$122.1k - $165.4k
Salary: $122,100 - 165,400 per year Requirements: We require a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program or an equivalent qualification; a masters degree in Engineering is a plus. We requ…
Engineering & IT · Sacramento, CA
QA Engineer jobs in Sacramento, CA
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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$28–$75/hr
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$103k
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Job Title: Rotating Engineer – Onshore Reliability Experience: Minimum 12 Years Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering Industry: Oil & Gas / Refinery (Onshore) Job Description: The Rotating Engineer –…
Job Title: Rotating Engineer – Offshore Reliability Experience: Minimum 12 Years Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering Industry: Oil & Gas / Refinery (Offshore) Job Description: The Rotating Engineer…
$102.72k - $151.6k
inclusive, results driven, collaborative, passionate, and flexible. Job Description Solidigm is seeking a motivated Software Engineer – Full Stack Development to design, develop, debug, and maintain complex distributed f…
$62.76k - $107.59k
customer training on system operations. Complete and submit routine written reports. Provide plans and control system documents to engineering for as-built drawings Project site communication and coordination: Coordinate…
debugging tools for DRAM validation * Troubleshoot and resolve DRAM-related technical issues * Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams * Document technical requirements and support product schedules Required…
$54 - $61 per hour
Description McGuire and Hester is a construction company that provides complete site work services: pipelines, grading paving, concrete, landscape and mechanical. In addition to traditional project delivery methods, we a…
$99.4k - $135k
working with a variety of markets to lead interesting structural engineering projects? Do you thrive on developing innovative solutions for... ...development when needed Uphold quality standards through QA/ QC coordinati…
building documentation including reading standard blue prints and electrical schematics concerning plumbing and HVAC. Display advanced engineering operations skills and general mechanical ability. Display professional jo…
3-YEAR BASE TERM, WITH POTENTIAL 2-YEAR EXTENSION. MUST BE ABLE TO WORK ONSITE IN RANCHO CORDOVA, SACRAMENTO, VACAVILLE, AND SAN JOSE, CA. Mandatory Requirements * A minimum of three (3) years within the past seven (7) y…
Software Engineer We are currently seeking talented individuals to join our engineering team in Rancho Cordova, CA to perform front-end and middleware development of our products. Minimum 5 years of professional Windows…
$60k - $110k
A well-established local Mechanical Contractor is looking to fill a Mechanical Designer position working on large projects. Excellent benefits, competitive compensation, and opportunities for professional development. A…
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What qa engineers earn in Sacramento
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $28–$41 | $59k–$86k |
| Mid level | $41–$57 | $86k–$119k |
| Senior | $54–$75 | $113k–$157k |
Adjusted for the Sacramento 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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