Senior Engineer, QA (Mobile Automation)

Senior Engineer, QA

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Hybrid)

Job Term: Full-Time

The Opportunity:

Picarro is seeking an exceptional Sr. QA Engineer to join our team and ensure the quality of our flagship product suite. This transformational data analytics platform enables comprehensive natural gas pipeline leak and upstream emission surveys across the entire natural gas industry supply chain, from wellhead to consumer.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and scale mobile-first automated testing strategies to ensure high-quality iOS and Android applications.
• Build and maintain robust mobile automation frameworks using tools like Appium, ensuring cross-platform coverage.
• Develop automated test suites for UI, API, and end-to-end mobile workflows, including device-level interactions.
• Perform mobile performance, load, and reliability testing, including network variability and real-world usage conditions.
• Create and execute test plans and test cases tailored to mobile app behavior, device fragmentation, and OS-specific nuances.
• Define and manage mobile test data, including device states, user scenarios, and environment configurations.
• Execute automated and exploratory tests on real devices and emulators/simulators, identifying defects, edge cases, and usability issues.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and rapid feedback on mobile builds.
• Configure and manage mobile test environments, including device farms (cloud or on-prem).
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and designers to ensure high-quality mobile user experiences.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and Agile ceremonies, advocating for testability and automation best practices.
• Drive improvements in automation coverage, stability, and execution speed for mobile platforms.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience: 7+ years in QA with a strong emphasis on Mobile Automation

Expertise:

• Strong hands-on experience with Appium.
• Experience testing native, hybrid, and mobile web applications.
• Deep understanding of mobile OS behaviors, device fragmentation, and platform-specific challenges.
• Proficiency in Java (preferred) or similar languages for automation development.

Automation & API Testing:

• Experience building scalable automation frameworks for mobile UI and backend validation.
• Strong expertise in API testing (RESTful services) and integration with mobile workflows.

Performance & Reliability:

• Experience testing mobile app performance, including latency, battery usage, and network conditions.

Tools & Infrastructure:

• Familiarity with test management tools (JIRA, TestRail, etc.).
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines, especially for mobile build and test automation.
• Exposure to device farms (e.g., BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, or in-house solutions).

Agile & Collaboration:

• Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Proven ability to work in Agile environments and contribute to QA best practices.
• Excellent communication skills with a proactive, collaborative mindset.

Good to Have:

• Experience with real-time data validation using messaging systems like Kafka.
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases for backend validation.
• Experience testing mobile apps integrated with hardware devices or IoT systems.

About Picarro:

Picarro, Inc. is the world's leading producer of greenhouse gas and optical stable isotope instruments, which are used in a wide variety of scientific and industrial applications, including: atmospheric science, air quality, greenhouse gas measurements, gas leak detection, food safety, hydrology, ecology and more. The company's products are all designed and manufactured at Picarro's Santa Clara, California headquarters and exported to countries worldwide. Picarro's products are based on dozens of patents related to cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) technology. Picarro's solutions are unparalleled in their precision, ease of use, portability, and reliability.

Honors awarded to the Company include the World Economic Forum of Technology Innovation Pioneer, IHS CERA Energy Innovation Pioneer, the U.S. Department of Energy Small Business of the Year, the TiE50 Winner and the Red Herring Global 100 Winner. Key investors include Benchmark Capital Partners, Greylock Management Corporation, Duff, Ackerman & Goodrich, Stanford University, Focus Ventures, Mingxin China Growth Ltd., Ntt finance and Weston Presidio Capital.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, gender identity, social orientation, nor on the basis of disability.

Posted positions are not open to third part recruiters/agencies and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referrals.