QA Engineer

$93,000 - $93,000/Yr

Qlik - Newton, MA

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Newton, MA

10,001+ employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Quality Assurance Engineer at Qlik plays a crucial role in enhancing software quality and efficiency. This position involves collaborating closely with product managers and software engineers to refine requirements, define test plans, and create automated tests. The QA Engineer will also maintain and expand the test automation framework, report issues, and implement continuous process improvements based on key metrics. The role is designed for someone who can navigate complex QA challenges, particularly in environments where direct control over applications and data sources is limited.

Responsibilities

• Work with the product team to refine requirements.
• Define test plans for execution by the QA team.
• Create automated tests.
• Maintain and expand the test automation framework.
• Report issues and perform analysis to find root causes.
• Communicate project testing status with the team.
• Review QA practices and implement continuous process improvements based on key metrics.
• Review the QA roadmap and prioritize projects.
• Implement QA best practices with other QA engineers.

Requirements

• 1+ years of professional QA or Software Engineering experience.
• Knowledge of web applications, databases, and web APIs.
• Proficiency with SQL and at least one scripting language (Python preferred).
• Experience writing automated tests.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Linux experience is preferred.

Benefits

• Genuine career progression pathways and mentoring programs.
• Culture of innovation, technology, collaboration, and openness.
• Flexible, diverse, and international work environment.
• Participation in Corporate Responsibility Employee Programs.
• Extra 'change the world' day plus another for personal development.