendations and facilitate clinical interventions that lead to measurable health improvements and cost savings for customers.

The Role

Arine is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Individual Contributor) who will operate as a key technical leader and authority in quality engineering execution. This role is critical for architecting, implementing, and championing the end-to-end quality strategy across our core application features, user interfaces, and backend services. You will build scalable, resilient testing frameworks, drive quality shift-left into the development cycle, and provide technical direction to maximize product reliability and engineering efficiency. You will collaborate directly with Engineering Architects, Product Managers, and the QA Manager to execute our long-term quality vision.

What You'll Be Doing

• Architect comprehensive, risk-based test strategies and advanced test plans for complex features, major system releases, and architectural refactoring projects.
• Champion, implement, and standardize robust Quality Engineering practices across the organization, collaborating with leadership on core testing policies, coding standards for test automation, and release readiness criteria.
• Drive the design, adoption, and scaling of automated test frameworks to achieve high automation coverage and repeatable validation.
• Proactively explore and implement AI-driven tooling to modernize testing workflows and elevate quality engineering practices.
• Integrate and enforce automated quality gates into the development process to prevent regressions and ensure release confidence.
• Apply mastery in coding and scripting to develop custom diagnostic tools, conduct deep-dive root cause analysis, and perform advanced system integrity checks under high load.
• Provide technical guidance, perform code reviews, and mentor junior QA engineers to raise the technical bar for quality across engineering teams.
• Own the technical execution of the primary quality sign-off, establishing sophisticated data and UI validation methods across all touchpoints.
• Identify and address systemic quality gaps, working with Engineering Leadership and the QA Manager to implement process and tool improvements.
• Manage high-priority defects and lead technical collaboration to ensure swift, permanent resolution of complex system issues.

Our Ideal Candidate Possesses

Technical Expertise & System Architecture

• 6+ years of specialized Quality Engineering experience, with 3+ years in a senior/lead IC role focused on scalable, distributed systems.
• Experience architecting and deploying resilient, scalable test automation frameworks at an enterprise level.
• Proficiency in analyzing system logs, integrating with observability platforms, and scripting complex test data setup and validation.
• Deep experience with performance engineering, load testing, and security scanning concepts.
• Strong capability in testing modern web frontends and validating complex backend logic in microservice architectures.
• Ability to debug and trace defects through distributed environments (cloud, microservices, APIs).

Quality Strategy & Influence

• Proven success in guiding technical direction and standardizing test practices across multiple teams and cycles.
• Understanding of modern QA methodologies (BDD, risk-based testing, agile/scrum defect triage).
• Hands-on experience with API testing methods and integrating checks into automated, pre-deployment workflows.
• Familiarity with major cloud platforms and their impact on deployment and testing strategies.

Ownership & Collaboration

• Ability to translate ambiguous business objectives into precise, measurable test strategies and acceptance criteria.
• Autonomy and ownership mindset, driving technical initiatives while aligning cross-functionally.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate quality risks and findings to technical peers and executives.

Remote Work Requirements

• An established private work area that ensures information privacy.
• A stable high-speed internet connection for remote work.

Perks

Joining Arine offers a dynamic, high-impact leadership role with opportunities to shape quality standards and the technical roadmap. You will collaborate with Clinicians, Engineers, Software Architects, and Digital Health Entrepreneurs.

The posted salary range is provided for information purposes; final compensation may include additional components and is determined by experience, location, and other factors. Salary range: $125,000 - $140,000 per year.

Job Requirements

• Ability to pass a background check
• Must live in and be eligible to work in the United States

Information Security

• All staff participate in Arine's Information Security Management Program and HIPAA training. Users must complete required trainings before access is granted for their role.

Arine is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or other legally protected status. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

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