QA Engineer

Senior/Lead QA Engineer

Austin TX (100% Onsite)

About the Role:

As a Senior/Lead QA Engineer youll be crucial and committed to delivering highquality software that exceeds user expectations. Our team thrives on innovation collaboration and continuous improvement. Youll collaborate closely with crossfunctional teams (product design engineering & developers) to test new features improve existing functionality and ensure the platform is performant scalable and secure. Join us in shaping the future of our products!

Responsibilities:

1. Quality Assurance Leadership

As the Senior Lead QA Software Engineer youll play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality of our software products. Your responsibilities include:

• Strategic Planning:
  • Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to define testing strategies aligned with business goals.
  • Develop and maintain a comprehensive test plan for each project.
• Test Automation:
  • Lead the design and implementation of automated test frameworks.
  • Mentor junior QA engineers in creating robust automated test scripts.
• Quality Control:
  • Conduct thorough functional integration regression performance and stress testing.
  • Log defects in a detailed and reproducible manner tracking them through closure.
• Defect Prevention:
  • Work closely with developers to prevent defects during the development lifecycle.
  • Review code to ensure adherence to quality standards.

1. Technical Proficiency

• Testing Expertise:
  • Proficient in creating and maintaining test plans test cases and test scripts.
  • Familiarity with testing methodologies (Agile waterfall) and SDLC phases.
• Automation Tools:
  • Experience with tools such as ClickUp Rally or JIRA.
  • Knowledge of continuous integration and deployment practices.
• Programming Skills:
  • Proficient in at least one programming language (e.g. Java Python JavaScript).
  • Ability to write and maintain automated test scripts.

1. Collaboration and Communication

• Team Leadership:
  • Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers.
  • Foster a collaborative and positive work environment.
• Effective Communication:
  • Engage with software developers to understand technical concepts.
  • Regularly communicate defect prevention strategies and code quality improvements.

1. Software development and testing

• Design develop and maintain highquality productionready Ruby on Rails code.
• Write clean welldocumented test cases adhering to best practices
• Collaborate with product managers designers and developers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Stay uptodate with the latest advancements in Quality automation tools and related technologies
• Proactively identify and address potential technical issues and bottlenecks
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and infrastructure

Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience as a Sr/QA Engineer
• Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to anticipating edge cases & clarifying requirements
• Strong knowledge of relational database design SQL and performance optimization
• Experience with testing frameworks
• Experience with version control systems like GitHub
• Experience with testing RESTFul APIs using Postman
• Develop maintain and automate test scripts for mobile and web applications
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for building impactful products and a desire to make a difference
• Experience with LoadRunner or Jmeter or any performance testing tool