QA Analyst III

Title: QA Analyst
Location: Menlo Park, California
Work Arrangement: Hybrid 3 days in office 
Contract Duration: 9 months with possibility for extension
Pay Rate: $64-67 per hour 

Role Summary

As a QA Contractor, you will play a key role in ensuring product quality by executing and improving test processes, collaborating closely with engineering and QA leadership, and supporting the delivery of high-quality features. This role is ideal for a highly technical QA professional who can operate independently, contribute to test strategy, and own complex testing efforts end-to-end.

Must-Have Qualifications (Top Priorities)

• Strong test automation + coding skills

  • Hands-on automation experience (not just manual QA)
  • Ability to read, review, and understand code to support complex testing scenarios

• Benchmarking / performance testing experience

  • Proven ability to define, measure, and analyze performance metrics
  • Ability to independently identify regressions and quality gaps

• Experience using AI tools/agents in QA workflows

  • Applying AI for debugging, test generation, or triaging issues
  • Leveraging AI to improve QA efficiency and accelerate testing cycles

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience testing social networking / consumer apps

  • Familiarity with features like feeds, content creation, and user interactions

• Experience working with offshore or distributed teams

  • Comfortable collaborating across time zones (e.g., India, Mexico)
  • Flexible with working hours when needed for cross-regional coordination

Key Responsibilities

• Execute and maintain manual and automated test cases for new and existing features
• Reproduce, document, and triage bugs; partner with engineering to drive resolution
• Develop and maintain clear, comprehensive test cases and test plans
• Support QA leads in defining test strategies and building test plans
• Create and maintain dashboards to track quality metrics and testing progress
• Conduct product and bug audits to identify coverage gaps and improvement areas
• Support release readiness for small to medium-sized features
• Lead test execution for small to mid-sized projects or feature areas
• Represent QA in status meetings when needed
• Collaborate onsite with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality and rigor
• Support high-priority or stealth projects requiring strong attention to detail
• Lead and execute specialized testing (benchmarking, performance, battery testing)

Additional Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance or a related field
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and best practices
• Proven experience writing and executing test cases and test plans
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong multitasking skills; able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience with dashboards and quality metrics tracking is a plus
• Comfortable working onsite and engaging directly with engineering teams
• Familiarity with Python, JavaScript, and SQL