Application Guide

How to Apply for Senior QA Engineer (API)

at Serve Robotics

🏢 About Serve Robotics

Serve Robotics is pioneering zero-emissions sidewalk robots for sustainable food delivery, moving deliveries away from congested streets to benefit local businesses and communities. The company combines robotics, machine learning, and computer vision with a focus on end-to-end user experience, creating a future where robotic deliveries become efficient ubiquity rather than novelty. Their agile, diverse team of tech veterans is solving real-world urban mobility problems while delighting users across multiple U.S. cities.

About This Role

As Senior QA Engineer (API), you'll own Cloud Testing Automation for Serve's internally-developed delivery platform and fleetware system, ensuring high-quality weekly releases of their robotic delivery infrastructure. You'll be responsible for API testing initiatives related to cloud infrastructure, working within the quality assurance team to maintain the reliability of systems that power their sidewalk robot fleet. This role directly impacts the scalability and reliability of sustainable food delivery services across multiple cities.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves designing and executing API test automation for Serve's delivery platform, collaborating with development teams on weekly release quality, and analyzing test results from cloud infrastructure monitoring. You'll work on testing initiatives that ensure the reliability of fleet management systems supporting real-time robot operations across multiple cities, with regular team syncs to address quality issues in their agile development environment.

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🎯 Who Serve Robotics Is Looking For

  • Has 3+ years of API testing experience with proficiency in automation using Python or JavaScript for test scripting
  • Demonstrates strong understanding of API testing principles and methodologies, particularly for cloud-based systems
  • Possesses experience with cross-platform testing methodologies relevant to delivery platforms and fleet management systems
  • Shows understanding of user-centered product development, especially for systems supporting physical robotics operations

📝 Tips for Applying to Serve Robotics

1

Highlight specific API testing experience with cloud infrastructure, not just general testing experience

2

Mention any experience with robotics, IoT, or delivery platform testing in your resume summary

3

Include concrete examples of how you've ensured quality in weekly release cycles

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Demonstrate understanding of Serve's mission by connecting your experience to sustainable urban mobility

5

Showcase automation projects using Python/JavaScript specifically for API testing scenarios

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience with API testing for cloud-based systems and how it applies to fleetware platforms', 'Specific examples of ensuring quality in rapid release environments (weekly releases mentioned in job description)', 'How your testing approach aligns with user-centered product development for physical robotics', "Why you're passionate about sustainable urban mobility and zero-emissions technology"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Serve Robotics' current city deployments (LA, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago) and their expansion plans
  • → Their specific delivery platform and fleetware technology stack through technical blogs or announcements
  • → The challenges of sidewalk robotics in urban environments and how testing ensures reliability
  • → Their company culture of 'agile, diverse, and driven' collaboration mentioned in the description

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe your approach to API testing automation for a cloud-based delivery platform
2 How would you design test strategies for weekly releases of a fleet management system?
3 What experience do you have with testing systems that involve both software and physical components (robotics)?
4 How do you ensure API reliability and performance for systems supporting real-time operations?
5 Can you discuss a time you implemented cross-platform testing methodologies for a complex system?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with only UI testing experience without emphasizing API/cloud testing expertise
  • Generic testing experience without connecting it to rapid release cycles or cloud infrastructure
  • Not demonstrating understanding of how testing supports physical robotics operations

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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