Ad Hoc LLC · 11 hours ago
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Remote)
Ad Hoc LLC is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer will ensure the reliability and accessibility of digital public health experiences and develop robust testing strategies for various digital tools and platforms.
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Responsibilities
Ensures that every digital public health experience is reliable, trustworthy, accessible, and ready for production
They are the guardian of quality in an environment where content, data, and AI-driven features must remain accurate and stable—even as underlying information evolves rapidly
This engineer will develop robust testing strategies that validate everything from CMS content workflows to React interfaces, backend integrations, real-time data streams, and AI-generated responses
They will focus on unique challenges such as verifying the correct rendering of probabilistic AI outputs, ensuring confidence indicators are displayed accurately, validating fallback behavior when models or data sources are unavailable, and ensuring health content remains accessible and understandable for diverse audiences
Working Closely With Engineering, Design, And AI/ML Teams, The QA Engineer Will Build Automated Test Suites, Accessibility Audits, Performance Tests, And Error-state Scenarios That Continuously Improve Model Reliability And User Trust
Their Work Ensures That Digital Health Tools Function Flawlessly At Scale, Withstand Unexpected Usage Patterns, And Deliver Consistent, Credible Experiences To Millions Of Americans—while Helping The Organization Safely Integrate Next-generation AI Capabilities
Strong influential skills to propose and evaluate multiple approaches to technical and process problems
May lead small, less critical, or temporary team structures and projects
Presents testing strategy, results, risks, etc. to clients, stakeholders, partners, and other engineers
Demonstrates expertise, accountability, and ownership for testing strategies, tools, and frameworks for the program
Able to lead the development of a variety of test suites and partner with the team on optimizing them within their software development lifecycle
Designs and maintains information dashboards that inform the program on multiple facets and trends of quality (defects, load testing, etc.)
Monitors coverage of quality test suites (automated and manual) and builds plans to fill gaps, directing junior staff as needed
Develops program testing strategies for teams to follow that are tailored to the technical stack and skills of the team
Participates in planning and design sessions, informing team decisions on architecture and implementation that enable testing strategy, including automation
Actively participates in design and ensures building systems that are testable in the outset
Participates in technical interviews with new candidates
May serve as a mentor to other junior level team members
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience + Relevant years of experience may be substituted for education
Testing experience with modern CMS platforms (Drupal, WordPress, or similar) Ability to validate CMS-driven workflows, publishing pipelines, permissions, APIs, and content rendering across devices and formats
Strong proficiency in testing React + TypeScript applications Hands-on experience with component, integration, and end-to-end testing—ensuring dynamic, type-safe UIs reliably render AI-generated content, real-time data, and interactive health tools
USWDS (U.S. Web Design System) and accessibility testing Familiarity with federal accessibility standards (WCAG/508) and tools such as axe, WAVE, or Lighthouse to ensure components and pages meet compliance and usability requirements
Advanced test automation for stateful, async applications (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Jest, React Testing Library) Critical for validating complex application states such as streaming AI responses, user interaction flows, real-time health data changes, and error or fallback behavior
QA experience with AWS-backed architectures Ability to test applications and APIs deployed on AWS services like Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, CloudFront, and S3—ensuring performance, resilience, and correct integration across cloud components
Strong influential skills to propose and evaluate multiple approaches to technical and process problems
May lead small, less critical, or temporary team structures and projects
Presents testing strategy, results, risks, etc. to clients, stakeholders, partners, and other engineers
Demonstrates expertise, accountability, and ownership for testing strategies, tools, and frameworks for the program
Able to lead the development of a variety of test suites and partner with the team on optimizing them within their software development lifecycle
Designs and maintains information dashboards that inform the program on multiple facets and trends of quality (defects, load testing, etc.)
Monitors coverage of quality test suites (automated and manual) and builds plans to fill gaps, directing junior staff as needed
Develops program testing strategies for teams to follow that are tailored to the technical stack and skills of the team
Participates in planning and design sessions, informing team decisions on architecture and implementation that enable testing strategy, including automation
Actively participates in design and ensures building systems that are testable in the outset
Participates in technical interviews with new candidates
May serve as a mentor to other junior level team members
Preferred
Experience with Astro understanding its rendering paradigms and hydration model to design tests for content-heavy federal sites that mix static delivery with dynamic features
WebSocket/SSE testing experience useful for validating real-time features such as live AI chat output, streaming updates, notifications, or collaborative public health tools
Benefits
Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible PTO
401K with employer match
Paid parental leave after one year of service
Employee Assistance Program