QA Engineer

Remote position within Argentina

RYZ is seeking a QA Engineer to join one of our clients, who is developing self-driving robotic carriers to deliver and serve food. 

In this role, you will focus on keeping a high-quality bar and ensuring that the delivery robots continue to operate reliably, efficiently, and safely in the market. You will achieve this by being dynamic and understanding of the complexity of their system starting from hardware, embedded software, Linux OS, SDKs, autonomy software, backend infrastructure, cloud microservices, mobile and web applications. You will own various testing initiatives for controlled and uncontrolled environments that will require collaboration across many teams and disciplines. You will be part of research, development, troubleshooting, demos, and release testing functions that align with company goals.

Qualifications: 

- 3+ years of experience in Software testing or Quality Assurance.

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.

- Strong understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and QA methodologies.

- Experience using issue tracking, configuration management tools, workflows and practices such as JIRA.

- Hands-on approach to the testing and debugging of full-stack end-to-end systems.

- Troubleshoot complex technical issues and work closely with engineering teams to resolve them.

- Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, Java, or C++.

- Familiarity with API architecture, testing, and automation.

- Comfortable working in high ambiguity situations and balancing multiple changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

- Experience in one or more of the following industries: automotive, medical, aerospace, robotics (Is a plus)

- Experience with visualization tools e.g., Grafana, LookerStudio, Thoughtspot (Is a plus)

Key Responsibilities: 

- Design, develop, and execute test plans and cases for autonomous vehicle software and systems.

- Perform functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.

- Identify, document, and track software defects and issues.

- Collaborate with Product, Hardware, and Software engineering teams to understand system requirements and functionality.

- Participate in code reviews and provide feedback on testability and quality.

- Contribute to the development and maintenance of automated test scripts and frameworks.

- Assist in the continuous improvement of QA processes and methodologies.

- Analyze test results and provide detailed reports on software quality and performance.

- Present test artifacts and test reports to a wide range of audiences for release readiness to Staging environments.

- Take part in our continuous improvement quest to make the robots more autonomous and safe every day.

About RYZ Labs:

RYZ Labs is a startup studio built in 2021 by two lifelong entrepreneurs. The founders of RYZ have worked at some of the world's largest tech companies and some of the most iconic consumer brands. They have lived and worked in Argentina for many years and have decades of experience in Latam. What brought them together is the passion for the early phases of company creation and the idea of attracting the brightest talents in order to build industry-defining companies in a post-pandemic world.

Our teams are remote and distributed throughout the US and Latam. They use the latest cutting-edge technologies in cloud computing to create applications that are scalable and resilient. We aim to provide diverse product solutions for different industries, planning to build a large number of startups in the upcoming years.

At RYZ, you will find yourself working with autonomy and efficiency, owning every step of your development. We provide an environment of opportunities, learning, growth, expansion, and challenging projects. You will deepen your experience while sharing and learning from a team of great professionals and specialists.

Our values and what to expect:

- Customer First Mentality - every decision we make should be made through the lens of the customer.

- Bias for Action - urgency is critical, expect that the timeline to get something done is accelerated.

- Ownership - step up if you see an opportunity to help, even if not your core responsibility. Humility and Respect - be willing to learn, be vulnerable, and treat everyone who interacts with RYZ with respect.

- Frugality - being frugal and cost-conscious helps us do more with less.

- Deliver Impact - get things done in the most efficient way.

- Raise our Standards - always be looking to improve our processes, our team, and our expectations. The status quo is not good enough and never should be.