Position: Senior QA Engineer Location: 100% Remote in Poland Type: This can be structured as a B2B contract or as an Employment Contract with full benefits. Salary: $75,000 - $95,000 + stock options Focal Systems is the industry leader in retail AI solutions. We are headquartered in San Francisco, California with operations in Canada and the UK, and a tech-hub in Poland. We are a Deep Learning first company. Our mission is to automate and optimize brick and mortar retail using deep learning computer vision. Focal Systems has been deployed at scale with some of the top retailers in the world. We seek smart, creative and passionate people who want to help build a great and enduring company and deploy Deep Learning to the world! What we’re looking for We’re looking for a Senior QA Engineer who is curious, detail-oriented, and eager to build a career in quality engineering. You enjoy understanding how systems work, spotting issues others might miss, and learning how to improve product quality through testing and automation. You’re a strong collaborator and communicator who enjoys working closely with engineers, product managers, and data teams. You’re motivated to learn modern QA tools and practices, especially around automation, APIs, and backend validation. What you will do You will support the team in ensuring the quality and reliability of our products across UI, APIs, and backend systems. You’ll gain hands-on experience with testing frameworks, automation tools, and data validation, while contributing to improving our overall quality standards. Additionally, you will - Support GUI / API testing and backend validation to ensure systems behave as expected - Work closely with engineers to ensure quality coverage across frontend and backend features - Identify bugs, document issues clearly, and support their resolution - Continuously build your knowledge of QA best practices, tools, and automation strategies Must Have: - 6+ years of professional software development experience as a QA engineer - 3+ years of experience with Python - Extensive experience with REST APIs - Experience with Claude Code / Goose - Experience working with data intensive applications & microservices - Experience with Playwright or Selenium - Experience with GCP - Experience with Kubernetes and Docker - Experience with CI/CD tools - Experience in debugging large and complex architectures is a plus - Experience in analysis of large datasets is a plus - Startup mentality, team player - Fluent in Polish with advanced English skills (written & spoken) - Excellent communication, presentation, and demonstration skills - Flexibility in adjusting working hours to meet the needs of the global and time zone-diverse team (urgent tasks or meetings may occur outside of regular CEST working hours) - Strong work ethic and commitment to completing assigned tasks and projects within established deadlines - Previous success in developing large-scale web application with a user-focus mindset Why Focal Systems Strong Values and Mission - We are a tightly-knit team with an ambitious mission and a strong set of core values, which define our approach to business and have successfully guided us since inception. Exceptional Team - We are a team of hard-working, fun-loving professionals from some of the most eminent universities, research labs, and tech companies of our time. We pride ourselves on recruiting exceptional individuals to help us redefine the state-of-the-art. Outstanding Partners - We work with 10+ of the largest retailers in the world and have a world-class roster of investors, advisors and partners to support & advise us in our endeavors. What we offer We care deeply about the health, happiness, and wellbeing of all of our employees. We offer: - Competitive Salary & Attractive Stock - Paid Time Off - Team Retreats Note: Our pay bands are driven by market benchmarks in the target geography for hiring. Our posted ranges typically include multiple job levels. A candidate's level is determined by their performance throughout our talent acquisition process including technical screens, behavior interviews, presentations, work samples, and references. We will communicate transparently with the candidate at final stages regarding how we have leveled them, and what salary range that places them into. Placement within range is equally determined by education, general experience in your profession, specific experience in our domain, and your performance in the talent acquisition process. It is rare to receive an offer at the top of the range for a role.

Senior QA Engineer - Poland

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