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QA Engineer jobs in Nashville, TN

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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Senior Electrical Engineer

HDR · Nashville, TN

further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabl…

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Software Engineer

Robert Half · Nashville, TN

Robert Half is seeking a Contract C# Developer to join our client's development team. As a Contract C# Developer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining software applications using the C#…

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Software Engineer II

American Express · Nashville, TN

Job ID: 26014038Posted: 2026-09-25Location: Bengaluru, KA, India; Chennai, TN, IndiaJob Function: Engineering & ArchitectureSchedule: Full timeShift: DayWorkplace: HybridCareer Area: TechnologyCompany: American ExpressDe…

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Project Engineer II

Nextracker · Nashville, TN

Job Description:The Engineer II, Project Engineering supports commercial and utility-scale PV projects from development through construction support. Working within established Nextpower engineering standards, policies,…

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Electrical Engineer, PE I

ENFRA · Nashville, TN
$101.61k - $152.66k

transform how energy infrastructure is financed, built, and sustained.As the leader in Energy‑as‑a‑Service (EaaS), we integrate engineering, design, construction, financing, and long‑term operations into a single, accoun…

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Rail Track Engineer

HDR · Nashville, TN

Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. In the role of Engineer Rail, we'll count on you to: Serve in a technical role, under the direction of…

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Trenchless Engineer

HDR · Nashville, TN

learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. HDR is looking for a Trenchless Engineer to join our national Trenchless Services team. This role will provide signifi…

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Senior Civil Engineer

HDR · Nashville, TN

further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabli…

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Electrical Engineer

HDR · Nashville, TN

further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabl…

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Roadway Engineer

HDR · Nashville, TN

to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. HDR is seeking a Roadway Engineer to provide technical and program-level support to a DOT client in Knoxville, TN.…

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What qa engineers earn in Nashville

Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives

ExperienceHourlyAnnual, full-time
Entry level $26–$38 $55k–$80k
Mid level $38–$53 $80k–$110k
Senior $50–$70 $105k–$145k

National ranges — pay in Nashville typically tracks these.

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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

01 QA Analyst
02 QA Engineer
03 Senior QA Engineer
04 QA Lead
05 Head of Quality
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