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QA Engineer I
GitLab · San Francisco, CA (Remote)
Compensation
$65k–$85kper year
HybridContractSoftware Development
⚡Plain English
What is Software Development?
You write and ship real features alongside a team — bugs, interfaces, working product.
This role is for you if you love making things and want the widest set of doors in tech.
📋About the Role
Own quality for a product team: write automated tests, triage bugs, and guard releases. A common and underrated first role into software engineering.
Test AutomationCypressCI/CDBug Triage
Your roadmap to get this job
Most people finish in 10–18 weeks from zero.
▸Master one language deeply
▸Git + CS fundamentals
▸Personal site shipped
▸3 portfolio projects
▸Contribute to open source
▸Code review practice
▸Portfolio-first resume
▸Apply strategically
▸Interview coding prep
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