Director of Software QA
Teal Communications, Inc. · Kirkland, WA
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Jun 29, 2026
Kirkland, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A director-level role responsible for building and overseeing all quality assurance functions across the product development lifecycle, from requirements gathering through regression testing. The work centers on Java-based test automation for web and API layers, designing test frameworks and CI integrations, and managing test coverage roadmaps. Best suited to a seasoned QA engineer with leadership experience, ideally with some background in telecommunications or IoT.
Senior level · 7+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 130 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software quality assurance analysts and testers). range 100–210
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $129,690 (middle half $98,410–$168,210).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The title is 'Director of Software QA' with clear people-management framing (leads all QA functions, reports to VP of Engineering), which could support 11-3021 (Computer and Information Systems Managers). However, the qualifications and day-to-day work are overwhelmingly hands-on test automation engineering (writing Java-based tests, Selenium, Rest Assured, etc.), so 15-1253 is the primary classification with 11-3021 as the runner-up.
The posting is titled 'Director' but the requirements (7+ years as a QA/Test Automation Engineer, hands-on coding) and scope align with a Senior individual contributor/tech lead rather than a true executive director. Advertised seniority is left as Unspecified because the title carries a functional label ('Director') rather than a standard career-ladder level word.
The role is described as 'Ability to work remote' in benefits, but the location section explicitly requires the candidate to be in Greater Seattle Metro and work in-person at Kirkland, WA at least 2 days per week — this is a hybrid role, not fully remote.
Bachelor's degree is listed as 'preferred' with 'or equivalent experience' — not a hard requirement, so the degree requirement is set to None.
AWS, MongoDB, MySQL, and AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude) are explicitly called out as 'a plus' in the posting and are marked as preferred accordingly.
Eclipse and IntelliJ are listed together as IDE options; IntelliJ is used as the primary name with Eclipse in alternatives. Similarly, SoapUI and Rest Assured are listed as interchangeable API automation options.
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