# QA Engineer

**Company:** [Applied Intuition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/applied-intuition)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** QA Engineering
**Salary:** $100k – $170k/yr
**Skills:** software testing, test automation, av simulation, vehicle simulation, Debugging, Python, C++
**Posted:** 2026-07-23

> QA Engineer responsible for creating automated test scripts, analyzing results, triaging issues in autonomy software and hardware, and signing off on releases for Applied Intuition's AV products. Requires BS in CS/engineering, general software testing knowledge, and strong communication skills; AV simulation experience is a plus.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Create test scripts to automate the testing process and streamline overall design and performance verification testing
- Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and engineering managers to build detailed test programs for our products that push the frontier of AV software development
- Conduct and analyze test results and be responsible for critical performance of feature releases and updates
- Triage autonomy results, identify issues across autonomy software and vehicle hardware, and drive fixes across the team
- Own the sign-off of test results, analysis, and reports for ongoing improvements of testing requirements

## Requirements
- B.S. in Computer Science, Software, Electrical, Physics, Mathematics, or similar engineering field
- General knowledge on software testing
- Good communication and organizational skills and the ability to be proactive
- High level of professionalism to nurture an ego-free culture

## Nice-to-Haves
- Prior experience with either AV simulation or vehicle simulation
- Hands-on experience testing, troubleshooting, or debugging complex software systems

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