Director of QA

At Standard Cognition, we’re revolutionizing the way the world shops. By replacing cash registers with computer vision-powered checkout, we’re creating a frictionless experience for shoppers. Since launching in 2017, Standard has contracts with multiple global retailers and is in the process of deploying our Standard Checkout solution across thousands of stores globally. We’re backed by some of Silicon Valley’s leading investors including Softbank, CRV, Initialized, EQT, Draper Associates and YCombinator. We just announced our series C in February 2021!

We are looking for an analytical leader to scale our lab and data creation operations to support rapid growth and increasing sku complexity. Our QA team is at the intersection of cutting edge technology and on-the-ground physical spaces, working to build simulations and data sets with a goal of delivering a world-class experience for our retailers.

This is a FULL-TIME remote role located in the United States.

What you'll do here:

• Build the organizational vision for QA at Standard
• Coordinate and evaluate bugs and product limitations with dev and product teams
• Test complex hardware/software systems by designing and executing open-ended, lab-simulated and structured tests
• Manage manual testing team with responsibility for quality and costs with the goal of finding, reliably reproducing and documenting issues before they reach customers
• Build teams and processes to create large, high quality, well labeled sets of images that our system supports
• Write test reports and/or automate test result reporting
• Measure and evaluate key customer metrics before and after launch

Who you are:

• Experience in strategic data science/analytics or QA in a technology company
• Experience leading diverse teams and demonstrated ability to simplify technical concepts for broad audiences
• Expert collaborator with the ability to work closely with internal and external partners
• Creative problem solver with the ability to reimagine workflows and solve complex problems

Only meet some of these traits or experiences? We'd still love to hear from you!

Why you might want to work with us:

• We take care of you and your family with health, vision, and dental insurance.
• You will have the option to contribute to a 401k.
• You're excited to work on a product that will impact almost any consumer, almost anywhere.
• Standard is a remote-first company. We trust you to get your job done in the location that works best for you.
• We dress casually. Some of us wear slippers in the office. In current work-from-home standings, we’re super comfy.
• We believe in a culture of learning, and want to keep building our skills, experiences, and capabilities.
• We offer flexible work schedules. We trust our team to know how they will do their best work.
• We're family-friendly. We want our teammates to focus on what they need to do when they need to do it.
• We offer very competitive compensation, including equity in Standard, to every one of our employees.

Standard provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.


Not quite ready to apply? Send us an email at jobs@standard.ai. Someone from the team will follow up to answer your questions.