Automation QA Engineer

About the role

We are building next‑generation AI infrastructure and voice technology at smallest.ai. As an Automation QA Engineer you will own and expand our backend automation test suite, working closely with engineers to ensure APIs, services, and end‑to‑end workflows are reliable, scalable, and production‑ready.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain a scalable end‑to‑end automation test suite for backend services
• Automate API and integration testing across multiple services
• Validate business logic, data flow, and end‑to‑end workflows
• Identify edge cases, regressions, and failure scenarios
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Investigate test failures and work with engineers to resolve issues
• Improve test coverage, automation frameworks, and QA processes

Required profile

• Strong understanding of software testing fundamentals, STLC, and SDLC
• Experience with manual testing across UI and APIs
• Ability to design clear test scenarios and test cases
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Ability to think through real user behavior and product flows
• Good communication and collaboration skills

What we offer

• Build the automation foundation for cutting‑edge AI products
• Work on large‑scale backend systems and real‑time AI infrastructure
• Be part of a high‑ownership engineering culture
• Help teams ship faster with confidence through reliable automation