Full-Time
Quality Assurance Engineer
Buzz Solutions
51-200 employees
AI-powered analytics for utility infrastructure
No salary listed
Remote in USA
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- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance or testing
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycles (Agile/Scrum)
- Able to adapt to testing depth based on ticket type (feature vs bug), impact, and release context rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach.
- Experience with manual testing techniques and test case design
- Confident using browser DevTools (network, console, application/storage) to debug UI and API issues and collaborate effectively with engineers.
- Familiarity with bug tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Linear, GitHub Issues)
- Hands-on experience with JIRA workflows, BDD tools like Cucumber, CI pipelines, and comfort validating automated test results alongside manual testing.
- Ability to clearly communicate issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Comfortable owning validation decisions, initiating QA–Dev syncs when needed, and partnering with engineers to improve product quality without adding unnecessary process.
- Strong attention to detail and a proactive mindset
- Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for web applications
- Perform manual and automated testing across functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end scenarios
- Collaborate with product managers and engineers to understand requirements and acceptance criteria
- Identify, document, and track bugs with clear reproduction steps and severity levels
- Validate fixes and ensure issues are resolved without introducing regressions
- Build and maintain automated test frameworks and CI/CD test pipelines (where applicable)
- Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release readiness reviews
- Advocate for quality best practices across the development lifecycle
- Continuously improve QA processes, tooling, and coverage
- Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium)
- Programming or scripting experience (JavaScript, Python, or similar)
- Experience testing APIs, backend services, or distributed systems
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
- Experience testing cloud-based or data-intensive applications
- Knowledge of performance, load, or security testing is a plus
Buzz Solutions provides AI-powered analytics for utility companies to monitor and maintain electrical infrastructure. Its products PowerAI and PowerGUARD analyze visual data from inspections (including cameras, drones, and sensors) to detect faults, assess asset condition, and improve substation security. The software works as a SaaS platform: it ingests imagery and sensor data, runs anomaly detection and fault-detection models, and presents insights, dashboards, and alerts to customers for proactive maintenance and risk reduction. Buzz Solutions differentiates itself through a focus on visual data processing and proactive anomaly detection across both manned and unmanned substations, offering a subscription and service-based model that aligns with utility needs. The company's goal is to increase reliability and safety of energy infrastructure while lowering the risk of wildfires, outages, and costly shutdowns for utility operators.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$9.5M
Headquarters
Stanford, Kentucky
Founded
2017
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Esri Partner Network membership integrates AI analytics into GIS for NYPA and SCE.
- Recent $5M funding follows $3.3M in 2022 to expand solar and wind inspections.
- Partnerships with NYPA and Newfoundland Power accelerate deployments and validate technology.
What critics are saying
- GE Vernova's Predix APM locks in 40% larger contracts via turbine integrations by Q1 2026.
- Esri's ArcGIS Utility Network causes NYPA to switch, cutting Buzz subscriptions 30% by Feb 2026.
- Funding drought forces 50% headcount cuts and client losses within 3-6 months.
What makes Buzz Solutions unique
- PowerAI automates drone imagery analysis for solar panel defects and thermal anomalies.
- PowerGUARD delivers real-time edge AI monitoring for substation security using NVIDIA DeepStream.
- Proprietary 100,000+ image dataset trains superior AI models for utility infrastructure.
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Health Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Remote Work Options
Paid Vacation
Flexible Work Hours
Office/Hybrid not specified
Wellness Program
Mental Health Support
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Professional Development Budget
Stock Options
Company Equity
Phone/Internet Stipend
Home Office Stipend
Travel Benefits
Gym Membership
Adoption Assistance
Family Planning Benefits
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Sabbatical Leave
Growth & Insights and Company News
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↑ 0%Buzz Solutions has expanded its PowerAI platform to support utility-scale solar inspections, addressing the growing challenge of managing vast installations with millions of panels. The AI software analyses drone-collected RGB and thermal imagery to detect defects across photovoltaic panels, connectors, combiner boxes and inverters. The platform automates visual analysis of large inspection datasets, identifying thermal anomalies and equipment issues such as cracked panels, soiling and vegetation encroachment. Results integrate directly into GIS and asset management systems, enabling utilities to prioritise maintenance and improve asset performance. The Palo Alto-based company's expansion builds on its existing visual AI platform used across transmission, distribution and substation infrastructure. Early deployments have demonstrated reduced manual review times and accelerated inspection timelines across large-scale infrastructure programmes.
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ - Buzz Solutions, an AI company that enables a smart, stable and resilient energy infrastructure, today announced it has joined the Esri Partner Network (EPN) Silver program.
Listen to this articleChinese and U.S. companies led March 2024 robotics investments. Credit: Eacon Mining, Dan Kara. Thirty-seven robotics firms received funding in March 2024, pulling in a total monthly investment of $642 million. March’s investment figure was significantly less than February’s mark of approximately $2 billion, but it was in keeping with other monthly investments in 2023 and early 2024 (see Figure 1, below).California companies secure investment. As described in Table 1 below, the two largest robotics investments in March were secured by software suppliers
Buzz Solutions, a Palo Alto, CA-based AI company that inspects and protects critical energy infrastructure, raised $5M in funding.
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