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This role is for an exceptional engineer who combines strategic test planning with hands-on automation, enabling us to deliver reliable, scalable AI-powered experiences to our rapidly expanding customer base. As a founding team member, you’ll work closely with our founders and product teams to define, build, and scale Plotline’s QA processes from the ground up.\nPlotline is backed by Elevation Capital and powers user experiences for customers like Dream11, Upstox, Zepto, and more.\nWhy This Role Matters\nBuild the QA vision and systems for a high-growth, product-led AI company\n\nWork directly with founders to influence core product architecture and release processes\n\nEnsure every user touchpoint is robust, reliable, and delightful at scale\n\nWe’re seeking a rare mix of deep technical expertise, hands-on test engineering, and entrepreneurial drive to set our quality bar high from day one.\nAbout This Role\nKey challenges you’ll solve:\nQuality Velocity: Delivering high test coverage with fast iteration and minimal bottlenecks\n\nInfrastructure from Scratch: Designing scalable and maintainable automation frameworks for end-to-end and integration testing\n\nThis is an opportunity to shape our entire approach to shipping bulletproof products and develop expertise in testing complex AI-driven systems at a scaling startup.\nOutcomes Expected\nQ1 Objectives: Set up robust automation frameworks and integrate them into the CI/CD pipeline\n\nYear 1 Objectives: Build processes and tooling that enable fast, safe, and reliable product delivery, with quality metrics showing measurable improvements\n\nResponsibilities\nTest Engineering & Automation\nTest Strategy: Develop and implement comprehensive QA strategies across functional, integration, and system testing\n\nAutomation Ownership: Architect, build, and maintain automated testing frameworks for web, APIs, and backend systems\n\nCI/CD Integration: Ensure that quality gates and automated checks are integral to the deployment pipeline\n\nTooling: Evaluate, introduce, and maintain testing tools tailored to our product and scale\n\nProduct Quality & Release Engineering\nBug Prevention: Engage early in product design and architecture reviews to reduce defects before code is written\n\nTest Case Development: Write and maintain detailed, reusable, and effective test cases\n\nPerformance & Security: Design tests for scalability, performance, and security, especially for AI/ML features\n\nRelease Readiness: Define release criteria, support releases, and ensure smooth rollouts\n\nCollaboration & Culture\nDeveloper Productivity: Partner with engineers to make testing easy, fast, and effective\n\nDocumentation: Drive creation of testing documentation and best practices\n\nRequirements\nProfessional Experience\n4-6 years of experience in test engineering (SDET, QA Automation, or equivalent roles)\n\nProven track record building automation frameworks and driving QA for B2B SaaS or AI/ML products\n\nExperience as a founding or early team QA/SDET is a major plus\n\nTechnical Proficiency\nLanguages & Frameworks: Deep proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, JavaScript, Java, or similar)\n\nAutomation Tools: Hands-on experience with modern test automation tools (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar)\n\nCI/CD: Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, etc.)\n\nAPI Testing: Strong command of REST API and load/performance testing\n\nCore Competencies\nQuality Leadership\nPragmatic Ownership: Balances test coverage with speed and business needs\n\nProcess Builder: Establishes scalable test and release processes that will grow with the team\n\nTechnical Execution\nFramework Design: Engineers holistic, maintainable automation systems\n\nHands-On Delivery: Personally implements and maintains test automation with high code quality\n\nDebugging: Skilled at identifying root causes of complex failures\n\nCollaboration & Communication\nTeam Player: Works side-by-side with developers, product, and ops to drive a quality culture\n\nClarity: Explains complex technical concepts clearly, in writing and meetings\n\nStartup Agility\nFast Iteration: Acts quickly on feedback and balances perfection with speed\n\nResourcefulness: Delivers results with lean resources and creative approaches\n\nGrowth Mindset\nContinuously evolves testing strategies as the product and team scale\n\nReady to define how a fast-growing AI company ships faultless products? 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