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QA Engineer jobs in Boston, MA
QA engineers make sure software works before users find out it does not. The role blends manual exploratory testing with automated test suites and close collaboration with developers.
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$34–$89/hr
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DescriptionKforce has a client that is seeking a Software Engineer in Boston, MA.Summary:Ready to build innovative applications that leverage modern cloud and AI technologies? We're seeking an experienced Full Stack Deve…
Job-ID33155600Reference26-01886 Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer - Medical Devices to support quality engineering activities throughout the product development and manufacturing lifecy…
$129k - $171k
highly dynamic environment where collaboration and idea sharing are a way of life.ABOUT THE JOB We are seeking a Manufacturing Test Engineer to join Anduril, working in a cutting-edge start-up environment to advance the…
Job-ID28634440Reference26-16995I. Purpose/Summary This position works in conjunction with Quality Assurance, Customer Service, Engineering and our Product Expertise Centers globally, in the areas of quality evaluations,…
$71 - $80 per hour
DescriptionKforce has a client in need of a Senior Data Quality & Snowflake Migration Engineer in Boston, MA.Responsibilities:* Design and implement data quality and validation processes for large-scale cloud data migrat…
$129.3k - $177.8k
Become a part of our caring communityThe Lead AI Automation Engineer will provide hands-on technical leadership for the design, engineering, and productionization of AI-enabled automation across the Data Governance organ…
About our clientOur client is an architecture, engineering, and construction management firm focused on pharmaceutical and biotech facilities. Their work includes process and MEP engineering, process architecture, lab pl…
$120k - $149k
lawyers. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our clients and the communities in which we practice.About the RoleThe AI Defense Engineer is a technical contributor who helps secure AI capabilities in a global law firm…
Position Overview We are seeking a hands-on Lab Engineer to support robotics system verification, validation, and prototype testing. This role will be responsible for maintaining test environments, troubleshooting electr…
Job Summary We are seeking a Senior Observability Engineer with strong experience designing, implementing, and managing enterprise-scale observability platforms. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise with Graf…
$82k - $131k
JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title Software Test Engineer Job Description Software Test Engineer Join a dynamic, fast-moving software test engineering team testing best-in-class Healthcare Informatics and Patient Monitoring solut…
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What qa engineers earn in Boston
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $34–$49 | $70k–$102k |
| Mid level | $49–$68 | $102k–$141k |
| Senior | $64–$89 | $134k–$186k |
Adjusted for the Boston market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Test planning and case designAutomation (Selenium, Playwright)API testing (Postman)A scripting language (Python, JS)Bug reporting and triageSQL for data verificationCI integration of test suitesExploratory testingAttention to detail
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
How would you test a login form?
Go beyond happy path: invalid inputs, security cases, lockouts, accessibility, and different devices. Structure your answer into categories so it sounds systematic.
What do you automate, and what do you test manually?
Automate the repeatable and regression-prone; explore manually where human judgment finds new bugs. Showing you know automation has a maintenance cost is the senior move.
Walk me through a great bug report you have written.
Reproduction steps, expected versus actual, environment, evidence, and severity. Emphasize that a good report saves a developer an hour.
A developer says your bug is not a bug. What do you do?
Show that you argue from the user's perspective and the spec, escalate with data if needed, and keep the relationship collaborative.
How do you decide what to test when time is short before a release?
Risk-based prioritization: critical paths, recent changes, and areas with bug history. Naming the tradeoff explicitly is what they want to hear.
How do you keep an automated test suite from becoming flaky?
Talk about stable selectors, proper waits, isolated test data, and quarantining flaky tests instead of ignoring red builds.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For qa engineers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Quantify your impact in defects: escape rate reduced, critical bugs caught pre-release, regression time cut.
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Name your automation stack and the size of suites you built or maintained, such as number of tests or coverage of critical flows.
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Show progression from manual to automation if that is your path — it is the expected trajectory and worth making explicit.
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Mention the domains you tested (payments, healthcare, mobile) since domain risk knowledge transfers.
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Include CI/CD integration work; a suite that runs on every pull request is worth more than one run by hand.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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QA Analyst
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QA Engineer
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Senior QA Engineer
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QA Lead
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Head of Quality
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