Senior Quality Assurance Engineer - Core Video & Data

At Hudl, we build great teams. We hire the best of the best to ensure you’re working with people you can constantly learn from. You’re trusted to get your work done your way while testing the limits of what’s possible and what’s next. We work hard to provide a culture where everyone feels supported, and our employees feel it—their votes helped us become one of the Top 100 Inspiring Workplaces. We think of ourselves as the team behind the team, supporting the lifelong impact sports can have: the lessons in teamwork and dedication; the influence of inspiring coaches; and the opportunities to reach new heights. That’s why we help teams from all over the world see their game differently. Our products make it easier for coaches and athletes at any level to capture video, analyze data, share highlights and more. Ready to join us? Your Role We’re hiring a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Core Video & Data team, where quality work supports the platform athletes and coaches rely on to train, compete and improve. You’ll work at the intersection of video, data and AI, and you’ll have a real voice in how we define “done.” As a Senior QA Engineer, you’ll: Lead quality in your squad: As an integral part of a cross-functional team across Engineering, Product, Design, and Scrum, you will guide quality-focused conversations in sprint ceremonies. You will partner with stakeholders to explain how defects affect users and advocate for the right priority on backlog defects before they enter a sprint. Shape our quality strategy: You will use your customer and system understanding to build a risk-based testing approach tailored to our video and data platform architecture. You will measure quality to help define when a project is truly complete and validate your improvements with real, data-backed results. Test at scale and automate: Aligning our processes with development speed, you will make informed decisions on what, how, and when to automate versus when to rely on manual testing. You will lead large testing efforts, bringing your knowledge of our users into every test plan. Own it from day one: Your squad will count on you to set the quality bar for the work you’re part of, not simply to maintain someone else’s checklist. You will drive measurable improvements in both product quality and delivery velocity. Coach and elevate the team: You will use your technical and quality expertise to guide others and raise the team's overall bar. As the quality point person, you will influence and challenge teams to incorporate best practices in everything they do. Location While local candidates in Lincoln, Nebraska are prioritized, we’re open to remote applicants who reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Must-Haves Technical Expertise: You have at least four years of full-stack testing experience alongside an in-depth knowledge of automation tooling and frameworks. A quality leader. You’ve led quality initiatives and projects, and you know what success looks like at the project level. A skilled investigator. You dig into the root cause of problems, back your findings with data and measure the results. Analytical Investigation: You are a skilled investigator who digs into the root causes of problems, backs findings with data, and measures the results. Risk Awareness: You can design a testing approach that effectively reduces risk, and you possess the extreme attention to detail necessary to catch what others miss. Quality Leadership: You understand quality in the big picture. You have successfully led quality initiatives and projects, and you know exactly what success looks like at the project level. Customer Focus: You think critically about the user experience, ensuring our testing approach adapts seamlessly to match user workflows and exceed expectations. Nice-to-Haves Educational Background: A bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. Video Testing Expertise: Experience with video testing is a significant advantage. This includes a strong working knowledge of video encoding and decoding, ffmpeg usage, video diagnostics, and AWS storage and distribution. Playwright Experience: Previous experience with Playwright is a major plus, as this is one of our core frameworks. Sports knowledge. Passion for or experience in sports — whether as an athlete, coach, or fan — and an appreciation for the unique challenges of sports technology. Our Role Champion work-life harmony. We’ll give you the flexibility you need in your work life (e.g., flexible vacation time, company-wide holidays and more) so you can enjoy your personal life too. Plus, every five years, we give you a paid sabbatical to unplug and recharge. Guarantee autonomy. We have an open, honest culture and we trust our people from day one. Your team will support you, but you’ll own your work and have the agency to try new ideas. Encourage career growth. We’re lifelong learners who encourage professional development. We’ll give you tons of resources and opportunities to keep growing. Provide an environment to help you succeed. We're always investing in our offices, designing incredible spaces with our employees in mind. But whether you’re at the office or working remotely, we’ll provide you the tech stack and hardware to do your best work. Take care of your mental and physical health. Medical plans tailored for you and your family—including vision, dental, and fertility benefits—and stay supported with our EAP and Employee Resource Groups. Contribute to your 401(K). Yep, that’s free money. We’ll match up to 4% of your own contribution. Compensation The base salary range for this role is displayed below—starting salaries will typically fall near the middle of this range. We make compensation decisions based on an individual's experience, skills and education in line with our internal pay equity practices. Base Salary Range $82,000—$137,000 USD Privacy Policy Hudl Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy