Staff Quality Assurance Engineer
Hoboken, NJ - USA
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Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Expert Quality Engineer (QE) with deep expertise in quality engineering for AI-powered this role you will own and lead end-to-end quality for your project while playing a key role in testing and evaluating complex non-deterministic AI systems. You will help shape the quality strategy for the project and raise the overall quality bar for the teams you work with.
What Youll Do
Core Quality Engineering
- Define quality strategies and own test planning from requirements through release partnering closely with cross-functional teams
- Design and execute scalable functional regression and integration testing strategies
- Apply hands-on automation framework expertise across UI API and backend layers to support major product initiatives
AI & LLM System Testing
- Test AI-driven functionality including LLM agents multi-agent workflows and RAG pipelines
Validate AI outputs for accuracy relevance consistency and edge cases across non-deterministic systems
Own evaluation frameworks (e.g. RAGAS) test datasets and regression baselines for AI features
- Stay current with the evolving landscape of LLM evaluation agent testing and AI observability and translate emerging techniques into practical testing approaches
Technical Leadership & Delivery
- Lead QE team for your project by setting technical direction defining quality strategy and ensuring delivery confidence
- Contribute to QE standards and frameworks within your project scope establishing practices that other engineers can adopt
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and partner with engineering leads to embed quality into the delivery process
- Leverage data risk signals and production insights to continuously improve test coverage and effectiveness
What Youll Bring
- 8 years of experience in Quality Engineering or Quality Assurance
- Proven hands-on experience testing AI/LLM-based systems including agents multi-agent workflows and RAG pipelines
Experience with AI evaluation approaches (e.g. RAGAS LLM-as-judge regression baselines) and non-deterministic testing strategies
Strong automation skills using Playwright or a comparable framework
Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and/or Java
Solid experience with API testing and data validation
- Demonstrated track record of leading quality end-to-end for complex projects from strategy through execution
- Ability to define and drive QE technical direction within a project or product area
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments and contributing to fast-moving release cycles
Nice to Have
Hands-on experience with prompting embeddings or vector databases
Cloud experience (AWS preferred)
Exposure to AI-assisted development or testing tools (e.g. Cursor Copilot)
Experience with AI observability or monitoring tools for production LLM systems
This is a hybrid role based in Hoboken NJ. The ideal candidate should be able to work from the Hoboken office at least 23 days per week.
Applications will be accepted through July 7. This window may be extended depending on business needs.
Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set level of experience and specific location. As required by the California Colorado Hawaii Illinois Maryland Minnesota New Jersey New York State New York City Vermont Washington State and Washington DC laws the pay range for this position is as follows:
The full-time salary range for this position is between $130000 - $150000
This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program and information on benefits offered is here.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
About Company
Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gen ... View more