QA engineer (auto) for home improvement

Modernize; United States; Teletrabalho; USD 70 000 - 110 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Modernize in the United States is seeking a skilled QA engineer to join its team. You will perform comprehensive manual and exploratory testing for new features, and develop and maintain automated UI and API tests within the existing framework.

You will collaborate with developers, monitor CI/CD results, and contribute to QA documentation. Strong TS/JS testing skills and experience with Docker and Git are preferred; familiarity with Playwright, Sentry, Grafana, and Loki is a plus.

Qualificações

• 3+ years of manual testing experience.
• Proficiency in API testing using automated and manual tools.
• Strong analytical skills and bug reporting.
• Good communication and collaboration with developers and stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Perform comprehensive manual and exploratory testing for new features.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts (UI and API) within the existing framework.
• Create and execute test cases and plan test runs for full coverage.
• Collaborate with developers to identify testing requirements early and ensure high-quality delivery.
• Monitor and analyze automated test results in CI/CD and report defects.

Conhecimentos

Manual testing

API testing

Analytical thinking

Communication

TypeScript

JavaScript

Ferramentas

Git

Docker

CI/CD

Playwright

Sentry

Grafana

Loki

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Описание:

At Modernize (a QuinStreet division) our mission is to simplify home improvement - inspiring motivated homeowners and connecting them with qualified contractors. Our foundation is based on 20 years as a driving force as Home Improvement Leads in online lead generation - connecting homeowners with high-quality contractors - in the $500 billion annually grossing home improvement market.

Задачи:

Performing comprehensive manual and exploratory testing for new features to ensure they meet requirements and provide a great user experience. Developing and maintaining automated test scripts (UI and API) within the existing automation framework. Creating and executing test cases, plan test runs that combine manual scenarios with automated checks for full coverage. Collaborating with developers to identify testing requirements early and ensure high-quality product delivery. Monitoring and analyzing automated test results in the CI/CD pipeline, taking ownership of debugging failures and reporting defects. Contributing to the improvement of QA documentation, including test cases, bug reports, and internal testing instructions. Actively participating in team processes (PBRs, daily meeting, retrospective) to provide testing input, testing estimates and advocate for quality best practices.

Требования:

• 3+ years of experience in manual testing methodologies, including test design, requirement analysis, and exploratory testing techniques.
• Proficiency in API testing, using both automated tools and manual clients.
• Strong analytical skills with a detail-oriented mindset for finding edge cases and documenting clear, reproducible bug reports.
• Knowledge of SQL and database basics, enabling you to verify data integrity and perform deeper backend testing.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Sentry, Grafana, Loki) to help investigate and reproduce production issues.
• Great communication skills and a proactive attitude toward collaborating with developers and stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Practical programming skills (TypeScript) and hands-on experience with modern automation frameworks, with the ability to write and update existing automated tests.
• Experience with Git for version control.
• Basic understanding of Docker for running tests in containers.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., BitBucket, CircleCI), including the ability to run tests and investigate pipeline failures.
• Будет плюсом: JavaScript is a plus; Playwright is a plus; Experience with performance, security, or reliability testing; Experience with cloud-native architectures and testing strategies (AWS is a plus); Basic experience with Mobile testing and responsive web testing across different devices

Условия:

You’ll enjoy our hip, newly renovated office in the heart of downtown with a view of the capital and the downtown skyline.