QA Release Engineer II

Spotnana; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401k match

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible PTO

Parental Leave

Stipend

IATAN travel membership

Pet insurance

Job summary

Spotnana is hiring a QA Release Engineer II to own quality across the release lifecycle, from regression testing to release validation and deployment support. You will partner with Development and Operations to troubleshoot release issues, design test plans, and drive continuous quality improvements.

The role requires experience with REST APIs, web services, and automation potential. You will collaborate with Product teams and manage release schedules in a fast-paced travel tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Masters in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of Software development life cycle and Test life cycle.
• Experience working in Scrum teams.
• Expertise validating Web-Application and Web-Services.
• Excellent understanding of REST APIs and testing APIs with Postman or similar tool.
• Experience with distributed architecture and release regression.

Responsibilities

• Own quality across the release lifecycle from regression testing to release validation.
• Monitor and troubleshoot release-related issues with Dev and Ops teams.
• Develop and maintain release process documentation.
• Design, develop and execute test cases, scenarios and plans for Spotnana services.
• Analyze requirements to design test scenarios with Dev and Product teams.
• Execute and analyze test results to report defects.
• Define and monitor QA metrics for continuous quality improvements.
• Estimate efforts, identify risks and meet release schedules.
• Communicate progress, blockers, and timelines to stakeholders.
• Improve test suites and cases for future regressions.
• Analyze automation potential and reduce manual testing where possible.
• Assess automation results for functional and automation issues.

Skills

Test lifecycle

Scrum experience

REST API testing

Web services testing

Automation mindset

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS

Tools

TestRail

JIRA

Git

Postman

Jenkins

Harness

Job description

We are Spotnana. We’re on a mission to modernize the infrastructure of the $11.7 trillion travel industry to power the perfect trip for travelers everywhere. Our Travel-as-a-Service platform is designed to make every trip better, whether someone is booking for work or leisure travel, building a travel tool, or looking to offer personalized experiences at scale.

We’re not just modernizing tech, we’re rethinking how the industry works. And to get there, we’re bringing together innovative, ambitious, and open-minded people who want to build something that lasts.

At Spotnana, our values and principles guide how we work and grow together:

• Build the future - We are leaders, we are innovators, we are ambitious.
• Commit to excellence - We’re accountable, we are partners, we are agile.
• Stronger together - We lead with respect and integrity, we are inclusive, we are lifelong learners.

The opportunity ahead

As a QA Release Engineer II, you will own quality across the release lifecycle, from regression testing and test planning to release validation and deployment support.

How you'll help us build

• Perform Regression and support release and deployments.
• Monitor and troubleshoot release-related issues, working closely with Development and Operations teams to resolve any issues that arise during the release process.
• Develop and maintain documentation related to the release process.
• Design, develop and execute Test Case, Test Scenario and Test plans for Spotnana services and applications.
• Analyze Functional and non-functional requirements and design test scenarios in coordination with Development and Product teams.
• Execute and Analyze test results in order to report defects and discrepancies found.
• Define and monitor quality assurance metrics for continuous quality - process improvements.
• Estimating efforts, identifying risks, devising mitigation, and meeting release schedules.
• Communicating clearly with stakeholders regarding progress, roadblocks, and timelines.
• Make recommendations to enhance existing test suites and test cases for future regression.
• Analyze manual test cases and functional specifications in order to evaluate the potential automation. Focussed on how to removing manual dependencies, innovate new methods to optimize testing cycles to minimize manual effort.
• Analyze automation scripts results for functional issues and/or automation issues.
• Leading by example and keeping enthusiasm high in tight-deadline situations.
• Work closely with management to identify risks, solve problems, and maintain progress, and target deliveries with high-quality benchmarks.

Experience you bring

• Bachelor’s or Masters in Computer Science or equivalent with 2-6 years of relevant experience
• Good knowledge of Software development life cycle and Test life cycle. Experience working in Scrum teams.
• Expertise validating Web-Application and Web-Services.
• Excellent understanding of the REST APIs and their usage, testing API’s with Postman or similar tool and micro-services, blue-green setups.
• Experience in working or testing with distributed architecture.
• Experience working on Release regression and deployments.
• Experience with Test Management tool like TestRail and Project Management like JIRA.
• Experience with Version control systems like Git.
• Experience with Ops tool like Harness, Jenkins.
• Experience working with releases and understanding on branches.
• Experience with Automation execution analysis. Should have good understanding with BE and UI automation tools.
• Problem-solving capabilities, and solution provider.
• Solving complex testing challenges and translating the same to the team.
• Ability to collaborate and work well with others at all levels in the organization.
• Experience in testing related to Travel Domain. Air/Hotel/Car/Rail booking applications.
• Must be self-directed and detail-oriented
• Curiosity to get in depth and attention to details.
• Strong ownership mindset.

What to expect next

Our interview process includes technical interviews with members of our Quality Engineering team, followed by final discussions with the Hiring Manager and an Engineering Leader.

Let’s talk compensation

Spotnana strives to offer fair, industry-competitive, and equitable compensation. Our total compensation package includes base salary, an annual performance bonus, company equity, and comprehensive benefits . We use trusted third-party market data to establish compensation ranges that are competitive for the role, industry, company size, and geographic market, while maintaining internal equity across our team.

Compensation is determined based on a variety of factors, including skills, experience, qualifications, and work location. The anticipated annual base salary hiring ranges for this role are:

Compensation for this role varies based on factors like experience, skills, qualifications, and work location. The anticipated annual base salary ranges are:

• California, New Jersey, Washington, New York, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, Connecticut: $67,800-$81,300
• All other U.S. states: $61,600-$74,000

Actual compensation may vary based on individual qualifications and the applicable geographic market.

We care for the people who make everything possible - our benefits offerings include:

• Equity in the form of stock options, which provides partial ownership in the company, so you can share in the success of the company as it grows
• Pre-tax and ROTH 401(k) options via Fidelity with up to a 4% company match
• Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability effective on your hire date. We cover 100% of your employee premiums and 85% of your eligible dependents
• Pre-tax flexible spending account options for health, dependent care, and commuter expenses
• Flexible PTO in addition to 10 company holidays and an end-of-year company shutdown
• Up to 26 weeks of Parental Leave
• Monthly cell phone/internet stipend
• Extra perks - IATAN travel membership, pet insurance, financial wellness tools, Calm app access, and more

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment and to encourage these values in everyone on our team. We provide an environment of mutual respect where opportunities are available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion for people from all walks of life is key to our success as a company.