Senior Quality Engineer

Summary

Join Axios, a media company committed to delivering trustworthy news, as a Senior Quality Engineer. You will play a vital role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our content creation and reader experience. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define test strategies, implement automation, and manage defects. This role requires a strong technical background and experience in test automation. Axios offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment. The ideal candidate is a collaborative problem-solver who champions quality engineering principles. This is a remote-optional position.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in quality engineering or software testing
• Proficiency in test automation using tools like Cypress and UI component validation tools like Storybook
• Experience testing web applications in agile development environments
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to champion and articulate quality engineering principles across teams
• A commitment to fostering collaboration, embracing continuous learning, and proactively solving challenges

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in grooming, design reviews, and risk assessments to embed quality early in the development process
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to ensure comprehensive test coverage across functional, integration, performance, and accessibility testing
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable automated tests, ensuring an optimal balance between automation and strategic manual testing
• Identify, log, track, and drive resolution of defects, ensuring clear communication with stakeholders
• Leverage metrics, dashboards, and analytics to monitor product quality and proactively identify issues before they impact users
• Contribute to quality process refinements and mentor application development engineers on testing best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating AI or AI-driven tooling into quality engineering workflows, such as AI-assisted test generation, defect prediction, or automation optimization
• Strong understanding of API and unit testing, performance testing, and observability practices
• Familiarity with SEO & Accessibility testing and tools like Lighthouse, Axe, or WAVE

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match
• Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network
• Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option
• Dental and vision coverage
• Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
• Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
• One mental health day per quarter
• Annual learning and development stipend
• $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
• Tele-mental health services through Headspace
• OneMedical membership, including tele-health services
• Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate
• Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility
• Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
• Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
• Virtual company-sponsored social events
• A strong and positive work environment
• A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture