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Director of Software QA
Job Location:
Job Location:
Kirkland, WA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
3 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
23 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
About Teal
Teal Communications Inc. (Teal) is a high growth software company that offers a cloud-native Network Orchestration Service built to connect Physical AI & IoT devices to data networks globally. Teal has been recognized by Inc. 5000 and Deloittes Fast 500 as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States (#1 in Seattle-Metro and #9 Software Company in the United States).
The Opportunity
We are seeking a full-time Director of Software QA. The ideal candidate will have 7 years of experience leading the development and maintenance of Java-based Test Automation for Web Applications. Telecommunications Physical AI and/or Internet of Things (IoT) industry is a plus. This role will report to Teals VP of Engineering (VP of Product & Head of Engineering in the interim) working closely with our team based out of Europe and Seattle WA. Our team is distributed in various time zones so off-hour work may be required. Individuals who thrive at Teal exhibit the following success skills: Curious Owners Mentality Relentless Collaborative Growth Mindset and Empathetic.
How Youll Contribute:
Location
The ideal candidate will be in the Greater Seattle Metro and available to work in person at Teals offices in Kirkland WA at least 2 days per week.
Seniority Level
Minimum 7 years experience
Industry
Software Physical AI Networking Telecommunications
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Functions
Software Development & Engineering
Teal Communications Inc. (Teal) is a high growth software company that offers a cloud-native Network Orchestration Service built to connect Physical AI & IoT devices to data networks globally. Teal has been recognized by Inc. 5000 and Deloittes Fast 500 as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States (#1 in Seattle-Metro and #9 Software Company in the United States).
The Opportunity
We are seeking a full-time Director of Software QA. The ideal candidate will have 7 years of experience leading the development and maintenance of Java-based Test Automation for Web Applications. Telecommunications Physical AI and/or Internet of Things (IoT) industry is a plus. This role will report to Teals VP of Engineering (VP of Product & Head of Engineering in the interim) working closely with our team based out of Europe and Seattle WA. Our team is distributed in various time zones so off-hour work may be required. Individuals who thrive at Teal exhibit the following success skills: Curious Owners Mentality Relentless Collaborative Growth Mindset and Empathetic.
How Youll Contribute:
- Lead and manage all QA functions in the product development lifecycle from gathering requirements to functional system and regression testing.
- Create and review test cases to maximize potential for automated test execution
- Plan a roadmap and report on the backlog of tasks required for the implementation of sufficient product test coverage
- Implement real world programmatic tests at varying scope (component integration system integration performance)
- Effectively isolate and analyze defects providing detailed steps and conditions or defect reproduction.
- Design and implement tools and frameworks to simplify test development including simulators/mocks and data generators including integration into our CI platform.
- Assess evaluate and lead the usage of new tools and testing methodologies
- Provide peer feedback in design and code reviews
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience preferred
- 7 years experience as a Test Automation/QA Engineer with professional track record
- Hands-on development experience in Java
- Good understanding of telecommunications eSIM and the Internet of Things (IoT) industry
- Strong hands-on experience with Automation of APIs using SOAPUI/Rest Assured or other API automation frameworks.
- Strong hands-on experience in web test automation using Selenium Cucumber Gherkin BDD Eclipse IntelliJ API testing with Rest Assured Postman
- Experience with Agile software development process and DevOps
- Working knowledge of cloud environments (AWS) and databases such as MongoDB and MySQL is a plus.
- Ability to work with the Engineering team resolve issues coordinate on product design and offer inputs on the testability of functional elements and product designs
- Work closely with the Engineering team to develop/execute test plans and cases and deliver high quality products
- Review functional and technical documentation in order to identify requirements for the creation of test plans test cases and test scripts
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot Cursor or Claude) is a plus
- Communication skills including ability to communicate with all levels within the firm.
- Compensation$120000 to $172222(DOE)
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Ability to work remote
- Health dental vision and pet insurance
- 401(k)
- Opportunity to work for a high-growth company in a hyper-scale industry
Location
The ideal candidate will be in the Greater Seattle Metro and available to work in person at Teals offices in Kirkland WA at least 2 days per week.
Seniority Level
Minimum 7 years experience
Industry
Software Physical AI Networking Telecommunications
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Functions
Software Development & Engineering
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
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