Senior QA Engineer

BrainPOP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BrainPOP in New York City is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to lead quality efforts for core identity and account systems. You will own automation using Playwright, influence test strategy with product and engineering, and drive faster, safer releases in a hybrid work environment.

The role emphasizes scalable automation, proactive risk management, and collaboration across squads to improve coverage and reliability for all users.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years testing complex web-based applications across full product lifecycle.
• 4-6 years writing and executing automated tests in JavaScript with a modern test automation framework; hands-on Playwright experience preferred.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted tools in testing workflows (e.g., Claude Code) for scaffolding, debugging, or tooling.
• Experience testing authentication, authorization, or identity-adjacent systems and integrations with third‑party platforms.

Responsibilities

• Shape test strategy in partnership with engineering and product leadership.
• Own and advance key parts of the test automation ecosystem, focusing on Playwright.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to embed quality throughout the lifecycle.
• Champion quality engineering best practices through documentation and internal talks.
• Own the health of the end-to-end system and drive reliable releases.

Skills

QA testing

Playwright

JavaScript

Automation framework

Test strategy

Tools

Playwright framework

Claude Code

Job description

For over two decades, BrainPOP has been trusted by educators and parents worldwide as a source of engaging and impactful learning experiences for all kids. With a presence in over two-thirds of U.S. districts through school and district subscriptions and an estimated annual reach of 25 million students, BrainPOP is empowering kids to take agency over their learning and excel in and out of the classroom.

The company was acquired in 2022 by KIRKBI, the family-owned holding and investment company of the LEGO brand, marking a significant milestone as their first acquisition in the digital learning realm. We are thrilled to continue making learning fun and accessible with the strategic guidance and support of KIRKBI.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director, Quality Assurance, the Senior QA Engineer will join a squad (engineers and a product manager) that owns core identity and account systems powering the product, ensuring users can securely access and move through the platform. You'll bring technical expertise, a leadership mindset, and a commitment to continuous improvement to drive quality engineering through scalable test automation and API validation. You will own quality for the squad's work, develop a deep understanding of the surface area to advocate for customers, and evolve critical automation infrastructure, with particular focus on our Playwright-based testing framework.

As a Senior QA Engineer, you will work independently on business-critical projects and lead QA efforts for complex, high-stakes initiatives. This squad's systems sit upstream of login, access, and data sync for every user on the platform, so reliability here has outsized impact. Your contributions are measurable at the company level: faster and more reliable delivery cycles, earlier defect detection, fewer production regressions, and greater confidence in release quality. Whether through advancing automation coverage, refining test strategy, or scaling tooling, your work helps teams ship with greater speed and fewer surprises.

The preferred candidate will be within commutable distance of our NYC HQ and spend at least one day in the office weekly. Candidates based in the Eastern time zone may also be considered.

You Will:

• Leadership & Influence: Shape test strategy in partnership with engineering and product leadership, and influence decisions that affect delivery speed, stability, and user experience on business-critical initiatives.
• Technical Ownership: Own and advance key parts of BrainPOP's test automation ecosystem, with a focus on our Playwright framework. Improve coverage, reliability, and speed through maintainable, scalable code and infrastructure.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to embed quality throughout the development lifecycle. Participate in onboarding, architectural reviews, and initiatives that raise engineering standards across teams.
• Continuous Improvement & Knowledge Sharing: Champion quality engineering best practices through documentation, internal tech talks, and process refinement. Surface and introduce tools, workflows, and patterns that raise the bar org-wide.
• System Quality & Risk Management: Own the health of the end-to-end system. Proactively identify, investigate, and resolve issues, escalating when needed, so releases ship fast and with confidence.

You Are:

• An articulate communicator with sharp analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Energized by finding, regressing, and resolving issues before they reach customers.
• Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders simultaneously and a genuine team player.
• Curious about emerging technologies and quick to evaluate how they can strengthen QA processes.
• Confident navigating ambiguity, strategic about when to elevate, and able to influence outcomes across squads through reliability and presence.

On Your Resume:

• 4-6 years testing complex web-based applications, including preparing, documenting, and executing test criteria, test cases, test scripts, and test plans across the full product development lifecycle.
• 4-6 years writing and executing automated tests in JavaScript with a modern test automation framework; hands‑on Playwright experience strongly preferred.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted tools in your day-to-day testing workflow â e.g., using tools like Claude Code to generate test scaffolding, accelerate debugging/triage, or build lightweight internal tooling that speeds up QA work.
• Experience testing authentication, authorization, or identity-adjacent systems (SSO, OAuth/SAML, session management, permissions) and/or systems that integrate with third‑party platforms (LMS rostering, CRM, payment processors) strongly preferred.

Location

The BrainPOP team operates in a hybrid work environment: Each role has remote flexibility and an in‑person component at our New York headquarters or other meeting locations. Based on the requirements of a specific role, we may prioritize hiring within a commutable distance of our New York headquarters or in another region relevant to that role.

We can employ individuals residing in the following approved hiring states:

• Arizona
• California
• Connecticut
• Florida
• Georgia
• Illinois
• Massachusetts
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Washington

We take a geo‑neutral approach to compensation within the US, meaning that we pay based on job function and level, not location. We have competitive pay bands for all other countries based on market standards. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. Based on these factors, we expect most of the candidates offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description, as posted. If so, the updated salary range will be communicated to you as a candidate.

USA Pay Scale

$100,000—$120,000 USD

Life at BrainPOP

At BrainPOP, our work directly impacts how teachers teach and students learn. They inspire us to build solutions that facilitate joy and meaningful learning outcomes. Our commitment to educators and kids is reflected in our dedication to the BrainPOP team: ensuring their experience is empowering, creative, collaborative, playful, and anchored in learning and growth.

Our team is made up of educators, data scientists, published authors, engineers, artists, bakers, film buffs, cyclists, dual citizens, and so much more. We value diversity and inclusion, collaboration, and learning from multiple perspectives.

We believe that a diverse organization is a more effective organization. BrainPOP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.