Staff Automation Test Engineer, Classy
$120-165k
+ Equity
More information about location
Online fundraising tools for nonprofits
Job no longer available
Online fundraising tools for nonprofits
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$120-165k
+ Equity
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower nonprofits to unlock the generosity of their supporters and help them advance their missions.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline
- 6+ years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, enhancing, and maintaining automation for web applications and backend services in a fast-paced scrum environment, with both UI and API experience (Python, JavaScript)
- A passion for building automation suites that improve quality and reduce feedback cycles on both front-end and back-end
- Extensive experience with automation tools and technologies
- Proficiency in using Playwright
- Ability to write and maintain custom test scripts in Playwright
- Familiarity with integrating Playwright tests into CI/CD pipelines
- Expertise in debugging Playwright tests and optimizing test performance
- Strong interpersonal skills and a professional demeanor
- Capability to provide strategic direction and mentorship in designing robust automation frameworks
- Ability to lead and conduct technical training sessions, workshops, and code reviews
- Experience in developing and documenting best practices and guidelines for test automation
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with advanced presentation abilities
- A highly effective team player with strong customer empathy
- Flexible, humble, and driven, capable of thriving in a team-oriented scrum environment
Desirable
- Master’s degree in Computer Science
- Experience programming with JavaScript
- Experience with Enterprise SaaS applications deployed to AWS
- Nonprofit or online fundraising experience
- Knowledge of performance testing tools and methodologies
What the job involves
- In this pivotal role, you'll act as a thought leader, delivering innovative test engineering solutions that drive our success in reducing feedback cycles, minimizing defects, and increasing visibility into Test Engineering
- As part of our growing team, you'll need a “can-do” attitude and the ability to contribute across the SDLC, ready to roll up your sleeves and get the job done
- Lead test engineering efforts to expand automation, continuously improve our automation stack, and nurture the automation skills of all team members
- Enhance our existing functional automation suite based on user stories
- Establish and grow a performance testing suite focused on customer-facing features
- Work independently, owning test automation strategy and projects to achieve quality, schedule, financial, and technical goals while advocating for the benefits of test automation
Our take
Classy provides a way for nonprofits to connect with the people who support their causes, amplifying their fundraising efforts. Its robust platform boasts event-planning tools, customizable donation forms, and branded peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns, among other features.
The idea behind Classy is to blend high-performance, user-friendly tools with personalized experiences, fostering a deeper connection between donors and the causes they champion. This approach, according to the company, "unleashes generosity", enabling nonprofits to allocate more resources to their missions.
With a vast network of nonprofit partners and over $30B raised through its platform, Classy has emerged as a formidable player in the field. Its acquisition by GoFundMe in 2022 signifies a strategic move towards creating a unified "giving platform", poised to advance the collective mission of both entities in driving social good.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Apr 2021
$118m
SERIES D
Jun 2019
$17.5m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $183.5m
Company benefits
- Rich healthcare benefits including employer paid premiums for medical/dental/vision (100% for employee only plans and 85% for employee + dependent plans) and employer HSA contributions
- Hybrid workplace with fully remote flexibility for many roles
- Monetary support for new hire setup, hybrid work & wellbeing, family planning, and commuting expenses
- A variety of mental and wellness programs to support employees along with Employee Resource Groups
- Supportive time off policies including vacation, sick/mental health days, volunteer days, company holidays, and a floating holiday
- Generous paid parental leave and family planning stipend
- Classy Gives, a customer connection program that enables our team to find nonprofits they’re passionate about and add meaningful value through volunteering, innovation workshops, fundraising and more
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching along with learning & development and recognition programs
- Grow your career and feed your curiosity with access to learning tools and resources, including a subscription to Udemy, guest speakers, hackathons, and internal brown bag sessions
Company HQ
Core-Columbia, San Diego, CA
Leadership
Soraya Alexander
(President, not founder)COO of GoFundMe, the parent company of Classy. Prior to this acquisition, they held a number of different roles at Classy (ultimately COO). They have also worked as a Director and Senior Manager at DICK's Sporting Goods.
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