StackAdapt is seeking a talented Staff Quality Engineer to join the Automation and Intelligence Pillar pod, the group building StackAdapt's AI and agentic products. As the most senior quality engineer on the team, you will set the technical direction for how we test, evaluate, and ship intelligent systems, working across LLM-powered features, agentic workflows, and the data and tooling that support them. This is a hands-on, individual-contributor leadership role: you will lead the effort to design quality strategy for non-deterministic AI systems, build the frameworks and harnesses that make those systems testable, and raise the quality bar across a fast-moving, cross-functional agile environment. Your work will directly affect the success of product releases, accelerate our defect detection and prevention capabilities, and help define what quality means for AI at StackAdapt.What You'll Be Doing:Own and drive the end-to-end quality strategy for the Automation and Intelligence Pillar pod's AI such as our Ivy product, from test architecture through release readinessDesign and build evaluation frameworks for non-deterministic systems, including LLM output quality, agent behaviour, regression detection, and guardrail/safety testingDevelop reliable, scalable automated test suites and tooling that address functional, system, API, integration, UI, and regression testing, and integrate them into our CI/CD pipelineEstablish quality metrics and benchmarks (accuracy, latency, cost, hallucination/failure rates) that give the team confidence to ship and inform data-driven decisionsPartner closely with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, Designers, ML/Data Science, and other engineering teams to align requirements, priorities, and definitions of doneAct as a technical mentor and force multiplier across the QE org, promoting QE best practices, driving process improvements, and levelling up testing for AI systems company-wideParticipate e review, and architectural decision-making, advocating for testability and reliability from the design stageProvide timely, actionable test result feedback to the Automation and Intelligence Pillar pod, the QA team, and other relevant stakeholdersWhat You'll Bring to the Table:7+ years of professional, hands-on software quality and test automation experience, with a track record of setting technical direction on complex systemsDeep, hands-on experience with API & UI test automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, Jest, or JunitFluency aScript, Python, or Java with preference for TypeScriptExperience testing AI/agentic systems (evals, prompt/regression testing, output validation) and using AI to scale automation (test generation, self-healing tests, failure triage) with technologies such as OpenAI, AnthropicExperience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Github Actions, or CircleCIStrong understanding of scalable system design for web-based APIs and backend processing systemsIn-depth understanding of QA methodologies in a software company with fast release cyclesProven ability to define test case design standards and coverage strategy such as edge/negative, compatibility, performance and concurrency scenarios and to own a test case management practice (e.g. TestRail) that others build onKnowledge of React, including but not limited to adding data-testidsAbility to explore a codebase and use technical tools to gain an understanding of technical implementationExperience coaching and influencing cross-functional teams on tooling, testing plans and strategies, and guiding them through executionStackAdapter's Enjoy:Highly competitive salaryRetirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globallyCompetitive Paid time off packages including birthday's off!Access to a comprehensive mental health care programHealth benefits from day one of employmentWork from home reimbursementsOptional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and TorontoRobust training and onboarding programCoverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learningAn awesome parental leave programA friendly, welcoming, and supportive cultureOur social and team events!*Please note: Benefits and perks may vary depending on your country of employment and the nature of your engagement. In locations where StackAdapt does not have a legal entity, employment and benefits are administered in accordance with local regulations and partner policies.*About StackAdaptWe've been recognized for our diverse and supportive workplace, high performing campaigns, award-winning customer service, and innovation. We've been awarded: G2 Top Software for 20262026 Best Workplaces™ for Young Talent and in Canada by Great Place to Work®#1 DSP on G2 and leader in a number of categories including Cross-Channel AdvertisingTo learn more about our privacy practices, please see our Privacy Policy.
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