We have a lot of customers and profit for a startup. Your position with us is secure. We are not a lost ship, hoping to discover product-market-fit island. We are on the island. Come join us. Our GPU marketplace powers AI projects and businesses all over the world. We are bootstrapped. Your comp includes generous equity. Equity that investors haven't yet been able to purchase. Grow with the company as we continue to launch new products, hit milestones and enter new markets. The journey to our destiny will not be easy. Our goal is not the safe harbor of today. You will be taxed, and you will be pushed. We love to work. We can't help it; we are witnessing the birth of AGI. All technical roles report to Jake Cannell, the CEO and founder. Jake is a prolific writer and thinker on the subject of AI. Two examples from Less Wrong: LOVE in a simbox is all you need (09/28/2022) and The Brain as a Universal Learning Machine (06/24/2015). Our headquarters are in Los Angeles, with a second office in San Francisco.
Careers at 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’re hiring a QA Engineer to drive both manual and automated testing across our web applications and backend services in a Linux-first environment. This role is central to shipping reliable, high-performance software for a complex, always-on platform. You’ll work closely with Product and Engineering to define quality standards, catch issues early, and help deliver confident releases.
This role is onsite 5 days a week in our Los Angeles (Westwood) office.
What You'll Do- Execute manual, exploratory, and regression testing for web apps and backend services
- Maintain and expand test plans for existing and upcoming features
- Design high-signal test cases and build/extend automation where it matters most
- Validate requirements and ensure releases are stable and defect-free
- Investigate failures, identify root causes, and file clear, actionable tickets
- Partner with Product and Engineering on acceptance criteria and release readiness
- 3+ years hands-on testing of web applications
- Strong knowledge of test methodologies and their corresponding tools
- Experience with writing test plans and test cases for assigned features
- Experience with test automation
- Keen eye for detail
- Passionate about the future of AI
- API testing with Postman/Newman or similar
- Proficient with Linux
- Experience with load testing tools
- Work 5 days a week from the Vast.ai HQ in Los Angeles (Westwood) in an ambitious, fast-paced, AI-centered startup environment
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance coverage
- Matching 401K
- Pay: $40.00 / hour