Senior Quality Engineer, Axios

• The ideal candidate is a technical leader with a collaborative, problem-solving mindset who embodies Axios’ quality-first culture. You should have:
• 5+ years of experience in quality engineering or software testing
• Proficiency in test automation using tools like Cypress and UI component validation tools like Storybook
• Experience testing web applications in agile development environments
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to champion and articulate quality engineering principles across teams
• A commitment to fostering collaboration, embracing continuous learning, and proactively solving challenges

Desirable

• The Quality Engineering (QE) team plays a key role in embedding quality throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring our products meet the high expectations of our readers and stakeholders
• As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to proactively identify risk, drive test strategies, and advocate for scalable quality practices
• Go deeper: The Senior Quality Engineer’s responsibility is to ensure Axios’ products align with our business needs and maintain stability, predictability, and resilience throughout the publishing lifecycle. Responsibilities of this role include:
• Shift-left testing: Actively participate in grooming, design reviews, and risk assessments to embed quality early in the development process
• Define test strategies: Collaborate with product managers and engineers to ensure comprehensive test coverage across functional, integration, performance, and accessibility testing
• Automation-first mindset: Design, implement, and maintain scalable automated tests, ensuring an optimal balance between automation and strategic manual testing
• Bug and defect management: Identify, log, track, and drive resolution of defects, ensuring clear communication with stakeholders
• Performance & observability: Leverage metrics, dashboards, and analytics to monitor product quality and proactively identify issues before they impact users
• Continuous improvement: Contribute to quality process refinements and mentor application development engineers on testing best practices
• As a QE, you'll be an active member of our Quality Chapter, the group that unifies and aligns quality efforts across teams, ensuring consistency, shared learning, and collaboration
• Our vision is to establish a stable and predictable delivery ecosystem that supports our Product and Engineering department in delivering exceptional experiences by serving as leaders, experts, and advocates of integrated quality strategies
• Our mission is to embed quality at the core of every stage of development by building robust testing frameworks, advancing shift-left practices, and fostering a culture of collaboration and shared responsibility. We are committed to delivering reliable and inclusive reader experiences through proactive risk mitigation, continuous feedback loops, and data-driven decision-making
• At Axios, we believe quality is everyone’s responsibility—and as a Senior Quality Engineer, you’ll be a champion of that vision, ensuring we deliver the best possible experience to our readers