QA Associate

About Vast.ai

Vast.ai democratizes and decentralizes AI by running the world's largest peer-to-peer GPU marketplace. Our platform already powers thousands of training runs and production workloads at a fraction of hyperscaler prices. We're a fast-growing startup based in Los Angeles and San Francisco, on a mission to organize, optimize, and orient the world's computation.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled QA Associate to do manual and automated testing of web apps and backend services in Vast's Linux-first environment. This role is critical to ensure that our complex, always-on, high-traffic systems are reliable and performant. The ideal candidate is both highly technical and sensitive to the detailed needs of our users.

This role is onsite 5 days a week in our Westwood, Los Angeles office.

What You'll Do

• Execute manual and exploratory testing for web apps + backend services
• Maintain existing manual test plans and write new plans for features being developed
• Design high-signal test cases and automation
• Test and validate software to ensure that it satisfies requirements and is defect free
• Analyze the root cause for testing failures and open appropriate tickets with sufficient findings
• Collaborate with the Product and Development teams to define acceptance criteria and ship reliable releases

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