Software Test Engineer

Role: Software Test Engineer

Location: Seattle, WA

Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 3 days onsite / 2 days remote

Travel: Approximately 10% international travel

Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Manual Software & Hardware Validation Tester to support the Meta Hardware Validation project in Seattle. This role focuses on executing manual hardware and software validation, identifying and documenting issues, and working closely with engineering and project teams to ensure devices and associated software meet testing requirements. The ideal candidate is dependable, proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-moving hardware lab environment. A positive attitude and willingness to take initiative are must-haves for this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute manual hardware and software validation based on defined test plans and procedures.
• Set up, configure, and operate devices and test equipment for validation activities.
• Perform functional, compatibility, regression, and exploratory testing.
• Identify, reproduce, document, and track hardware and software defects.
• Collect test results, logs, observations, and other evidence needed for issue investigation.
• Work with engineers and other team members to reproduce problems and validate fixes.
• Maintain test devices, lab equipment, and assigned test environments.
• Provide clear status updates and proactively communicate blockers or emerging issues.
• Follow established testing, lab safety, security, and device-handling procedures.
• Collaborate effectively with teams in both the U.S. and China.
• Travel internationally approximately 10% of the time to support project and validation activities.

Required Qualifications

• Experience performing manual software, hardware, device, or system testing .
• Comfortable working directly with physical devices and troubleshooting hardware/software issues.
• Ability to execute test cases carefully and document results accurately.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Bilingual Mandarin and English , with the ability to communicate effectively in both languages.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proactive attitude with the ability to identify what needs to be done without waiting for detailed direction.
• Dependable, adaptable, and comfortable working in a collaborative testing environment.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally approximately 10% of the time.
• Ability to work onsite in the Seattle area three days per week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with consumer electronics, mobile devices, wearables, AR/VR, or other hardware products.
• Experience working in a hardware validation or engineering lab.
• Familiarity with defect/bug tracking and test management tools.
• Experience troubleshooting devices, firmware, operating systems, or connectivity issues.
• Previous experience supporting distributed or international engineering teams.

What Success Looks Like

• Test execution is accurate, consistent, and well documented.
• Issues are identified early and communicated clearly.
• The tester actively looks for problems rather than simply completing assigned test cases.
• Devices, test assets, and lab activities are handled responsibly.
• The individual works effectively across both English- and Mandarin-speaking teams.
• The individual is someone the team can rely on when priorities or testing needs change quickly.

Company Overview

Centific is a frontier AI data foundry that curates diverse, high-quality data, using our purpose-built technology platforms to empower the Magnificent Seven and our enterprise clients with safe, scalable AI deployment. Our team includes more than 150 PhDs and data scientists, along with more than 4,000 AI practitioners and engineers. We harness the power of an integrated solution ecosystem—comprising industry-leading partnerships and 1.8 million vertical domain experts in more than 230 markets—to create contextual, multilingual, pre-trained datasets; fine-tuned, industry-specific LLMs; and RAG pipelines supported by vector databases. Our zero-distance innovation™ solutions for GenAI can reduce GenAI costs by up to 80% and bring solutions to market 50% faster.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between AI creators and industry leaders by bringing best practices in GenAI to unicorn innovators and enterprise customers. We aim to help these organizations unlock significant business value by deploying GenAI at scale, helping to ensure they stay at the forefront of technological advancement and maintain a competitive edge in their respective markets.

Learn more about us at centific.com.

Centific is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements .