Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Hudl is seeking an experienced, automation-focused Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join its North American Sports product team, which develops insightful analytics and Recruit products for American Football that help high-level coaches and analysts make faster, data-driven decisions on player performance and talent acquisition. The role sits within a cross-functional squad and owns quality end-to-end, building the strategies and automation that ensure the team ships software users love. As the testing expert in the squad, the engineer drives quality discussions, challenges the team to maintain high standards, and advocates for reliability and performance at every stage of delivery.

• Build risk-based testing strategies tailored to the squad's architecture.
• Drive quality discussions in scrum ceremonies and challenge defect priorities.
• Continuously look for ways to improve practices and keep the squad's quality processes ahead of the curve.
• Design and execute tests spanning front-end UI, APIs, backend services, and data pipelines, validating transformations, service outputs, and complex logic at scale.
• Make informed decisions about what, when, and how to automate, using Playwright and scripting to build reliable, maintainable automated checks that keep pace with development.
• Coach teammates using technical depth and quality instincts, and raise the bar for quality standards across the team.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Design.
• Contribute to hiring and invest in own professional development.

• 4+ years of software testing experience with hands-on expertise across the full stack, including API testing, backend and data-heavy systems, and front-end validation.
• Proficiency in automation frameworks such as Playwright and languages such as Python or TypeScript.
• A track record of leadership: having owned quality for a squad, led testing initiatives end-to-end, defined success criteria, and designed approaches that measurably reduce risk in production.
• Quality focus: able to see the big picture and use it to drive improvements in both quality and velocity.
• Investigative rigour: digs to the root causes of complex problems, backs findings with data, and measures outcomes.
• User focus: thinks critically about the user experience and lets that understanding shape the testing approach.
• AI-powered working: actively uses AI tools in day-to-day workflow for test case creation, failure diagnosis, documentation and beyond, and looks for new ways to apply them to raise team efficiency.
• A bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

• Performance testing exposure: familiarity with load, stress, and scalability testing concepts and tools (e.g. JMeter) for validating API and backend performance.
• Sports knowledge: passion for or experience in Basketball, American Football or Ice Hockey, whether as an athlete, coach, or fan, and an appreciation for the unique challenges of sports technology.

• Local candidates in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska are prioritised.
• Remote applicants are considered if they reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

• Compensation decisions are based on an individual's experience, skills and education in line with internal pay equity practices.

• Flexibility in work life, including flexible vacation time and company-wide holidays.
• A paid sabbatical every five years to unplug and recharge.
• An open, honest culture with trust from day one, where employees own their work and have the agency to try new ideas.
• Resources and opportunities to support professional development and career growth.
• Investment in offices designed with employees in mind, plus the tech stack and hardware needed to do your best work whether in the office or working remotely.
• Medical plans tailored for employees and their families, including vision, dental, and fertility benefits.
• Support through an EAP and Employee Resource Groups.
• 401(K) contribution matching up to 4% of the employee's own contribution.

The company describes itself as the team behind the team, supporting the lifelong impact sports can have through lessons in teamwork and dedication, the influence of inspiring coaches, and the opportunities to reach new heights.