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# Senior QA Automation Engineer at Tulip Interfaces

- **Company:** Tulip Interfaces
- **Location:** Budapest, Hungary
- **Posted:** 2026-05-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://tulip.co/careers/job-posting/?gh_jid=7733026003

## Job description

This role is located in Budapest, Hungary - We are a hybrid work environment and are in the office 3+ days/per week.

[Tulip](https://tulip.co/) brings modern technology and AI into manufacturing. Manufacturing accounts for almost 20% of the global economy and one in every seven workers on Earth, yet remains among the least digitized. More than a decade ago, we created the category to close that gap: AI-native software that puts cutting-edge tools directly in the hands of the people on the manufacturing front lines. Because we are human-centered and tech-obsessed, we are building a future of work where human ingenuity is amplified with the latest technology.

In January 2026 we became one of Boston's few new AI unicorns, reaching a $1.3B valuation. We're growing double digits in revenue year over year. The world's best manufacturers run on Tulip - turning inventory 10x faster, releasing gene therapies in hours instead of weeks, and training master craftspeople to forge engagement rings 5x more rapidly. Headquartered in Somerville, MA with offices in Germany, Hungary, Singapore, Japan, and Israel, we've been consistently named a World Economic Forum Global Innovator, a Gartner leader, and one of Built In Boston's "Best Places to Work."

We run the way we build: AI-forward, humanistic, and high ownership. We're looking for builders who are energized by complex problems, rapid cycles, and the unique opportunity to see their impact on a global scale.

## About You

You are a Senior QA Engineer who operates at the intersection of deep product expertise and scalable automation engineering. You bring a systems mindset to quality -  not just finding bugs, but designing the frameworks and feedback loops that prevent them at scale. You’re energized by ownership: leading cross-functional quality initiatives, mentoring teammates, and making deliberate technical choices that raise the bar across the engineering organization. You embrace AI-powered tooling not as a buzzword, but as a practical lever for accelerating coverage and reducing toil.

What skills do I need?

- 4-7+ years of QA experience with a balanced blend of manual testing and automation.
- Hands-on expertise with Cypress and TypeScript/JavaScript automation frameworks.
- Solid experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman) and ideally automating API tests.
- Strong exploratory/manual testing skills for complex SaaS products.
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Proven, hands-on experience using AI-powered tools (e.g., Mabl, Momentic, Rainforest QA, or LLM-based assistants such as Claude) to improve testing quality, efficiency, or coverage.
- Demonstrated experience leading quality initiatives both formally (e.g., owning a framework migration, rollout, or cross-team testing strategy) and informally (e.g., driving alignment between QA and engineering without direct authority).

Nice to have:

- Experience designing or implementing performance/load testing strategies.
- Exposure to other automation frameworks (Playwright, Selenium) or languages (Python).
- Interest in IoT technologies or embedded systems.
- Experience applying AI beyond test generation — e.g., intelligent failure triage, anomaly detection, or AI-assisted code review for test suites.

## Key Responsibilities

Automation & framework ownership

- Own and evolve Tulip’s Cypress + TypeScript E2E automation framework, driving expanded coverage across critical product surfaces.
- Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to deliver fast, reliable feedback loops for engineering teams.
- Research and implement load and performance testing strategies to ensure system reliability at scale.

AI-powered quality

- Apply AI-assisted tools to accelerate test generation, triage failures, and improve overall coverage velocity.
- Identify opportunities to use AI beyond test creation — including intelligent failure analysis, anomaly detection, and AI-assisted code review for test suites.
- Execute exploratory, regression, and manual tests on new features to build domain expertise and validate automation coverage.

Technical leadership & cross-functional impact

- Mentor QA teammates by promoting automation best practices, leading test plan reviews, and improving quality visibility across the organization.
- Lead cross-functional quality initiatives by coordinating with engineers across product teams, aligning on testing strategy, and driving projects from scoping through delivery.
- Serve as a quality advocate in engineering planning, ensuring testability and quality standards are embedded early in the development process.

## Key Collaborators

- QA Team
- Engineering Product Teams
- Infrastructure Engineering Team

Working at Tulip

We’re building a strong, diverse team that values hard work, families, and personal well-being. Benefits of working with us include:

- Direct impact on product and culture
- Company equity
- Private healthcare, L&D benefits, and eyeglass benefit
- Flexible work schedule and unlimited vacation policy
- Team lunches
- Dog-friendly office

We are an equal opportunity employer. At Tulip, we celebrate all. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Help us build an inclusive community that will transform frontline operations. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Please note that we may use AI-based tools to support parts of our hiring process. All data processing is carried out in compliance with local data protection laws, ensuring all personal candidate information is handled securely and ethically.

## About Tulip Interfaces

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Tulip provides a composable frontline operations platform that enables manufacturers in regulated industries to build AI‑enabled connected apps, guide operators, track production, and gain real‑time operational visibility.
- **Entity Type**: Private (well‑funded, with $272.5 M in total funding)
- **Headquarters**: Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Founded by a team of engineers from the MIT Media Lab (founder names not publicly disclosed)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Manufacturing operations software, with a focus on regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and complex discrete manufacturing.
- **Target customers**: B2B – mid‑market to enterprise manufacturers; operations teams on the front line (operators, quality, engineering).
- **Mission**: To democratize technology and empower those closest to operations to solve problems, making people the most valuable resource in manufacturing.

## Products & Services
- **Frontline Operations Platform**: A composable, no‑code/low‑code platform that lets teams build apps, automations, and AI agents for guiding workflows, capturing data, and connecting machines. Includes an app editor, player, governance & change management, analytics, computer vision, and automation capabilities.
- **Connectors & Edge Connectivity**: Hundreds of pre‑built drivers and an open Connector Framework to integrate CNC machines, legacy equipment, ERPs, WMSs, and enterprise systems. An Edge Machine Kit provides on‑premise data collection and processing.
- **AI & ML**: Native AI that understands the full operational context – documents, videos, edge data, tables – and supports natural‑language queries, auto‑translation, and human‑in‑the‑loop approvals.
- **Professional Services**: From one‑week on‑site Jumpstarts to six‑week Proof of Value engagements, with dedicated solution engineers building MVPs alongside customer teams.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metrics**: Annual revenue of $145 M (LinkedIn estimate) | Total funding of $272.5 M
- **Notable Investors**: C4 Ventures (Series A lead), DMG Mori Seiki (Series B lead); total of 8 funding rounds including seed and non‑equity assistance
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 286 employees (+11.4 % YoY); operating in 15 countries (US, Hungary, Germany, UK, Singapore, Israel, Japan, France, etc.)
  - Recognized by Built In as a Top Workplace in Boston (2025) and named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 (2024, ranked 220th)
  - Growing engineering presence – 63 active job postings (+96.9 % YoY)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Regulatory‑ready**: GxP‑compliant and FedRAMP Moderate equivalent, enabling use in heavily regulated environments.
- **Composable platform**: Allows rapid creation and iteration of apps without custom coding; scales from single site to global enterprise with role‑based permissions and audit trails.
- **Deep connectivity**: Open Connector Framework with hundreds of drivers for industrial and enterprise systems; edge computing for real‑time data collection.
- **AI native**: AI agents that operate on the full context of the operation, with built‑in governance and human‑in‑the‑loop controls.
- **MIT Media Lab roots**: Ten years of research in frontline operations, IoT, machine vision, and human‑computer interaction.

## Strategic Focus
- Expanding global presence and partner ecosystem (ecosystem engineers, pre‑built connectors).
- Deepening AI and agentic capabilities to further automate decision‑making on the front line.
- Strengthening governance and compliance to serve larger, multi‑site enterprise customers.
- Continuing to build a “Center of Excellence” culture that enables customers to scale independently.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a team of “builders, hackers, dreamers, creatives, and rebels” with a strong mission to transform manufacturing. Operating principles emphasize impact, iteration, and people first.
- **Work model**: Flexible – remote, hybrid, and onsite options available across offices in Somerville (HQ), Budapest, Munich, Tokyo, Tel Aviv, Singapore, and remote in the US and UK.
- **Perks & benefits**: Unlimited vacation, competitive healthcare (medical, dental, vision), commuter benefits, work‑from‑home stipend, fitness subsidies, parental leave, 401K, and life insurance.
- **Engineering culture**: Cross‑functional teams (Apps, Edge, Connectivity, Data, MLG, QA, Accounts, TechOps, Product) that work closely with IIoT, AI/ML, and manufacturing experts. Employees have direct impact on product and users.
- **Recognition**: Multiple Top Workplace awards (Boston Globe, Built In) and strong employee‑led communities (Parents@Tulip, Hey Lady, Allies@Tulip).

## Sources
1. [tulip.co](https://tulip.co/)
2. [tulip.co/about-us](https://tulip.co/about-us/)
3. [tulip.co/_careers](https://tulip.co/_careers/)
4. [tulip.co/eng](https://tulip.co/eng/)
5. [linkedin.com/company/tulip-interfaces](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tulip-interfaces)

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