Quality Assurance Software Engineer, SmartAsset

• The ideal candidate is a testing leader, collaborative, and is able to adapt quickly to a changing environment
• 3+ years of experience working on QA teams with a heavy focus on automation
• Strong experience with an automated testing framework such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
• Proven experience in developing automated suites with Java and TypeScript (TypeScript required)
• Knowledge of Git or other source control tools
• Familiarity with testing APIs through Postman or other API testing tools
• Experience with developing load and stress tests
• Experience supporting development teams with testing for both frontend and backend components
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and familiarity working in an Agile environment with a product and development team
• Experience in test management tools such as TestRails or Xray (Qase preferred)
• Ability to build test plans and support the team with both manual and automated testing
• Enthusiasm for working in a startup environment and the ability to be cross-functional
• Passion for technology and working with a team to continuously improve each other, our tools, and our processes
• Must be able to communicate via phone calls and/or video conferences (mainly for concierge and sales roles)

Desirable

• We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join the QA team
• The QA team at SmartAsset aims to improve the stability and quality of our applications by building scalable automated solutions and providing a well-tested environment for developers to freely and quickly make changes
• Your role on the team will be to lead the testing efforts of the development team by creating testing solutions and contributing to an existing but new automation suite
• This is a unique opportunity to work with a team in the process of making many transformative changes to testing across the organization
• You will be working on continuously developing automation in an environment that encourages improvement and innovation
• Support the testing needs of an Agile Scrum team responsible for critical lead management services
• Develop new automated tests for both frontend and backend systems
• Collaborate with other QA team members to build a standardized QA suite and align on various testing procedures
• Migrate existing Selenium automation tests to Playwright
• Work closely with developers and product members to understand the testing needs of the team
• Identify opportunities to adopt new technologies or team processes that can improve the quality and efficiency of the software we build and deliver
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer