QA Engineer (AI-First)
About VacationRenter
VacationRenter is a global travel platform that brings all types of accommodations into one place, making it easy for travelers to find the perfect stay.
From private homes and beachfront villas to city apartments and hotels, VacationRenter offers one of the most extensive selections of properties worldwide and simplifies the entire search experience. Behind the scenes, VacationRenter’s technology analyzes millions of listings and billions of data points to surface the best options for every trip.
Launched out of Wilbur Labs in 2018, VacationRenter quickly became one of the fastest growing travel startups ever, surpassing $1 billion in gross bookings in just two years. The company is led by a team of seasoned travel industry leaders.
About This Role
VacationRenter is seeking a hands-on, AI-driven QA Engineer to build and own the quality function from the ground up. This role is pivotal in ensuring high-confidence releases across our web, mobile, and platform services, while leveraging AI and automation to scale quality without scaling headcount.
VacationRenter is seeking a hands-on, AI-driven QA Engineer to build and own the quality function from the ground up. This role is pivotal in ensuring high-confidence releases across our web, mobile, and platform services, while leveraging AI and automation to scale quality without scaling headcount.
You will be the sole QA hire, responsible for designing systems that replace traditional manual QA processes. This is not a conventional QA role. Instead of managing test cases, you will build intelligent, automated systems that generate coverage, identify risks, and improve product quality at speed.
The ideal candidate is a systems thinker with strong engineering instincts who embraces AI-first workflows. You will partner closely with product and engineering to embed quality early in the development lifecycle and ensure that testing, validation, and reliability scale alongside the business. This is a hands-on, code-first role. You will build systems, not write test case spreadsheets.
This role will report directly to the Head of Engineering. This is a full-time hybrid position, based in Dallas.
About VacationRenter
VacationRenter is a global travel platform that brings all types of accommodations into one place, making it easy for travelers to find the perfect stay.
From private homes and beachfront villas to city apartments and hotels, VacationRenter offers one of the most extensive selections of properties worldwide and simplifies the entire search experience. Behind the scenes, VacationRenter’s technology analyzes millions of listings and billions of data points to surface the best options for every trip.
Launched out of Wilbur Labs in 2018, VacationRenter quickly became one of the fastest growing travel startups ever, surpassing $1 billion in gross bookings in just two years. The company is led by a team of seasoned travel industry leaders.
About This Role
VacationRenter is seeking a hands-on, AI-driven QA Engineer to build and own the quality function from the ground up. This role is pivotal in ensuring high-confidence releases across our web, mobile, and platform services, while leveraging AI and automation to scale quality without scaling headcount.
VacationRenter is seeking a hands-on, AI-driven QA Engineer to build and own the quality function from the ground up. This role is pivotal in ensuring high-confidence releases across our web, mobile, and platform services, while leveraging AI and automation to scale quality without scaling headcount.
You will be the sole QA hire, responsible for designing systems that replace traditional manual QA processes. This is not a conventional QA role. Instead of managing test cases, you will build intelligent, automated systems that generate coverage, identify risks, and improve product quality at speed.
The ideal candidate is a systems thinker with strong engineering instincts who embraces AI-first workflows. You will partner closely with product and engineering to embed quality early in the development lifecycle and ensure that testing, validation, and reliability scale alongside the business. This is a hands-on, code-first role. You will build systems, not write test case spreadsheets.
This role will report directly to the Head of Engineering. This is a full-time hybrid position, based in Dallas.
Role & Responsibilities
AI Required Skills & Profile
We believe AI fundamentally changes how QA operates. You will be expected to continuously evaluate new AI tools, build custom workflows such as LLM-based test generation and AI-driven failure triage, and push the boundaries of what one person can accomplish.
Experience with tools such as OpenAI, Claude, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot is expected, but the mindset matters more than any specific tool.
Engineering Capability
Mindset
