Senior QA Engineer, Steno
$140-160k
+ Options of Equity
Court reporting services
Open for applications
Court reporting services
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$140-160k
+ Options of Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To optimize the litigation experience with a revolutionary approach to deposition services created by attorneys, for attorneys.
Role
Who you are
- If you are enthusiastic about joining an engineering culture that has a spirit of continuous improvement in all aspects of building products - come join us!
- You have 5+ years of QA experience with demonstrated leadership and strategic planning experience
- You have experience leading testing efforts for complex, multi-component systems
- You've become familiar with the downsides of both under-engineering and over-engineering, and developed an appreciation for working pragmatically
- You seek clarity, and as much simplicity as the underlying problem domain will allow
- You have a track record of successfully mentoring team members and driving process improvements
- You can effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- You realize the real project work happens when the last 20% is being completed - the handling of edge cases, errors, and interesting scenarios is where the real magic happens
What the job involves
- Steno is growing! We’re looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join our winning team, which is revolutionizing the court reporting industry every single day. We’re a diverse team from all over the country (and beyond) and we’re crazy about redefining the boundaries of an outdated industry
- You have a proven track record of developing and implementing QA processes, technologies, and developing automated testing
- You bring a strong sense of ownership to QA, are proactive and highly self-driven, with a strong passion for identifying defects
- You are comfortable reviewing pull requests to understand code changes, identify risk areas, and design targeted feature and regression tests
- You have experience with AI tooling, git, and a high-level programming language such as JavaScript, Python, etc (we use TypeScript with Node.js, Selenium/Playwright, and Jest)
- You’ve got experience with a variety of different testing techniques and when to apply those different techniques
- You have demonstrated leadership experience mentoring team members and driving quality initiatives
- You are a self-starter with effective time management in remote working environments and you are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
- You love solving problems and collaborating with others to solve those problems
- You excel at strategic thinking and can contribute to architectural discussions from a testing perspective
- Planning, developing and managing the QA test plans for multiple product lines
- Leading QA planning sessions for major features and cross-functional initiatives
- Performing QA browser testing with Playwright and translating those tests into automated scripts for future regression coverage
- Identifying quality assurance process bottlenecks and suggesting (and implementing) actions for improvement
- Investigating product quality in order to make improvements to achieve better customer satisfaction
- Using a variety of tools to discover and root cause issues, including db queries with SQL, browser dev tools, and web request tools (e.g. Postman)
- Mentoring QA engineers and conducting code reviews of test scripts
- Collaborating with development leads and product managers on quality standards and testing strategy
- Participating in architectural discussions to ensure testability and quality are built into the system design
- Triaging bug reports and working to reproduce those bugs
Our take
Steno is a court reporting agency that offers services to legal professionals, government agencies, and businesses. As a trusted partner, Steno allows law practices to streamline their operations and work more efficiently, all while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and reliability in its reporting services.
Steno's services are tailored to cases that can take over a year to settle. One of the company's standout offerings is the 'DelayPay' product, which enables lawyers to defer payments for critical services such as court reporting, arbitration, videography, and interpreting until their cases are concluded.
Steno has experienced substantial progress over the past few years, with a growth rate that more than tripled in 2021 alone. Steno received $15 million in a 2024 Series B round as it begins to roll out its gen-AI-powered Transcript Genius, a tool for transcript analysis, indicating a culture of continued innovation.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Dec 2024
$20m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
May 2024
$46m
LATE VC
Total funding: $87.5m
Company benefits
- Health, Vision, & Dental Benefits for employees and dependents
- Wellness/Mental Health benefits for employees and families
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Options of Equity
- Home office setup, and a monthly stipend to cover internet/phone
Company HQ
South Park, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Greg Hong
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously co-founded the restaurant reservation management system, Reserve (acquired by Resy/American Express) where they served as the CEO for 5 years.
Dylan Ruga
(Co-Founder)Currently a Trial Attorney at Stalwart Law Group, which they founded. Previously a Partner at Steptoe & Johnson and a External/Law Clerk at US Courts.
Dan Anderson
(CTO & Co-Founder)Previously co-founded the payment checkout process, Hail (acquired by Reserve) where they served as CEO. Also worked for the Zurich Insurance Company as Risk Consultant, Head of Application Security, and Director.
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