Sr QA Engineer - SDET (CM) at Tatari in Los Angeles, CA

Tatari is on a mission to revolutionize TV advertising. Founded in 2016 to help transform the antiquated world of TV advertising through the intelligent application of AI and machine learning, Tatari helps some of the world’s fastest growing brands including Chime, Calm, Tecovas, Manscaped, Saatva, and Liquid I.V., reach their customers using linear and streaming TV ads. Our platform combines sophisticated media buying with proprietary analytics to turn TV advertising into an automated, digital-like experience, enabling businesses of any size to advertise on TV.

That approach has earned Tatari broad industry recognition, including being named Best CTV AdTech Platform in the 8th annual MarTech Breakthrough Awards, as well as honors from Digiday (Best Connected TV Platform), AdExchanger (Most Innovative TV Advertising Technology), and Business Insider (Hottest AdTech Companies). Tatari has also been recognized as the Best Place to Work by Inc. Magazine. Backed by an executive team of former founders and senior leaders from companies including Shazam, TrueCar, AdapTV, LiveRail, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Yahoo, Tatari continues to scale rapidly as TV advertising enters its next major era.

Tatari is looking for a Sr. SDET to join our Engineering team. In this role, you will develop test automation suites, define end-to-end testing strategies for our client-facing web applications, and own quality assurance across both FE and BE. You will partner with product managers, designers, and engineers to ensure correctness, reliability, and a smooth user experience of Tatari’s media buying platform and adjacent services.

Responsibilities:

• Build, maintain, and scale automated end-to-end (E2E) testing frameworks using Playwright.
• Contribute to unit tests across our tech stack, utilizing TypeScript (Jest) and Python (pytest).
• Write, execute, and maintain clear, comprehensive test plans for new features, encompassing both automated and manual testing strategies.
• Partner with frontend and backend engineers to bring fully QA’d projects to successful completion, at the highest quality standards.
• Perform hands-on manual QA and exploratory testing for complex user workflows, edge cases, and new features where features and/or automation are still being developed.
• Query databases using SQL to verify data integrity, validate backend API responses, set up local and staging sandbox environments to test complex data flow scenarios.
• Help integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous testing, pipeline observability, and deployment reliability.
• Mentor engineers across the org on testing best practices, automation strategies, and contribute to a culture of testing excellence.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as an SDET, QA Automation Engineer, or Software Engineer with a strong focus on automated testing and QA methodologies.
• Strong proficiency in writing automated E2E tests (Playwright or Cypress).
• Solid programming skills in TypeScript and Python for writing robust test automation and unit tests (Jest, pytest, or similar).
• Strong familiarity with modern client-side web applications, particularly those built with React.
• Proficient in SQL, experience querying relational databases for test validation and data setup.
• Experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks for UIs, APIs, and microservices.
• Comfortable working across engineering and product to communicate quality standards, release risks, and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Detail focused, strong analytical skills, a knack for edge-case discovery, and a genuine commitment to engineering excellence.

Benefits:

• Total compensation ($140,000-$170,000)
• Equity compensation
• Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents
• 401K, FSA, and commuter benefits
• $150 monthly spending account
• $1,000 annual continued education benefit
• $500 Newbie Productivity Perk
• Unlimited PTO and sick days
• Monthly Company Wellness Day Off
• Snacks, drinks, and catered lunches at the office
• Team building events
• Hybrid RTO of 2 days per week in office.

At Tatari, we believe in the importance of cultivating teams with diverse backgrounds and offering equal opportunities to all. We strive to create a welcoming, inclusive environment where every team member feels valued and diversity is celebrated.

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