Senior Quality Assurance Analyst, Age of Learning
The estimated compensation range for a new hire in this position is $31.25/hour USD to $38.00/hour USD
Digital educational materials
Job no longer available
Digital educational materials
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
The estimated compensation range for a new hire in this position is $31.25/hour USD to $38.00/hour USD
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help children everywhere build a strong foundation for academic success and a lifelong love of learning.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have exceptional knowledge of QA testing processes and procedures and have the ability to work closely with development, product, and management teams to establish quality benchmarks and manage the end-to-end testing process
- This role is perfect for someone who is keen to apply their testing skills in a dynamic environment and contribute to the delivery of high-quality software
- 4+ years of experience in a QA role
- Strong experience in manual QA testing practices, with knowledge of automation being a plus
- Experience testing across multiple platforms (browser, Android, iOS)
- Experience testing in-app purchases and subscription-based monetization across iOS and multiple Android app stores
- Strong understanding of bug management systems (e.g., JIRA, Bugzilla)
- Familiarity with source control systems (e.g., Git) and branching schemes
- Ability to communicate software issues clearly to development and management teams
- Basic experience with testing analytics using tools such as Snowflake, with the ability to review and make minor modifications to existing SQL queries to validate data accuracy as per BI team expectations
Desirable
- Ability to define a comprehensive test plan for app-wide regression checks, determining necessary test coverage based on release changes
- Experience with app developer portals, including the ability to manage app submissions and releases
- Familiarity with debugging tools such as Xcode and Android Studio, as well as using ADB commands for installing and signing builds
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Senior QA Analyst to join our Consumer Products Division
- This individual will participate directly in the development process to ensure that all software releases meet the highest quality standards
- While automation experience is a plus, it is not required for this role
- The QA Analyst will also contribute to the quality, stability, and performance of live products through monitoring and issue management
- Participate in thorough testing across all products
- Support the development and implementation of testing strategies, standards, and best practices to meet quality goals
- Collaborate with internal and/or external cross-functional teams (Development, Product Management, etc.) to ensure seamless and timely releases
- Conduct manual testing efforts, with an option to explore automation solutions, if beneficial
- Assist in managing the bug reporting process and ensure accurate documentation of defects
- Create test cases as part of an agile story refinement process to ensure clear and testable acceptance criteria, proactively identifying additional scenarios that enhance test coverage beyond explicitly defined requirements
- Monitor player or user feedback on live issues, bugs, and service interruptions through support channels
- Work with customer support teams to prioritize and address player-reported bugs or concerns
- Help maintain a culture of professionalism and continuous improvement within the team
Our take
Age of Learning creates and distributes digital educational material to schools, educators, and families. The company's programs have been used worldwide to educate millions of children through a range of stories and games, many of which feature its main character ABCmouse.
As with many trends, the move to digitize education was accelerated by the global pandemic, with how children are taught reshaped by at-home classes and remote learning. Age of Learning has capitalized on the eagerness of parents and schools to continue embracing new technologies, launching its Personalized Mastery Learning Ecosystem for schools, which enables teachers, families, and administrators to focus on the individual learning needs of students, and accelerate literacy and maths skills through technology and learning science.
And this approach to education hasn't gone unnoticed, with the company named one of TIME's Top EdTech Companies of 2024 alongside making the GSV 150 list of Most Transformational Growth Companies in Digital Learning and Workforce Skills. Strengthening the companies reputation, Age of Learning is ready for continued growth and to shape the future of digital learning.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2021
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2020
$50m
SERIES B
Total funding: $500m
Company benefits
- 90% of employee health and welfare benefits premiums & 65% of dependent benefits premiums
- A 401(k) program with employer match
- 15 paid vacation days (increases to 20 days on your 3-year anniversary), 12 observed national paid holidays plus 9 sick days
- Our flexible work culture means 2 or more days in the office (hybrid) or 100% fully remote options available for most positions
Company HQ
Downtown, Glendale, CA
Leadership
Alex Galvagni
(CEO & CPO)Initially joined Age of Learning in 2016 as CPO in 2016 and became CEO in 2023. Prior to this, they were a General Manager at Warner Gros. Entertainment Group of Companies, Head of Studios at Crowdstar, and President & COO at Transpera.
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