Senior Quality Assurance Software Engineer

About the role

Cooley AI is seeking a Senior QA Software Engineer to join the Innovation team.

About Cooley AI: Cooley AI is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Cooley LLP. The frontier development arm of the leading technology law firm in the world. Our mission is to bring the best-in-class practices from the technology field into the legal domain to help lead our firm and the legal industry into the AI era. All employees of Cooley AI are employees of Cooley and are seconded to Cooley AI.

Position summary: As a leading technology law firm, Cooley is determined to become a leader in the digital practice of law. Cooley Innovation embraces a culture of customer service excellence and all members of the department are expected to move this agenda forward. To that end, the Quality Assurance (“QA”) Software Engineer is responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our software applications through a combination of automated and manual testing. A strong focus of this role is the design and maintenance of test automation frameworks using Playwright or comparable platforms (e.g., Cypress, Selenium). The engineer will work closely with developers, product owners, and QA peers to define test strategies, improve coverage, and deliver high-quality software solutions in a fast-paced environment. Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Position Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using Playwright or other industry-standard platforms

Expand test coverage across UI, API, and integration layers

Perform manual and exploratory testing where automation is not feasible

Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing

Document, track, and triage defects; collaborate with developers on resolution

Ensure test environments, data, and reporting are reliable and reusable

Contribute to QA best practices, coding standards, and reusable test components

Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define acceptance criteria and quality metrics

All other duties as assigned or required

Required

Skills and experience:

After orientation at Cooley LLP, exhibit proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications

Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours, as required

Ability to travel, as required

5+ years directly applicable experience (e.g., hands-on experience with designing frameworks using Playwright or other test automation platforms).

Strong analytical and critical thinking in day-to-day tasks

Solid understanding of web application testing, including cross-browser validation.

Preferred

Bachelor’s degree in Informational Systems, Computer Science or related discipline

Strong communication and collaboration skills in agile teams

Experience with performance testing

Strong understanding of web and API testing, including cross-browser validation and scalability considerations

Knowledge of software testing methodologies and agile development practices

Hands-on experience with Playwright or similar test automation platforms (Cypress, Selenium)

Competencies

Exceptional customer service skills

Strong problem-solving and project management skills

Ability to balance best practices with business objectives

Track record of excellent decision-making, integrity and working with IS management, business users and business professionals

Excellent oral and written communication skills, including technical and user documentation

Strong organizational skills and detail oriented

Ability to work independently and under high pressure with tight schedules and deadlines

Ability to interact well with all levels of business professionals

Excellent active listening skills

Ambitious and motivated team player

Capable of grasping new concepts quickly and without prior experience

Ability to multi-task and work in fast-paced environment

Ability to interact and coordinate with several teams to achieve objectives

Ability to solve problems independently and simultaneously, effectively managing multiple tasks

Professional demeanor

Cooley LLP offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits program. EOE.

The expected annual pay range for this position with a full-time schedule is 103,000 - $150,000. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.

We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as 21 days of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.