# Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-quality-assurance-engineer

A Software Quality Assurance Engineer designs and executes test case design to validate that software meets functional and performance requirements, combining manual testing with test automation using tools like Selenium to increase coverage and efficiency. Working within Agile/Scrum teams, they log and track defects in systems like Jira and collaborate closely with developers to resolve issues before release. This role is critical in software companies where product reliability and user experience are top priorities.

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Software QA Tester](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-qa-tester), [Software Tester](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-tester)
- Often leads to: [Software QA Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-qa-lead)

## Similar roles

[Automation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/automation-engineer), [Quality Control Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-control-analyst), [Software QA Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-qa-engineer), [Software QA Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-qa-lead), [Software Tester](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-tester), [Validation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/validation-engineer)

## Open Software Quality Assurance Engineer roles (5)

- [Software QA Automation Engineer, III](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/03bfe20a-be00-489f-887f-fec0cc45913c/software-qa-automation-engineer-iii-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Moorpark, CA, $100,500 – $153,250
- [Senior SWQA Test Development Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c2a99a14-2b21-4625-8396-531334bb356c/senior-swqa-test-development-engineer-at-nvidia) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — Santa Clara, CA, $168,000 – $322,000
- [Software Quality Assurance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3fe85569-3343-4515-9441-efa778f4e065/software-quality-assurance-at-axiom-space) at [Axiom Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/axiom-space) — Houston, TX
- [Software QA Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/6f2ff784-5248-4159-8ed3-70e79b97e4ec/software-qa-engineer-at-bend-studio) at [Bend Studio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bend-studio) — Contract, San Mateo, CA, $60 – $80 / hour
- [Senior Software Test and Automation Engineer (R4472)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/afb19231-863f-4b52-8a32-f979296e0eb3/senior-software-test-and-automation-engineer-r4472-at-shield-ai) at [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai) — Full-time, San Diego, CA, $110,000 – $170,000

## Roles similar to Software Quality Assurance Engineer (30)

From [Automation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/automation-engineer), [Quality Control Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-control-analyst), [Software QA Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-qa-engineer), [Software QA Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-qa-lead), [Software Tester](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-tester), [Validation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/validation-engineer).

- [Automation Engineer](https://jll.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/jllcareers/job/Pewaukee-WI/Automation-Engineer_REQ492250) at [JLL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/jll) — Pewaukee, WI (listed on JLL's own careers site)
- [Software Tester](https://iheartmedia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_iHM/job/Gainesville-FL/Software-Tester_Req39222-2) at [iHeartMedia](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/iheartmedia) — Gainesville, FL (listed on iHeartMedia's own careers site)
- [Automation Engineer](https://smithfieldfoods.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/Sioux-Falls-SD/Automation-Engineer_R-2026-3140) at [Smithfield Foods](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/smithfield-foods) — Sioux Falls, SD (listed on Smithfield Foods's own careers site)
- [Automation Engineer](https://adient.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Murfreesboro-TN/Automation-Engineer_R-29111) at [Adient](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adient) — Murfreesboro, TN (listed on Adient's own careers site)
- [I&E Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/379cce7f-9636-48a4-843b-4081e3811a45/i-e-engineer-at-diamondback-energy) at [Diamondback Energy](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/diamondback-energy) — Midland, TX
- [Analyst I, Research Grade QC mRNA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f77d1830-e4f8-4f96-a4b2-32bf290970de/analyst-i-research-grade-qc-mrna-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, Fargo, ND
- [Sr Engineer I, Automation (Syncade MES)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ce00c6fc-07f1-4925-8f6d-9488eaf3045f/sr-engineer-i-automation-syncade-mes-at-biogen) at [Biogen](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/biogen) — Research Triangle Park, NC, $93,000 – $121,000
- [Automation & Robotics Engineer II](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7b19b4c9-9f76-4146-a2ff-85e779cfdfb9/automation-robotics-engineer-ii-at-benchmade) at [Benchmade](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/benchmade) — Oregon City, OR
- [Sr. Automation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/47f572f3-b450-447b-bfca-6a172110e1c5/sr-automation-engineer-at-moderna) at [Moderna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/moderna) — Full-time, $121,600 – $194,500
- [Lead Validation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/56886431-5dde-4417-a885-2cbcb1dccb53/lead-validation-engineer-at-bristol-myers-squibb) at [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — Full-time, Indianapolis, IN, $124,449 – $150,803

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