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QA/DevOps Engineer

Discord

Location: USA Advertised pay: USD 156,000–175,500 / yearly Work arrangement: Region-restricted remote Employment: Full Time Posted: October 19, 2026 Freshness: Very fresh Source check: Observed in the past 3 days

Executive opportunity brief

The decision in one screen

A compact evidence-first read of compensation, flexibility, mobility and what still needs verification. No universal quality score is used.

Compensation positionBelow the current median97 current same-currency observations
Work flexibilityRegion-restricted remoteBased only on stated location/work-arrangement evidence.
Decision evidence4 of 5 core facts knownThis listing states more core decision facts than the median role in the current sample.
Mobility evidenceSponsorship not establishedUnknown evidence is not treated as unavailable.
Current alternativesCurrent role context limitedCurrent HPJ inventory, not the whole labor market.
Negotiation readinessNegotiation evidence available: advertised pay range, current same-currency market context, strong decision evidence.Use the private Offer & Negotiation Lab below if an offer arrives.
Watch closely: Application closing time

Fast read

Opportunity DNA

This opportunity needs a closer read before drawing a strong conclusion, especially around location rules could change the fit.

PayRange available

Current comparable position is around the 29th percentile.

FlexibilityLocation limits visible

Geographic eligibility is restricted to a country or region.

Entry pathRequirements unclear

The listing does not make the minimum education or experience threshold clear enough yet.

MobilityNot established

Sponsorship and relocation support are not clear from the current listing.

ApplicationSome process detail

Part of the application route can be assessed, but the full external process may contain additional steps.

TraceabilityCurrent source traceable

At least one recent enabled source can still renew this vacancy.

This fingerprint summarizes what is clear, constrained or still unanswered in the current listing. It is a reading aid, not an overall job score.

Decision evidence check

4 of 5 core facts stated

This checks whether the listing states the facts that commonly change an employment decision. It measures disclosure completeness, not whether the opportunity is good or bad.

Facts already stated

  • Compensation
  • Work arrangement
  • Location eligibility
  • Employment type

What to verify next

  • Application closing time: Is there a firm application deadline, a rolling review window or no stated closing date?

Unknown information is never converted into a negative score. The questions above exist to prevent missing evidence from being mistaken for a favorable term.

Decision levers

What could make or break the fit?

Reasons to look closer

Nothing stands out strongly enough yet to call a clear advantage. The role may still be attractive for reasons the listing does not spell out.

Trade-offs to weigh

  • Location rules could change the fit: Geographic eligibility is restricted to a country or region.

Questions worth asking before you invest more time

  • Confirm whether a degree is actually required, preferred, or replaceable with equivalent experience.
  • Confirm the actual minimum experience requirement rather than assuming preferred background is mandatory.
  • Ask whether visa sponsorship is available before investing significant time in the application.

These questions come from details the listing leaves open. An unanswered point is not treated as a disadvantage.

Opportunity neighborhood

Keep your options open

These live roles sit close enough to this opportunity to make useful comparison points. Look across several employers before deciding what pay, flexibility or access trade-offs you are willing to accept.

Senior Software Engineer

Tremendous · LATAM, Canada, USA

USD 150,000–280,000 / year Region-restricted remote 4/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Same seniority band · Same country · Similar work arrangement

About 30% higher advertised midpoint

Staff Software Engineer, App Platform

Fieldguide · USA

USD 210,000–265,000 / year Region-restricted remote 4/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Same seniority band · Same country · Similar work arrangement

About 43% higher advertised midpoint

Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Web + Infrastructure)

Searoutes · Germany

Salary not disclosed Remote — restrictions unclear 3/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Same seniority band · Similar work arrangement · Same employment type

Different angle: Different country

This neighborhood is drawn from current inventory in the same broad occupation. Similarity is based on explicit listing facts; missing details do not count against a job.

Role market context

How much current choice is visible around this kind of work?

This compares the vacancy with current High Paid Job inventory in the broad Software engineering roles family. It describes visible choice and disclosure, not future demand or career quality.

Current visible roles2,689

200 most recent current roles sampled for the disclosure measures below.

Employers represented120

Distinct employers in the bounded current sample, not an estimate of all employers hiring in the market.

Decision-ready disclosure27%

Current sampled roles stating at least four of the five Core Decision Facts.

Compensation stated16%

Requires a numeric amount, explicit ISO currency and supported pay period.

Work arrangement stated100%

Listings with explicit enough remote, hybrid or on-site evidence to classify.

Stated closing time18%

Missing deadline evidence remains unknown and is not interpreted as an open-ended application window.

Disclosure comparison: This listing states more core decision facts than the median role in the current sample. This listing: 4/5 · sample median: 3.0/5.

Currencies with explicit pay evidence in the sample: USD (18) · EUR (11) · GBP (2) · CAD (1). Raw amounts across different currencies are not compared.

This describes current visible High Paid Job inventory in the same broad occupation family. Percentages use a bounded recent sample and are not a forecast, a complete labor-market census or an employer-quality measure.

Constraint opportunity lab

What changes the size of the current opportunity pool?

Each line applies one stricter evidence-based constraint to the same bounded current role-family sample. It helps you see the trade-off in visible choice without deciding which trade-off is right for you.

Require explicit sponsorship or relocation support 1 / 200 1%

Counts only affirmative or possible sponsorship evidence, or relocation explicitly offered. Unknown is not treated as no.

Require worldwide remote evidence 22 / 200 11%

A much stricter subset: only listings with explicit worldwide-remote evidence remain.

Require usable compensation disclosure 32 / 200 16%

Requires amount, explicit ISO currency and a supported pay period. Missing pay evidence remains unknown.

Stay in the same stated country 15 / 81 19%

Uses only roles where a country is known. Roles without country evidence are excluded from this denominator.

Require at least four Core Decision Facts 53 / 200 27%

Shows the subset with enough stated evidence for a more informed first comparison.

Require a remote-listed arrangement 73 / 200 37%

Counts roles explicitly classified as worldwide remote, region-restricted remote or remote with restrictions still unclear.

Keep this advertised salary floor in the same currency 8 / 18 44%

Only same-currency opportunities with usable annualized pay enter this comparison. Other currencies are not converted or treated as lower.

Stay around the same seniority band 169 / 200 85%

Includes roles whose seniority is genuinely unspecified rather than assuming they belong to another level.

These are counterfactual filters over a bounded sample of current HPJ inventory in the same broad occupation family. They show how visible choice changes when one evidence-based constraint is applied; they do not tell you which constraint you should choose or predict hiring outcomes. The calculation uses the 200 most recent current roles from 2689 visible roles in this broad family.

Salary transparency context

Is pay disclosure typical for this kind of role?

This listing states usable structured compensation. About 16% of the bounded current role sample does the same.

This listingUsable pay stated

Compensation counts only when amount, ISO currency and supported pay period are all known.

Current same-role sample16%

Pay disclosure is uncommon in the current role sample.

Current employer pattern78%

This employer’s current visible listings disclose pay materially more often than the current same-role sample.

This compares salary-disclosure behavior in current visible listings. It does not compare raw salary amounts across currencies, infer undisclosed pay as zero, or rate employer quality.

Private offer & negotiation lab

Turn an offer into evidence, not guesswork

Enter an annual base offer and, if you want, your own target. HPJ compares only within one explicit currency and never chooses a target for you.

Advertised annualized payUSD 156,000–175,500 / yearListing evidence only.
Current comparable medianUSD 175,00017 current sampled roles
Current upper quartileUSD 225,000Current HPJ inventory context, not a salary recommendation.

Negotiation evidence available: advertised pay range, current same-currency market context, strong decision evidence.

Enter an annual base offer to compare it with explicit same-currency evidence. HPJ will not suggest a target for you.

Review the full package · 10 terms

Mark what is confirmed, what needs clarification and what you want to prioritize. These choices and notes stay in this browser.

Base payKnown

Usable advertised compensation is available.

Bonus / commissionVerify

Variable compensation is mentioned; verify amount, formula, target and eligibility.

Equity / long-term incentivesMentioned

Equity or long-term incentive language is mentioned; verify grant type, vesting and valuation basis.

Retirement / pensionVerify

Retirement or pension benefits are mentioned; verify employer contribution and vesting.

Health benefitsVerify

Health-benefit language is mentioned; verify coverage, dependants and employee cost.

Paid leaveVerify

Paid-leave language is mentioned; verify the exact entitlement and carry-over rules.

Work arrangementKnown

A work-arrangement signal is available; verify schedule details before relying on it.

RelocationVerify

Relocation support not established

Visa / work authorizationVerify

Sponsorship not established

Review timingVerify

A review cycle is mentioned; verify timing and whether compensation can change at that review.

Questions worth taking into the offer conversation

  • Is there a bonus, commission or other variable-pay component, and how is it calculated?
  • What retirement or pension contribution does the employer provide?
  • What health coverage is included and what costs remain with the employee?
  • How much paid leave is provided and what are the carry-over or blackout rules?
  • If relocation is relevant, what expenses, timing and repayment conditions are covered?
  • What exact sponsorship or work-authorization conditions apply to this role?
  • When is the first performance and compensation review after joining?
  • Is there a firm application deadline, a rolling review window or no stated closing date?

Occupation intelligence

What broader career references connect to this role?

HPJ uses broad comparison families for current-market analysis. External taxonomy results are reference candidates for that broad family, not a declaration that this vacancy has been authoritatively classified into a specific occupation.

HPJ comparison familySoftware engineering roles
Adjacent families worth exploringData & AI roles · Cybersecurity roles · Product roles

European occupation references

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

U.S. occupation references

This site incorporates information from O*NET Web Services by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

Career reference research

Skills worth investigating

Official occupational context, paired with exact phrases visible in this vacancy. It is not a skills test or an applicant-fit score.

ESCO · European occupation

software developer

Usually essential in this ESCO occupation
  • develop software prototype
  • technical drawings
  • create flowchart diagram
  • utilise computer-aided software engineering tools
  • define technical requirements
  • analyse software specifications
  • use software design patterns
Context-dependent ESCO skills
  • cyber attack counter-measures
  • Common Lisp
  • Jenkins (tools for software configuration management)
  • Assembly (computer programming)
  • collect customer feedback on applications

O*NET · U.S. occupation

Software Developers

O*NET occupation skills
  • Programming
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Systems Analysis
  • Active Listening
  • Complex Problem Solving
Build my private skill preparation brief Your evidence · Practice · Interview questions

Plan how you might demonstrate or investigate occupational skills. These are broad-family reference examples, not confirmed vacancy requirements. Nothing you enter is sent to High Paid Job.

develop software prototypeESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
technical drawingsESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
create flowchart diagramESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
utilise computer-aided software engineering toolsESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
define technical requirementsESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
analyse software specificationsESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
use software design patternsESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
cyber attack counter-measuresESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
Common LispESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
Jenkins (tools for software configuration management)ESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
Assembly (computer programming)ESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
collect customer feedback on applicationsESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
ProgrammingO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Critical ThinkingO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Judgment and Decision MakingO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Active LearningO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Reading ComprehensionO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Systems AnalysisO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Active ListeningO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Complex Problem SolvingO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown

Private to this browser. Up to 20 reference skills; not a qualification assessment or hiring prediction.

Useful next question: Which of these occupational reference skills does the hiring manager actually expect for this specific role, and what evidence would demonstrate them?

These skills belong to one reference occupation selected for HPJ’s broad career family, not a verified classification of this vacancy. Text overlap only means a phrase appears in the available listing text; it does not establish an employer requirement, your proficiency, or a qualification gap. A missing mention is unknown, not a deficit.

Adjacent current roles to investigate

Adjacent-family roles are exploration prompts from current HPJ inventory. They are not inferred qualification matches and they do not imply a promotion path.

Career move map

What sits one step away?

This listing is currently read as Senior / lead. Nearby roles one visible seniority step away can help you judge whether to widen the search, stretch upward or compare the responsibilities more carefully.

Broader-entry direction

Stretch direction

These are live roles one visible seniority step away in the same broad occupation family. They can reveal nearby options, but they are not a guaranteed promotion path and do not account for your personal experience.

Skill bridge

What does this role connect to?

Docker is one of the signals this listing shares with skills appearing often across current Software engineering roles opportunities.

Skills named in this listing

DockerPythonSalesforceTerraform

Shared with the current career sample

  • Docker Seen in 23 sampled listings
  • Python Seen in 40 sampled listings

Additional signals in this listing: Salesforce · Terraform

Application edge

  • If these skills match your background, prepare one concrete example that shows how you used Docker, Python, and Salesforce rather than relying on a keyword-only claim.
  • The listing mentions extra application steps. Review those requirements before starting so you can prepare the requested material in one pass.

If the named skills are genuinely transferable in your own experience, the occupation map also points to adjacent current families worth researching: Data & AI roles, Cybersecurity roles, and Product roles. This is exploration context, not a qualification match.

Skill signals come from explicit text mentions. A mention is not automatically a requirement, and absence from the current top-skill list does not make a skill rare or unimportant. The current career comparison draws on 120 sampled listings; 111 contain a recognized skill signal.

Application Decision Lab

Turn the listing into a preparation plan

Separate what the listing actually states from what you still need to prepare or verify. Your selections and short notes stay in this browser and are never submitted to High Paid Job.

Listing mention

Docker

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

Python

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

Salesforce

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

Terraform

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Application step

Prepare for a stated application step

An assessment, test or work-sample step is explicitly mentioned.

Questions worth resolving before you rely on the opportunity

  • Application closing time: Is there a firm application deadline, a rolling review window or no stated closing date?
  • Work authorization / sponsorship: If sponsorship or work authorization matters to you, what exact immigration or employer-sponsorship conditions apply to this role?

Decision analysis

What the listing really tells you

Useful decision context

QA/DevOps Engineer at Discord becomes easier to judge once compensation has enough depth for comparison, the location rules are clear enough to judge, and the application route gives a few useful clues are viewed together. Here is the current read from the information available.

Compensation has enough depth for comparison

The annualized midpoint sits near the 29th percentile within 97 comparable USD salary observations. Treat that as current advertised-pay context rather than a forecast of take-home or total compensation.

The location rules are clear enough to judge

Location flexibility can be assessed here: Remote with some uncertainty or restrictions, with a Remote Freedom reading of 62/100. The most important location constraint is geographic eligibility is restricted to a country or region..

The application route gives a few useful clues

Provider-mediated application path · 1 visible process step. The external application may contain additional steps that are not visible from the listing itself.

The listing can be traced to a current source

1 recent enabled source can currently renew this vacancy across 1 source classes. That improves traceability, although it does not verify the employer itself.

How this analysis is assembled

Built from the pay, location, qualification, mobility, application and source details available for this vacancy. Anything the listing leaves unresolved stays unresolved.

Analysis evidence coverage

How much analysis can the current evidence support?

100%Strong analysis evidence coverage
100%
Current-sample pay position29 / 100

Uses the explainable High Pay Score within the job’s current occupation/seniority/currency comparison sample.

Remote Freedom evidence62 / 100

Measures observable location flexibility and explicit restrictions; it does not determine whether remote work is personally desirable.

Salary evidence qualityHigh confidence · Focused salary range

The configured source supplied structured salary fields, a usable currency and a focused comparison value.

Listing freshnessVery fresh

The listing was posted about 2 days ago.

Source provenance evidenceEstablished source evidence

At least one enabled source recently observed the vacancy. The source chain is traceable, but this is not independent employer verification.

There is no universal opportunity score because pay, flexibility and access matter differently to different people. Compare Jobs lets you weight the evidence around your own priorities.

Decision checklist

What is supported, uncertain or worth checking?

This checklist separates supported strengths, visible cautions and missing evidence. It is not an overall recommendation or guarantee that the job is suitable for you.

Supported strengths

No standout strength is supported strongly enough to list here. That is not a negative rating.

Visible cautions

  • Geographic eligibility is restricted to a country or region.
  • This is remote work with a geographic restriction, not a worldwide-remote vacancy.

Still unknown

  • Visa sponsorship is not established by the available listing data.

Qualifications & access

What qualifications are explicitly stated?

Entry-barrier evidence limited

EducationEducation requirement not established
Required experience evidenceExperience requirement not established
Explicit required barriers0
Explicit access signals0

Qualification signals come from explicit listing wording. Anything not mentioned remains unknown, so silence is never treated as proof that a degree, experience, licence or other requirement is unnecessary.

Pay vs. barriers

Pay and barrier context available

The current pay position can be viewed alongside the stated barriers, but the available detail does not support a stronger conclusion.

Current-sample pay position

Comparable disclosed-pay evidence places this job at about 29 / 100 within its current occupation/seniority sample.

Location-freedom constraints

1 explicit Remote Freedom restriction signal is present and is shown separately from qualification requirements.

Evidence gaps that could change this interpretation
  • Education requirement is not established.
  • Required prior-experience level is not established.

This section weighs pay context against clearly stated barriers without collapsing unlike requirements into one universal score. Degree, experience, licensing, clearance and location limits remain separate, and missing qualification details stay unknown.

Beyond the headline

Not enough evidence for a hidden-value finding

Potential hidden value appears only when several distinct non-pay advantages are actually supported. Missing requirements or benefits are never counted as positives.

Still check: The current application path is provider-mediated rather than directly classified as an employer-authorized or official route.

Hidden Value is an experimental evidence summary, not an investment-style score or guarantee of employability. It only uses explicit current listing evidence and does not infer that an unmentioned qualification is unnecessary.

Explainable opportunity highlight

Why this opportunity stands out

These are supported signals from the current listing and comparison sample—not a guarantee that this is the best job for you.

Clear compensation evidence

The source provides structured salary information with a comparatively focused range, improving the usefulness of pay comparisons.

Fresh opportunity

The listing was posted about 2 days ago.

Compensation intelligence

How competitive is this pay?

29/100

Below many comparable disclosed salaries

29%
Comparison familySoftware engineering roles · Senior / lead
Comparable salaries97
Current-sample medianUSD 180,112
Middle 50% of sampleUSD 156,000–215,000
Position in sampleAt or above about 29%
Comparison geographySame country (US)
Pay positionBelow the current median

The annualized midpoint is below the current comparable median but remains within the sample’s lower-to-middle range.

Why this analysis?

  • This score reflects the current advertised-pay distribution for comparable active jobs in the same currency. It measures pay position, not overall job quality.
  • Salary confidence: High. The configured source supplied structured salary fields, a usable currency and a focused comparison value.
  • Range quality: Focused salary range.

Employer compensation communication

Pay transparency at Discord

Good current pay transparency

This score uses the employer’s current visible listings and combines how often pay is disclosed with how useful those ranges are. Bonus, equity and benefit mentions are shown separately and do not raise the score.

82/100
82%
Salary disclosure78% · 7 of 9 sampled listings
Range qualityMostly focused or specific pay information
Bonus wording5 current listings
Equity wording7 current listings
Benefits wording7 current listings
Evidence strengthModerate

This pattern comes from the employer’s current visible vacancies. It describes hiring and pay transparency in those listings, not employee satisfaction or a permanent judgement of the employer.

Current employer intelligence

Discord — current opportunity snapshot

Current opportunities visible9
Salary disclosure78%
Remote-policy evidence coverage100% · 9 of 9 sampled listings
Remote share of known arrangements100%
Worldwide-remote share22%
Known hiring countries1
Sponsorship evidence coverage0% · 0 of 9 sampled listings
Explicit sponsorship outcomes0 confirmed · 0 possible · 0 unavailable
Pattern sample9 of 9 · 100% coverage
Current role-family breadth2
Stated closing-date coverage22%
Relocation evidence coverage0% · 0 explicitly offered
Posted within 7 days11% of listings with a known posting date

Employer Evidence Profile

How often this employer’s current visible sampled vacancies state decision-critical information. These percentages describe evidence coverage, not employer quality.

Compensation78% of sampled current listings

Current sampled listings with advertised compensation evidence.

Work arrangement100% of sampled current listings

Current sampled listings whose work arrangement is clearer than unknown.

Location78% of sampled current listings

Current sampled listings with a supported country signal.

Application timing22% of sampled current listings

Current sampled listings with an explicit closing time.

Posting date100% of sampled current listings

Current sampled listings with a usable posting date.

Sponsorship0% of sampled current listings

Current sampled listings that explicitly indicate confirmed, possible or unavailable sponsorship evidence.

Relocation0% of sampled current listings

Current sampled listings with an explicit relocation signal.

Low coverage means the current visible listings state the information less often. It does not prove that the employer lacks the policy, benefit or support.

Common current occupation families: Software engineering (4) · Data & AI (3)

Visible seniority mix: Senior / lead (8)

Current employment-type mix: Full time (9)

Most visible hiring countries in this sample: United States (7)

Other current roles from this employer

These are other current vacancies visible from the same employer, not endorsements or evidence of future hiring plans.

Current disclosed salary medians by currency

  • USD 232,750 median · 7 disclosed salaries

Questions worth asking this employer

  • If work authorization matters to you, what sponsorship policy applies to this specific role and location?
  • If a move is required, is relocation assistance available for this position?
  • What is the expected application and interview timeline if the listing does not state a closing date?

These questions are prompted by missing or thin evidence in the employer’s current visible vacancies. Missing evidence is not treated as a negative judgement.

This employer snapshot uses the employer’s current visible listings. Remote and sponsorship rates use only vacancies with explicit evidence, while missing information stays unknown. Salary medians are shown separately by currency and need at least five disclosed salaries. Zero confirmed sponsorship means none was explicitly found in this sample, not that sponsorship is unavailable.

This snapshot describes the employer’s current visible vacancies—things such as pay disclosure and work arrangement. It is not an employee-satisfaction or hiring-quality rating, and different currencies stay separate.

Work-location intelligence

Remote Freedom

62/100

Remote with some uncertainty or restrictions

62%

Why this score?

  • The role is remote but the source identifies a country or regional restriction.

Location restrictions detected

  • Geographic eligibility is restricted to a country or region.

Remote Freedom measures observable location flexibility only. Unknown work-location information remains unscored. Timezone wording is penalized only when it appears restrictive; general collaboration across time zones is not treated as a restriction. A score does not guarantee legal work eligibility, payroll availability or visa sponsorship.

International applicant intelligence

Visa & relocation signals

Sponsorship status is shown only when the listing provides clear enough wording. Employer history or headquarters location is not used to guess an answer.

Visa sponsorshipSponsorship not established

The available listing details do not contain a clear enough sponsorship statement.

RelocationRelocation support not established

The available listing details do not contain a clear enough relocation statement.

Tradeoff check

What’s the catch?

These are visible conditions worth checking before treating the headline compensation as the whole story:

  • This is remote work with a geographic restriction, not a worldwide-remote vacancy.

Current alternatives

Better-paying alternatives

These current roles show a materially higher annualized salary midpoint in the same broad occupation and currency. Similar seniority, country, work arrangement, employment type and recency are preferred where possible; higher pay alone does not make an alternative a better fit.

About +57% midpoint

Sr. Staff Engineer (Fullstack/Backend)

hims & hers · USA

USD 240,000–280,000 / year Region-restricted remote

Why comparable: Same seniority band · Same country · Similar work-location arrangement

About +57% midpoint

Sr. Staff Engineer (Fullstack/Frontend)

hims & hers · USA

USD 240,000–280,000 / year Region-restricted remote

Why comparable: Same seniority band · Same country · Similar work-location arrangement

About +43% midpoint

Staff Software Engineer, App Platform

Fieldguide · USA

USD 210,000–265,000 / year Region-restricted remote

Why comparable: Same seniority band · Same country · Similar work-location arrangement

Alternatives are drawn from the current inventory rather than presented as application recommendations. A pay difference needs to be meaningful—about 3% or more at the midpoint—and different currencies are not compared.

Application-path intelligence

What can we see about the application process?

Provider-mediated application path

The current application path comes through a publisher or aggregator. The destination may still lead to an employer-authorized hiring system, but that is not clear enough to assume.

Current destination: jobicy.com · HTTPS

Visible application steps or requirements

  • An assessment, test or work-sample step is explicitly mentioned.

Application effort is estimated from visible listing and source details. Optional steps are kept separate from mandatory ones, and the external form may contain additional requirements that are not visible here.

Application safety context

Application safety check

Basic application-safety context available

The current application destination has a basic transport-safety signal such as HTTPS. This does not verify the employer, vacancy, recruiter or application process.

Evidence checked: Source provenance · Application destination · Listing wording

Observable transport-safety signals

  • The available application destination uses HTTPS.
Before you share money or sensitive information
  • Confirm the vacancy on the employer’s official careers site when practical, especially if a recruiter contacts you outside the listed application path.
  • Check that recruiter email domains and application destinations are consistent with the employer or an identifiable recruiting provider.
  • Do not pay application, processing, training or equipment fees merely to be considered for a job.
  • Do not send cryptocurrency, gift cards, online-banking credentials or PINs as part of an application.
  • Treat unusually fast offers or interviews conducted only through informal messaging channels as reasons to verify the employer independently.

This is a limited safety screen, not employer verification and not a fraud determination. Never send money, cryptocurrency, passwords or sensitive banking credentials merely because a listing appears on a job platform.

Original listing details

The section below comes from the listing source. The decision sections above use the job’s structured pay, location, qualification, mobility and application details to give you additional context.

Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.

We are seeking a QA/DevOps Engineer to join Discord’s Business Systems team. In this role, you will own automated test suite development and maintenance across Oracle ERP Cloud (Fusion) and Salesforce, with a focus on Tosca-based regression and progression testing. You will embed automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and partner closely with ERP Functional, Technical, and DevOps teams to ensure every release is tested consistently and defects are caught early.

What you'll be doing

  • Run Oracle ERP Cloud and Salesforce QA automation suites for all quarterly patch upgrades end-to-end.
  • Review new Oracle and SFDC release features and recommend improvements to existing testing processes.
  • Build and improve regression and progression test automation in the Tosca environment for Oracle Fusion and Salesforce.
  • Create, maintain, and update Tosca scripts to reflect system and process changes across GL, AP, AR, and FAH modules.
  • Lead feature enhancement reviews as part of quarterly patch assessment cycles and new enhancement projects.
  • Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines; trigger regression suites automatically on every release candidate build.
  • Maintain test infrastructure and environments in collaboration with DevOps and ERP Technical teams.
  • Document test coverage, defect trends, and release readiness in Jira and shared reporting dashboards.

Automation Use Cases

  • FAH Process Automation: Auto-test Financial Accounting Hub on each new sales item addition to eliminate manual unit testing.
  • AR Regression Suite: Automated flows for invoicing, receipts, and customer setup across every release.
  • AP Regression Suite: Payment runs, supplier invoices, holds, and approvals tested automatically on each patch cycle.
  • Salesforce Tosca Automation: Develop, maintain, and expand automated SFDC test suites in Tosca, integrated with release pipelines.

What you should have

  • 3-5+ years of QA automation experience.
  • Hands-on Tosca experience for regression and progression test suite development and maintenance.
  • Experience executing and maintaining automated test cycles for quarterly Oracle patch upgrades.
  • Familiarity with Oracle ERP Cloud and SFDC release feature review and technical impact assessment.
  • Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or equivalent).
  • Familiarity with pipeline configuration: triggering regression runs on pull requests and release candidate builds.
  • Working knowledge of version control (Git / GitHub or GitLab): branching, pull requests, and code review workflows.
  • Basic scripting capability in Python, Shell, or PowerShell for test utility automation and pipeline support.
  • Understanding of containerized test environments (Docker); experience running tests in ephemeral containers is a plus.
  • Jira for defect tracking, test coverage reporting, and sprint participation.
  • Experience writing and maintaining test documentation: test plans, test cases, regression logs, and release readiness summaries.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with ERP Functional Analysts, ERP Technical Developers, and DevOps engineers.
  • Familiarity with SOX compliance, ITGC controls, and ERP change management practices.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Oracle Fusion certification or formal training in Oracle ERP Cloud modules.
  • Experience with SaaS QA automation in a high-growth technology company environment.
  • Exposure to OIC (Oracle Integration Cloud) or MuleSoft integration testing.
  • Familiarity with Salesforce test automation frameworks beyond Tosca (Selenium, Provar, or equivalent).
  • Prior experience working with AMS or managed services vendors in an ERP context.
  • Knowledge of Oracle quarterly release cycles and technical impact assessments.
  • Exposure to infrastructure-as-code or environment provisioning concepts (Terraform, Ansible).

This position is US-based and can be remote but if you live in the Bay Area, you’re welcome to work from our beautiful SF office.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $156,000 to $175,500 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

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