What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Engineer position at Emporia?
Location : Onsite in Littleton, Colorado
not a remote role)
About Emporia Energy
Emporia Energy is accelerating the energy transition by helping small commercial and residential consumers save up to 50% on their utility bills. We combine automated energy management tools, real-time 24 / 7 energy monitoring with Utility rate schedules and wholesale energy prices to give our customers true insight into how they are using and spending money on energy. Our Smart Outlets, EV chargers, home batteries and cloud integrations to thermostat and EV APIs allow us to reduce pollution, shift usage to less expensive times and save our customers money.
Role Overview
Our QA team is seeking a QA Engineer to join our expanding Quality Assurance team as a founding member responsible for shaping our automated testing framework and strategy. In this role, you will focus on building, maintaining, and continuously improving our end-to-end (E2E) automated testing suite-from designing the framework architecture to writing new tests for every software release. You'll make critical, ground-level decisions that will influence how QA automation evolves at Emporia Energy over time.
This role offers significant ownership and creative freedom in defining the direction of our automated testing efforts. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced startup environment, ensuring our products deliver the reliability and performance our customers expect. Every day, you'll help drive the future of QA automation at Emporia Energy by integrating new tools, refining processes, and mentoring others on best practices.
Responsibilities
- Automated Test Framework Development & Maintenance
Architect, develop, and maintain an E2E automated testing framework using JavaScript / TypeScript and Appium / WebdriverIO..
Design, implement, and run automated tests for new features, regressions, and bug fixes across mobile (iOS / Android), web applications, and IoT devices.
Validate how hardware products (e.g., EV Chargers, energy monitors) connect and perform within our cloud and mobile platforms.
Identify, replicate, and document defects using tools like Jira, Qase, or similar systems.
Partner with Product and Development teams to prioritize testing coverage and expedite defect resolution.
Suggest and implement enhancements to QA processes, tools, and team workflows to boost product quality and user satisfaction.
Requirements
What We Offer
Compensation : $80k-90k Options
Career Growth : Be part of a fast-growing company at the forefront of home energy innovation.
Benefits : medical / dental / vision insurance, 401(k), employee stock option program, paid holidays plus unlimited PTO, discounts on Emporia products and partner offerings.
Salary : $80,000 - $90,000
