Lead QA Engineer, Student.com
Marketplace for international student housing
Be an early applicant
Marketplace for international student housing
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
Student.com is committed to helping students find their perfect home abroad.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of professional experience in software quality assurance and testing, with a deep understanding of SDLC and STLC
- Expertise in designing and executing comprehensive test strategies, including functional, regression, performance, and security testing
- Proficient in test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium, Cypress) with strong programming skills in Python, Java, or JavaScript
- Skilled in API testing using tools like Postman or SoapUI, with a solid understanding of RESTful APIs and GraphQL
- Experience in performance testing and analysis using tools like JMeter or LoadRunner, with the ability to identify system bottlenecks
- Strong SQL skills for database testing, including writing complex queries and validating data integrity across systems
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins or GitLab
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, and document findings clearly
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience mentoring junior QA engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams
What the job involves
- Agile Team Collaboration
- Serve as a key quality advocate within cross-functional agile teams
- Collaborate closely with Product Owners, developers, and UX designers to ensure quality throughout the development lifecycle
- Participate actively in all agile activities, providing quality-focused insights
- Comprehensive Testing Execution
- Design and implement test strategies covering:
- Functional validation
- API/interface verification
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Negative test scenarios
- Exploratory testing
- Develop and maintain regression test suites for each release cycle
- Conduct risk-based testing to optimize test coverage
- Test Automation & Maintenance
- Develop and maintain robust automated tests
- Implement continuous testing processes within CI/CD pipelines
- Monitor and enhance automated test suites, ensuring:
- Regular execution
- Result validation
- Issue resolution/escalation
- Optimize test automation coverage and efficiency
- Quality Process Improvement
- Participate in requirement analysis, providing input on:
- Testability
- Usability
- Potential risk areas
- Contribute to the evolution of quality assurance processes
- Maintain and improve testing infrastructure and tools
- Technical Support & Problem Resolution
- Provide second-level technical support for production issues
- Collaborate with support teams to:
- Diagnose complex issues
- Reproduce reported problems
- Verify implemented fixes
- Maintain detailed documentation of identified issues and resolutions
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The number of international students at UK universities alone continues to rise, making a platform which provides easy access to the international student housing market invaluable, and giving Student.com a growing market to expand into.
Before Student.com, it was difficult for landlords to exercise global reach and harness the large numbers of students coming to universities from abroad. Student.com has provided this access, giving landlords worldwide the opportunity to cash in on a lucrative market.
Student.com has seen rapid growth since being founded. Now, it is betting on expanding into new territories like the US, having secured successful rounds of funding from leading investors.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Feb 2019
$10m
LATE VC
Feb 2016
$60m
LATE VC
Total funding: $70m
Company benefits
- Starting kit Every new team member gets a laptop and some gear to help you kickstart the journey!
- Social events: What happens at the party stays at the party. We have social events planned all year round!
- Daily Snacks: Hungry at three in the afternoon? Don’t worry! Our kitchen is always stocked with healthy breakfast and snacks
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Luke Nolan
(CEO)Studied Banking and International Finance at Cass Business School, then built a range of experience in banking, investment and entrepreneurship
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