QA Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 41,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Civic Innovation Lab in Topeka, KS seeks a Junior QA Engineer to take ownership of hands-on testing and feature validation. The role involves collaborating on the Attention Management initiative, prototyping with Appium, and improving the testing stack with Jira-based solutions.

Candidates should be ready to commute to Topeka or work flexibly. Salary range is $41,000–$65,000 with generous benefits, and a clear path for skill growth in a collaborative, curious environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with BDD and Appium.
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings.
• Flexible mindset to adapt to evolving business needs.
• Willingness to commute to Topeka, KS or work flexibly as needed.

Responsibilities

• Translate napkin idea into an Appium prototype.
• Ship Attention Management features to advance the roadmap.
• Replace BrowserStack with a durable JIRA solution.
• Mentor junior team through first LoadRunner on-call.
• Lead Attention Management migration of legacy stack.
• Map data flow across JIRA services and spot leaks.

Skills

Appium

BDD

Communication

Flexibility

Tools

JIRA

LoadRunner

BrowserStack

Job description

Help us reimagine how millions of people interact with technology as our newest QA Engineer in Topeka, KS. A $41,000 - $65,000 QA Engineer role for a self-starter who wants ownership, collaboration, and a genuine path forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate a napkin idea from Civic Innovation Lab founders into an Appium oddball-friendly prototype
• Ship the results-oriented Attention Management features that move Civic Innovation Lab's technology roadmap forward
• Replace the brittle BrowserStack hack with a JIRA solution that survives Topeka scale
• Mentor the junior cohort through their first real LoadRunner on-call at Civic Innovation Lab
• Lead the Attention Management migration that finally retires Civic Innovation Lab's results-oriented legacy stack
• Map data flow across Civic Innovation Lab's JIRA services and spot the leaks
• Spot the agile JIRA anti-pattern in review before it spreads through Civic Innovation Lab

What You'll Bring

• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings
• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve
• Willingness to commute to Topeka, KS or work flexibly as needed
• Hands-on proficiency with BDD, ideally paired with Appium
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back

Civic Innovation Lab is where curious, delightfully-weird people come to build the future of technology. We treat every new QA Engineer as a fresh set of eyes, so tell us what looks broken.

Beyond $41,000 - $65,000, Civic Innovation Lab offers a generous benefits package and the chance to lead projects that build your skills.

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