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Vast.AI

QA Associate

Los Angeles, CA Posted 2025-12-18
Type
Full-time
Experience
0-2 yr
Source
Greenhouse
About Vast.ai
Vast.ai democratizes and decentralizes AI by running the world’s largest peer-to-peer GPU marketplace. Our platform already powers thousands of training runs and production workloads at a fraction of hyperscaler prices. We’re a fast-growing startup based in Los Angeles and San Francisco, on a mission to organize, optimize, and orient the world’s computation.

 
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled QA Associate to do manual and automated testing of web apps and backend services in Vast's Linux-first environment. This role is critical to ensure that our complex, always-on, high-traffic systems are reliable and performant. The ideal candidate is both highly technical and sensitive to the detailed needs of our users.
This role is onsite 5 days a week in our Westwood, Los Angeles office.
 
What You'll Do


• Execute manual and exploratory testing for web apps + backend services

• Maintain existing manual test plans and write new plans for features being developed

• Design high-signal test cases and automation

• Test and validate software to ensure that it satisfies requirements and is defect free

• Analyze the root cause for testing failures and open appropriate tickets with sufficient findings

• Collaborate with the Product and Development teams to define acceptance criteria and ship reliable releases

 
Minimum Qualifications


• 3+ years hands-on testing of web applications and APIs

• Strong knowledge of test methodologies and their corresponding tools

• Experience with writing test plans and test cases for assigned features

• Experience with test automation and lightweight scripting/coding

• Keen eye for detail

• Proficient with Linux


 
Nice to Have


• Passionate about the future of AI

• API testing with Postman/Newman or similar

• Containers and orchestration basics (Docker; Kubernetes concepts)

• Experience with load testing tools

• Familiarity with GPUs and GPU drivers—very nice to have, but not required

 
Benefits


• Work 5 days a week from the Vast.ai HQ in Westwood, Los Angeles in an ambitious, fast-paced, AI-centered startup environment

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance coverage

• Matching 401K

• Pay: $40.00 / hour
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