Glidance Inc · 1 day ago
Senier QA Engineer (Robotics)
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expGlidance Inc is building Glide, a primary mobility aid for blind and low-vision individuals. As the Senior Robotics QA Engineer, you will own product quality end-to-end, ensuring safety and user requirements are translated into testable quality standards while working closely with engineering and product teams.
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Responsibilities
Define the bar for a safety-critical consumer robotics product
Build and maintain test plans across required mobility behaviors, edge cases & failure modes, hardware/software integration and field vs lab performance gaps
Test Glide in real environments (sidewalks, crossings, urban/suburban routes, varied weather & lighting)
Reproduce, isolate, and triage bugs using logs, device tools, and system instrumentation across software, ML, firmware,, and hardware
Own and facilitate weekly QA triage sessions with Product and Engineering, with high-quality bug reports, clear repro steps, logs, severity, and user impact
Track regressions, known issues, and quality trends over time
Establish tooling, standards, and rituals that scale beyond a single person, and mentor others in systematic debugging and field-based quality thinking
Qualification
Required
Self-directed, collaborative, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup setting
5+ years in QA, Test Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a similar role on complex electro-mechanical hardware/ software products
Strong technical debugging skills (reading logs, using CLI tools, device introspection, system traces)
Comfortable walking routes, running experiments, and testing outdoors for extended periods
Excellent written and verbal communication — you make issues clear, actionable, and grounded in evidence
Organized, detail-oriented, and rigorous
Preferred
Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, or safety-critical products
Familiarity with ROS / ROS2, embedded Linux, sensors, or ML-driven behavior
Prior experience being a first or early QA hire
Experience in accessibility, assistive technology, or human-centered design
Benefits
Be part of a mission-driven company that makes a real difference in people's lives.
Work as part of a talented and passionate team at the forefront of AI and robotics.
Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of personal robots.
Company
Glidance Inc
Our mission at Glidance is to empower people with sight loss to live their lives to the fullest by leveraging advancements in robotics, AI, and autonomous systems.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$1.4MKey Investors
Kalamazoo Forward Ventures
2024-10-01Pre Seed
2024-01-01Pre Seed· $1.4M
Leadership Team
Amos Miller
Founder and CEO
Maren Nelson
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
2026-01-09
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