Staff Software Engineer, QE

About the Role:

As a Staff Quality Engineer on the Content Portfolio team, you will own and drive test strategy, build automation frameworks, and embed a culture of quality ownership across the engineering organization. Your deep expertise in automation, cloud services, Kubernetes, and modern programming languages will directly shape how we test, release, and deliver reliable software at scale. You will partner closely with developers, product managers, and platform teams to define test requirements, architect quality infrastructure, and ensure AlphaSense ships with confidence at velocity.

You will:

• Lead the development of test automation frameworks across UI, API, and GraphQL layers, focusing on reliability, maintainability, and speed
• Design and integrate AI evaluation frameworks to assess accuracy, consistency, and reliability of LLM-powered features
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor and Claude to accelerate test creation, debugging, and code generation
• Lead technical implementation of performance testing and monitoring solutions
• Develop custom reporting and analytics tools to provide insights into test coverage, flaky test rates, and quality metrics
• Drive adoption of newer testing technologies and approaches
• Optimize test execution pipelines for faster feedback in CI/CD environments
• Partner with development teams to implement shift-left testing practices and embed quality ownership within teams
• Lead root cause analysis for critical issues and drive systematic improvements to prevent recurrence
• Participate in code reviews to ensure testability and quality considerations are addressed early
• Provide technical mentorship to QE engineers on automation best practices, framework usage, and AI tooling

Desired Skills:

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in software quality engineering roles with