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QA / Release / Test Automation Engineer

This role helps build Lucy, the proactive AI coach from Lucy Labs that lives on your desktop as a cloud-backed app, while the product is in development with design partners.

Builds the quality system, not a manual test pass.

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About the role

At Lucy Labs, this role owns the purpose described below.

The QA Engineer at Lucy Labs ensures product quality, reliability, and user trust through comprehensive testing, automation, and quality advocacy. This role prevents technical debt from accumulating by catching issues early, building automated test coverage, and establishing quality gates that protect production. QA Engineers are quality champions who enable fast shipping without sacrificing reliability.

This is not a manual testing role—it's an engineering role focused on building scalable quality systems.

The mission

At Lucy Labs, this role's mission is defined by the outcome and work below.

Build quality systems that:

Prevent bugs from reaching production
Enable fast, confident releases
Ensure desktop and web experiences are reliable
Validate Ai coaching quality and accuracy
Scale testing as the product grows

What you'd own

At Lucy Labs, this role turns its mission into concrete responsibilities in each area.

1. Test Automation

For 1. Test Automation, Lucy Labs expects this role to own the responsibilities below.

Build and maintain automated test suites (unit, integration, E2E)
Develop testing frameworks and infrastructure
Automate regression testing for web and desktop
Create performance and load testing automation
Implement continuous testing in CI/CD pipelines

2. Quality Gates & Standards

For 2. Quality Gates & Standards, Lucy Labs expects this role to own the responsibilities below.

Define quality acceptance criteria for features
Establish testing requirements before features ship
Enforce test coverage standards (target: 80%+ for core features)
Create release checklists and validation processes
Build quality dashboards and reporting

3. Desktop Application Testing

For 3. Desktop Application Testing, Lucy Labs expects this role to own the responsibilities below.

Test cross-platform desktop app (Windows/Mac)
Validate context detection accuracy
Test real-time nudge delivery and timing
Verify resource usage (CPU, memory, battery)
Ensure crash-free operation and recovery

4. AI Quality Validation

For 4. AI Quality Validation, Lucy Labs expects this role to own the responsibilities below.

Test competency scoring accuracy
Validate recommendation relevance
Verify coaching nudge quality and timing
Test LLM response quality (hallucination detection)
Create test datasets for ML validation

5. Bug Detection & Reporting

For 5. Bug Detection & Reporting, Lucy Labs expects this role to own the responsibilities below.

Identify, reproduce, and document bugs
Prioritize issues by severity and user impact
Collaborate with engineers on root cause analysis
Verify bug fixes and prevent regressions
Track quality metrics and trends

6. User Experience Validation

For 6. User Experience Validation, Lucy Labs expects this role to own the responsibilities below.

Test user flows and onboarding experiences
Validate accessibility compliance (WCAG)
Ensure UI consistency and polish
Test edge cases and error handling
Provide usability feedback to product/design

What success looks like

Lucy Labs defines these milestones as role outcomes, not metrics for measuring the person.

60 days: Automated test suite covering core features
90 days: Quality gates integrated into release process
6 months: >80% test coverage, <5 bugs per release
12 months: Quality systems enable 10x faster shipping

Experience and fit

Lucy Labs looks for the essential experience listed here and treats the rest as helpful, not an automatic barrier.

Must have

3+ years QA engineering experience
Strong test automation skills (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar)
Programming proficiency (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or similar)
Experience with CI/CD integration (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
API testing experience (Postman, REST Assured)
Understanding of software development lifecycle

Nice to have

Desktop application testing (Electron, native apps)
Performance and load testing tools (JMeter, k6)
Mobile testing experience
AI/ML testing or validation experience
Security testing knowledge
Startup or fast-paced environment experience

How you work

Lucy Labs looks for these working traits alongside technical experience.

Role DNA

Lucy Labs evaluates these traits as part of the fit for this role.

Detail-oriented and thorough
Proactive problem-solver
Quality advocate
Automation-minded
Collaborative and communicative
User empathy

Leadership principles for the role

Lucy Labs expects this role to apply the following leadership principles.

Quality is everyone's job, but QA owns the system
Automate everything repeatable
Catch bugs early—prevention beats firefighting
Fast shipping requires strong quality gates, not slow testing
Test like a user, think like an engineer

Next step

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Frequently asked questions

Is this role open at Lucy Labs?

Yes. Lucy Labs confirmed this role is open on 25 August 2026.

Where does Lucy Labs base this role?

Lucy Labs bases this role in Madrid, Spain. The exact working arrangement is confirmed during the application conversation.

What does this role own at Lucy Labs?

At Lucy Labs, this role has one central responsibility: Builds the quality system, not a manual test pass. The full description sets out the mission, responsibilities, and relevant experience.

How do I apply to Lucy Labs?

At Lucy Labs, use the application form. The role is selected automatically, and you can review it before sending.