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AI Testing Specialist


PayCompetitive
LocationNew York/New York
Employment typeFull-Time
  • Job Description

      Req#: 26-00265
      Job Title

      AI Testing Specialist

      Location

      Hybrid / Remote

      Employment Type

      Full-time

      Job Summary

      We are seeking an AI Testing Specialist to ensure the quality, reliability, security, and performance of AI-powered applications, machine learning models, and generative AI solutions. The ideal candidate will develop and execute comprehensive testing strategies for AI systems, validate model outputs, assess AI-specific risks, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality AI products.

      Key Responsibilities
      • Design and execute test strategies for AI, machine learning, and generative AI applications.
      • Create and maintain test plans, test cases, and test data for AI features and workflows.
      • Validate AI model outputs for accuracy, consistency, relevance, factuality, and reliability.
      • Evaluate AI systems for hallucinations, bias, toxicity, fairness, and robustness.
      • Perform functional, regression, integration, API, end-to-end, performance, usability, and security testing.
      • Test prompt-based applications and optimize prompts for consistent results.
      • Develop automated testing frameworks for AI applications and APIs.
      • Verify data quality, preprocessing pipelines, and model inputs.
      • Conduct stress, load, and scalability testing for AI services.
      • Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects using bug management tools.
      • Collaborate with AI engineers, data scientists, software developers, product managers, and UX teams.
      • Monitor production AI systems and support continuous quality improvement.
      • Prepare test reports, quality metrics, and release recommendations.
      • Ensure compliance with organizational AI governance, security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.

      Required Qualifications
      • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
      • 3-5+ years of experience in software testing, QA, or AI testing.
      • Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and quality assurance principles.
      • Experience testing APIs, web applications, and cloud-based systems.
      • Familiarity with AI, machine learning, and generative AI concepts.
      • Experience working in Agile or Scrum environments.

      Preferred Qualifications
      • Experience testing Large Language Model (LLM) applications.
      • Knowledge of prompt engineering and AI evaluation methodologies.
      • Experience with Responsible AI practices and AI governance.
      • AI, cloud, or software testing certifications.
      • Experience with MLOps workflows and model lifecycle management.

      Technical Skills
      • Manual and automated testing
      • Test planning and execution
      • API testing (Postman, REST Assured)
      • Automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress)
      • Programming (Python, Java, JavaScript, or C#)
      • SQL and database validation
      • Git and CI/CD tools
      • Test management tools (Jira, TestRail, Zephyr)
      • Performance testing (JMeter, k6, LoadRunner)
      • AI model evaluation techniques
      • Prompt engineering
      • LLM testing and validation
      • AI safety testing (hallucinations, bias, toxicity, prompt injection, jailbreak resistance)
      • Data validation and preprocessing verification
      • JSON, REST APIs, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

      Soft Skills
      • Analytical and critical thinking
      • Strong attention to detail
      • Problem-solving
      • Effective communication
      • Collaboration across multidisciplinary teams
      • Documentation and reporting
      • Adaptability
      • Time management
      • Continuous learning

      Preferred Experience
      • AI-powered enterprise applications
      • Conversational AI and chatbots
      • Generative AI products
      • Machine learning platforms
      • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems
      • SaaS and cloud-native applications
      • Healthcare, finance, retail, or other regulated industries

      Success Metrics
      • Test coverage and automation coverage
      • Defect detection and prevention rate
      • AI response quality and reliability
      • Reduction in production defects
      • Model evaluation accuracy
      • Compliance with AI quality and governance standards
      • Release readiness and stability
      • Customer satisfaction and user experience
      • Test execution efficiency

      Nice-to-Have Skills
      • AI evaluation frameworks (DeepEval, Ragas, LangSmith, Promptfoo)
      • LangChain or similar AI orchestration frameworks
      • Vector databases
      • Docker and Kubernetes
      • MLOps tools (MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker)
      • Explainable AI (XAI) concepts
      • Data annotation and synthetic data generation
      • Accessibility testing
      • Security testing for AI systems
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