Senior QA Automation Engineer (AI-First)

Proven experience as a Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET in production environments Strong hands-on experience with Playwright (or equivalent) using TypeScript Demonstrated use of AI coding tools (e.g. Claude Code) as part of daily workflow Strong software engineering fundamentals and ability to write maintainable production-grade code Experience designing automation frameworks and test strategies end-to-end Deep understanding of CI/CD and integrating automation into delivery pipelines Strong debugging and observability skills across distributed systems Experience driving shift-left practices and enabling engineers to own quality Solid understanding of databases, APIs, and test data validation (SQL, REST/GraphQL) Security-aware mindset (OWASP, secure test design) Testing AI/LLM-powered systems (evaluation frameworks, prompt regression, drift detection) Experience with LLM evaluation patterns (LLM-as-a-judge, semantic scoring, golden sets) Exposure to RAG pipelines, vector search, or knowledge graph systems Familiarity with LLM observability and experimentation tools (e.g. Langfuse, MLflow) Experience testing agentic systems and multi-step workflows Performance and load testing at scale Cloud experience (AWS/GCP) and test infrastructure design Experience in high-trust domains (media, intelligence, risk, compliance) Powered by a unique ability to gather and streamline data from all corners of an increasingly complex media landscape, our team of journalists and researchers deliver clarity in a world of confusion. Our mission is to dig deeper into the nuance inherent in social media to establish context, verify the truth and, ultimately, to help our partners make sense of the world.