20 hours ago

Senior QA Engineer

Pinterest

Hybrid
Full Time
$180,000
Hybrid

Job Overview

Job TitleSenior QA Engineer
Job TypeFull Time
Offered Salary$180,000
LocationHybrid

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Job Description

About Pinterest

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.

About tvScientific

tvScientific is the first and only CTV advertising platform purpose-built for performance marketers. We leverage massive data and cutting-edge science to automate and optimize TV advertising to drive business outcomes. Our solution combines media buying, optimization, measurement, and attribution in one, efficient platform. Our platform is built by industry leaders with a long history in programmatic advertising, digital media, and ad verification who have now purpose-built a CTV performance platform advertisers can trust to grow their business.

tvScientific is looking for a Senior QA Engineer for its Web Platform with strong expertise in web and API testing. This role requires a balance of manual testing excellence and automation skills, with a focus on validating end-to-end user flows across frontend, backend services, and APIs.

You will partner closely with frontend engineers, backend engineers, product managers, and designers to ensure our web platform and APIs are reliable, secure, and performant.

What You'll Do

  • Own and drive quality for web platform features, spanning UI, APIs, and backend services.
  • Design and execute manual test cases and exploratory testing for complex web and API workflows.
  • Conduct thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved.
  • Build and maintain automated test suites for:
  • Validate frontend–backend integration, data consistency, and error handling.
  • Perform API contract testing, schema validation, and negative/edge-case testing.
  • Collaborate with engineers during design, implementation, and code reviews to improve testability and catch issues early.
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to provide fast, reliable feedback.
  • Analyze test failures, investigate root causes, and drive issues to resolution.
  • Advocate for quality best practices, including shift-left testing, risk-based testing, and automation strategy.
  • Identify, document, and track software defects using bug tracking tools like Jira.

What We're Looking For

  • Experience in QA / Quality Engineering, with a strong focus on web platforms and APIs.
  • Proven hands-on experience with manual testing of complex, consumer-facing web applications.
  • Strong experience building and maintaining API tests using tools such as Postman, REST-assured, Supertest, or similar.
  • Hands-on experience with web automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress).
  • Solid understanding of HTTP, REST and API design principles.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (JavaScript, TypeScript).
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
  • Strong debugging, analytical, and communication skills.
  • Strategic partnership with stakeholders / Cross-functional collaboration that is high-trust and high-velocity.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience testing large-scale, high-traffic web platforms.
  • Familiarity with React or modern frontend frameworks.
  • Experience with performance, load, or reliability testing for APIs and web applications.
  • Exposure to feature flags, experimentation platforms, or observability tools.

In-Office Requirement Statement

We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.

Relocation Statement

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity.

Our Commitment To Inclusion

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.

Key skills/competency

  • Web Testing
  • API Testing
  • Test Automation
  • Regression Testing
  • Manual Testing
  • CI/CD Integration
  • Agile Methodologies
  • JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Debugging
  • Cross-functional Collaboration

Tags:

Senior QA Engineer
Web testing
API testing
Test automation
Regression testing
Defect tracking
CI/CD
Exploratory testing
Quality assurance
Test case design
Root cause analysis
Playwright
Cypress
Postman
REST-assured
Supertest
JavaScript
TypeScript
Jira
HTTP
REST

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How to Get Hired at Pinterest

  • Research Pinterest's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor to align with their inspiring environment.
  • Tailor your resume for QA excellence: Highlight extensive experience in web and API testing, automation frameworks like Playwright or Cypress, and proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Showcase problem-solving skills: Prepare to discuss complex bug resolution, root cause analysis, and how you've driven issues to resolution using tools like Jira.
  • Prepare for technical assessments: Expect questions on API design principles, HTTP, REST, and practical coding challenges related to test automation and scripting.
  • Demonstrate collaborative spirit: Be ready to share examples of successful partnerships with engineers, product managers, and designers in Agile/Scrum settings.

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