Senior QA Engineer

Focal Systems is the industry leader in retail AI solutions. We are headquartered in San Francisco, California with operations in Canada and the UK, and a tech-hub in Poland. We are a Deep Learning first company. Our mission is to automate and optimize brick and mortar retail using deep learning computer vision. Focal Systems has been deployed at scale with some of the top retailers in the world. 

We seek smart, creative and passionate people who want to help build a great and enduring company and deploy Deep Learning to the world!

What we’re looking for We’re looking for an Senior QA Engineer who is curious, detail-oriented, and eager to build a career in quality engineering. You enjoy understanding how systems work, spotting issues others might miss, and learning how to improve product quality through testing and automation.

You’re a strong collaborator and communicator who enjoys working closely with engineers, product managers, and data teams. You’re motivated to learn modern QA tools and practices, especially around automation, APIs, and backend validation.

Daily tasks

• You will support the team in ensuring the quality and reliability of our products across UI, APIs, and backend systems. You’ll gain hands-on experience with testing frameworks, automation tools, and data validation, while contributing to improving our overall quality standards.
• Support GUI / API testing and backend validation to ensure systems behave as expected
• Work closely with engineers to ensure quality coverage across frontend and backend features
• Identify bugs, document issues clearly, and support their resolution
• Continuously build your knowledge of QA best practices, tools, and automation strategies

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or higher in CS, EE or equivalent 

6+ years of professional software development experience as a QA engineer

3+ years of experience with Python

Extensive experience with REST APIs

Experience with Claude Code / Goose

Experience working with data intensive applications & microservices

Experience with Playwright or Selenium

Experience with GCP

Experience with Kubernetes and Docker

Experience with CI/CD tools

Experience in debugging large and complex architectures is a plus

Experience in analysis of large datasets is a plus

Startup mentality, team player

Fluent in Polish with advanced English skills (written & spoken)

Excellent communication, presentation, and demonstration skills

Flexibility in adjusting working hours to meet the needs of the global and time zone-diverse team (urgent tasks or meetings may occur outside of regular CEST working hours)

Strong work ethic and commitment to completing assigned tasks and projects within established deadlines

Previous success in developing large-scale web application with a user-focus mindset

Must have: Python, REST API, Selenium, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD