QA Engineer

Summary

Join Exygy, a remote-first digital innovation studio, as a QA Engineer and contribute to impactful projects in the civic and health sectors. This full-time position focuses on our Bloom Housing platform, utilizing Typescript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and React. You will collaborate with a cross-functional team, ensuring high-quality web software delivery. The role involves writing and executing tests, creating bug reports, and participating in code reviews. Exygy offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive remote work environment.

Requirements

• 2-5 years experience creating tests for production code in a professional, team-oriented environment
• Manual Testing
• Ability to create and run manual test cases for new features
• Regression testing on different browsers and devices
• Think through all edge cases
• Assist in the release process including signing off on pre and post release steps
• Automated Testing
• Ability to write automated E2E (Cypress or equivalent) and integration tests (both frontend and backend) using Jest or similar frameworks
• Audit test coverage gaps
• Accessibility testing
• Knowledge of screen readers and other accessibility tools
• Work with the team to create accessibility testing practices
• Developing repertoire of troubleshooting skills to assist with the diagnoses and resolution of product configuration issues in test environments
• A nuanced point-of-view on agile processes, and a pragmatic approach for including new tools and processes
• The skill, empathy, and desire to build with other engineers collaboratively through code reviews, joint design and mentorship
• Proven ability to effectively collaborate with engineering, design and product teams
• Comfort working in public repositories, and commitment to a working style that encourages outside contributors
• Demeanor to thrive in a high-change environment, where multiple simultaneous projects are the norm
• Discipline to be effective on a team with lots of personal flexibility, but high expectations

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality tests for existing and new features and help address issues with existing projects
• Work with product managers to ensure acceptance criteria are defined and met
• Write test cases for manual and automated testing
• Perform manual QA for product releases
• Utilize screen readers to perform accessibility testing
• Create thorough bug reports
• Reviewing pull requests, providing feedback, and pairing with other engineers on difficult problems
• Contributing to the technical design process, and building documentation of decisions to guide future contributors
• Ensuring code is tested and meets team code quality standards
• Help the team improve their processes around QA
• Advocate for more and better testing
• Help the team document all of Bloom's features including user flows and features
• Participate in and role model a culture that emphasizes product quality, team accountability, and continuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications

• Broad experience across a variety of tech stacks, environments, and application types, and a demonstrated ability to pick up new tooling and methods quickly
• Implementing tests within one or more cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure) and with containerized applications
• History of ensuring quality assurance for complex applications with different user types and flows
• Leadership in an open-source project or community
• Contributions to improve the product delivery teams you were a member of
• Knowledge of technical trends, emerging techniques, and sources for ongoing innovation in our work
• Your experience in client-facing environments, working to understand requirements and collaborate on solutions

Benefits

• $84,600 - $103,400 a year
• Laptop provided
• $2000 annual (per calendar year) remote environment setup which includes using this budget to outfit your home office, co-working spaces, coffee shops or to meet up and collaborate with you team mates
• $100 monthly to pay for your wellness item of choice (gym membership, classes, massages etc.)
• $1000 annual (per calendar year) stipend towards professional development
• Employees are eligible for a 100% employer match of up to 4% of employee contribution
• Full benefits package with options up to 100% coverage toward select medical, dental, and vision plans
• Exygy employees may work remotely across the US
• Exygy employees main residence must be within the US
• Full-time employees work 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday
• We aim to hold all internal meetings between 10 AM - 3 PM PT. We expect all Exygy staff to be available during these set working hours
• Flexible paid time off, a minimum of 14 paid holidays, and an org-wide closure from Christmas Day through New Year's Day
• Competitive paid parental and family leave