Senior / Lead QA Automation Engineer

C3 AI (NYSE : AI), is the Enterprise AI application software company. C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products including the C3 Agentic AI Platform, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating enterprise AI applications, C3 AI applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS enterprise AI applications that enable the digital transformation of organizations globally, and C3 Generative AI, a suite of domain-specific generative AI offerings for the enterprise. Learn more at : C3 AI

C3 AI is seeking a Lead QA Automation Engineer to work with Engineering, Product Development, QA, Operations, and Customer Services to drive the software quality automation for our existing and emerging products. Reporting to the Director of Quality Assurance Engineering, you will be part of a team of highly skilled QA and performance engineers to ensure that we are shipping the highest quality software possible.

This is a hands-on role primarily focused on enhancing our test automation framework and developing automated test cases. You will guide, mentor and lead QA and performance engineers to improve productivity and testing execution time. This role also participates in the validation and sign-off for all product software releases.

Working with C3 AI’s Federal Applications team, you’ll collaborate with product managers, data scientists and other engineers and will be responsible for the entire QA lifecycle. A successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, innovative, and highly collaborative environment, and demonstrate an ability to execute precisely and quickly.

Responsibilities :

• Become a C3 AI, C3 AI SaaS application & C3 AI PaaS AI Suite expert to thoroughly understand all use case scenarios.
• Define test strategy, create test plans, author test cases, and perform test execution to support ongoing C3 AI product releases.
• Perform analysis to identify root cause for any defects identified during the release validation process.
• Generate and report test results to stakeholders and be a strong proponent for product quality at C3 AI.
• Design, Implement UI, API, and Backend Automation Frameworks to eliminate regressions and enable high quality product releases.
• Define and implement QA process to optimize and scale testing within the product.
• Lead the improvement and implementation of best practices, methodologies, and tooling to meet quality coverage.
• Drive the adoption of quality metrics that help measure test effectiveness, efficiency, and overall quality of product.
• Ensure test processes for new applications and features are designed into the product development process.
• Work with performance engineers to design and execute performance benchmarking.
• Work closely with and incorporate feedback from the Customer Solutions, Products and Engineering teams.
• Mentor and Guide QA engineers of all levels and help define and craft development and career growth plans.

Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future company sponsorship.

C3 AI provides excellent benefits, a competitive compensation package and generous equity plan.

California Base Pay Range

$138,000 — $190,000 USD

C3 AI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristics, including disabled and veteran status.