Automation QA Engineer 2
Job Location:
San Jose, CA - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 48 - 52
Posted:
8 September 2026 (18 hours ago)
Application Deadline:
6 December 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
VARITE is looking for qualified Automation QA Engineer 2 in San Jose CA (Hybrid)
WHAT THE CLIENT DOES
An American computer software company that offers a wide range of programs from web design tools photo manipulation and vector creation through video/audio editing mobile app development print layout and animation software.
WHAT WE DO
Established in the Year 2000 VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850 global consultants VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific engineering technical and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.
Job Title:Automation QA Engineer 2
Location: San Jose CA 95110 (Hybrid)
Contract Duration: 2.4 months with possible extension
Pay Range: $48.00/hr. to $52.81/hr. on W2
Work Authorization: US Citizen or Green Card only
Note: Need a temporary contractor to cover a paternity leave absence from October 26 2026 through January 7 2027
HERES WHAT YOULL DO
Duties:
WHAT THE CLIENT DOES
An American computer software company that offers a wide range of programs from web design tools photo manipulation and vector creation through video/audio editing mobile app development print layout and animation software.
WHAT WE DO
Established in the Year 2000 VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850 global consultants VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific engineering technical and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.
Job Title:Automation QA Engineer 2
Location: San Jose CA 95110 (Hybrid)
Contract Duration: 2.4 months with possible extension
Pay Range: $48.00/hr. to $52.81/hr. on W2
Work Authorization: US Citizen or Green Card only
Note: Need a temporary contractor to cover a paternity leave absence from October 26 2026 through January 7 2027
HERES WHAT YOULL DO
Duties:
- Partner with cross-functional teams including engineering product management design and research to ensure the delivery of high-quality products.
- Develop and implement scalable test automation solutions to improve test coverage reliability and efficiency.
- Design execute and maintain automated tests for functional integration performance and end-to-end scenarios.
- Create automation test plans and test cases from product requirements technical designs and user workflows.
- Diagnose defects perform root cause analysis and collaborate with developers to resolve issues quickly and effectively.
- Validate product quality across diverse platforms operating systems and deployment environments.
- Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and quality gates.
- Monitor quality metrics and test outcomes to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Drive innovation in test automation tooling and quality engineering best practices to increase team effectiveness and product quality.
Skills:
- 24 years of experience in software test automation quality engineering or software development.
- Strong programming skills in Python JavaScript Java C or similar languages.
- Experience developing and maintaining test automation frameworks tools and infrastructure.
- Proficiency using AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Copilot ChatGPT) to accelerate test development and debugging.
- Solid understanding of software development lifecycles (SDLC) testing methodologies and CI/CD practices.
- Strong debugging root cause analysis and defect-tracking skills.
- Familiarity with performance scalability reliability and end-to-end testing.
- Experience testing desktop web and/or cloud-based applications.
- Strong analytical problem-solving communication and collaboration skills.
Optional (nice-to-have)
- Experience testing AI/ML-powered products or GenAI features.
- Familiarity with image-processing creative applications or automation-driven quality evaluation.
Education:
- Bachelors degree or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent.
BENEFITS:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health well-being and financial security of our employees and their families. Eligible employees may receive:
- Health Insurance: Medical dental and vision coverage
- Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan.
- Legal Service Plans: Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation.
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VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.
Required Experience:
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