Staff QA Engineer - Web Platform

$180,000 - $180,000/Yr

A Place For Mom - New York, NY

posted about 2 months ago

Full-time - Senior
New York, NY
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Staff QA Engineer - Web Platform will lead the design and implementation of automation strategies for A Place for Mom's public web experiences. This role is critical in enhancing operational efficiency, reducing manual intervention, and supporting continuous integration and delivery processes. The engineer will work collaboratively with QA engineers and other stakeholders to ensure product quality and alignment with technological innovations.

Responsibilities

  • Owner and champion for product quality within the team.
  • Develop and maintain automated test scripts to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Measure and analyze automation test effectiveness through metrics like test coverage, defect detection rates, and pass/fail ratios.
  • Optimize test execution time and improve time-to-detect defects for faster feedback loops.
  • Assess the ROI of automation efforts, balancing maintenance costs with overall benefits.
  • Accountable for an assessment of product readiness and commitments on product delivery schedules.
  • Mentor Junior QA Engineers on the Lead Platform teams, providing strategic guidance and direction.
  • Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure a seamless integration of quality throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Actively contribute to the creation of accurate and testable Acceptance Criteria.
  • Develop and execute comprehensive test plans for new features and product releases.
  • Champion whole team quality approach guiding team management on accountability and growth opportunities on roadmap deliverables.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, document, and resolve software defects.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or 12+ years of experience in Leading Automated Software testing (front-end and back-end).
  • Strong understanding of software quality and Automated testing methodologies/processes.
  • Technical Lead to Design, develop, and implement automated systems and solutions to improve process efficiency.
  • Experience with JS test automation frameworks (e.g., NodeJs, Cucumber-WebdriverIO, Appium, Selenium, Cypress-Cucumber, Mocha, Protractor).
  • Strong ability to debug code, analyze failures, and trace defects to the root cause within automation testing framework.
  • Experience in automation and manual testing of Web services (Rest, GraphQL) using API testing tools such as Postman, GraphQL Playground or similar tools.
  • Well versed with concepts of Performance & Load Testing with K6 is desirable.
  • Experience with database technologies like MySQL / PostgreSQL / MongoDB / Elasticsearch along with a knowledge of Database testing.
  • Experience practicing contemporary software development methodologies: Agile, Scrum, XP, etc.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with Cypress and WebdriverIO is preferred.

Benefits

  • 401(k) plus match
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
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