Staff Engineer, Quality Assurance

About the role

Shield AI’s Quality Assurance team ensures that only approved software reaches customers. As a Staff Engineer, you will work closely with Development and Hardware teams to maintain high‑quality releases and support flight testing in Melbourne.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute test cases, perform regression testing, and implement automated tests throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Document testing activities, maintain approval matrices, and communicate schedule risks promptly to the Director of Engineering.
• Collaborate with software engineers to improve design, testing processes, and overall software quality.
• Prepare test environments, including hardware setup, device flashing, software installation, integration testing, and operational flight testing.

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with cross‑platform testing on Windows and Linux.
• Proficiency in setting up and managing diverse test environments and operating systems.
• Ability to analyse and solve complex software engineering problems individually or within a team.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment and using fault‑tracking systems.

Required skills

• Windows and Linux testing.
• Test environment configuration and device flashing.
• Automated test implementation and regression testing.
• Fault tracking systems.
• Agile software development practices.