Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer - QA automation

• Own end-to-end test coverage for the platform’s three core modules: Rights, Royalties, and Content - ensuring accuracy in financial calculations, rights conflict detection, and content delivery workflows.
• Design and execute black-box test plans covering user flows, edge cases, boundary conditions, and negative testing across the platform UI and APIs.
• Apply white-box testing techniques - reviewing code paths, writing and maintaining unit and integration tests - in close collaboration with the engineering team.
• Write and maintain automated test suites in JavaScript using frameworks such as Playwright or Cypress.
• Test REST API endpoints (FastAPI) for correctness, data integrity, and performance under real-world conditions.
• Perform regression testing across releases and flag issues early through code review participation.
• File detailed, reproducible bug reports and track them to resolution in collaboration with engineers and product leadership.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline test integration to support rapid, confident deployments.

• 3+ years in a QA or SDET role on a SaaS product.
• Strong instincts for functional testing, exploratory testing, user flow validation, and edge case identification (black-box testing).
• Comfortable reading code, contributing to unit/integration test coverage, and collaborating with developers at the code level (white-box fundamentals).
• Hands-on experience with test automation in JavaScript (Playwright, Cypress, or similar).
• Experience testing REST APIs via Postman, pytest, or equivalent tooling.
• Familiarity with MongoDB or complex data structures where accuracy is non-negotiable.
• The right mindset: analytical, detail-obsessed, and proactive about finding problems before users do - someone who thrives in a startup environment.
• Fluent enough in English to communicate clearly with the team in writing and video calls (B2+ level or equivalent professional experience).

Nice To Have

• Experience in media, entertainment, rights management, or fintech - anywhere financial accuracy and data integrity are mission-critical.

Pulled from the full job description

• Life insurance
• Flexible schedule, Join a global team committed to Distillery’s core values: Unyielding Commitment, Relentless Pursuit, Courageous Ambition, and Authentic Connection.
• 100% Remote Work: Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere while collaborating with a diverse, multinational team.
• Competitive Compensation: Generous and competitive package in USD, along with a comprehensive benefits plan.
• Flexible Hours: Create a schedule that aligns with your life and priorities.
• Home Office Setup: Receive all the hardware and software needed to succeed from home.
• Innovative Workplace: Collaborate with the global Top 1% of talent in a multicultural and dynamic environment.
• Focus on Growth: Pursue professional and personal development while contributing your unique talents to a team where you can truly shine!

Distillery is a software development partner that helps organizations design, build, and scale modern technology solutions. Leading companies work with us to accelerate digital initiatives, solve complex technical challenges, and bring innovative products to market faster. Working as an extension of our clients’ teams, we deliver lasting business value.

Distillery is committed to diversity and inclusion. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture where you have the opportunity to continuously learn and grow.

About the Position

Distillery is looking for a QA Engineer to join one of our client’s teams and help ensure the quality of a platform that’s transforming an entire industry. This person will work across the full platform, applying both black-box and white-box testing methodologies to make sure every calculation, workflow, and integration performs exactly as promised.

The client simplifies today’s complex intellectual property rights, content, and royalties operations for the media industry. Its platform is already used by major organizations to manage hundreds of millions of film and TV rights and host petabytes of content, with its technology touching over 10% of all movies known to exist on IMDb.

The client’s products are critical for the Hollywood industry, sending content around the world to over 100 destinations, and the team manages petabytes of data every day. It’s a diverse, highly collaborative team backed by top-tier venture funds and prominent investors. Even more junior team members quickly build the kind of influence and ownership typically reserved for seasoned staff, thanks to heavy mentorship and deep trust from day one - including full coverage of subscriptions for advanced AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude.