Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Goosehead Insurance Agency; Westlake (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K Matching Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid holidays & leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

Goosehead Insurance Agency is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to drive testing strategy and ensure high-quality software across web, mobile, and API platforms. You will design test plans, execute functional, regression, performance, and security tests, and mentor junior QA staff.

The role demands 5+ years in QA, expertise in automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright), agile experience, and a detail-oriented mindset to improve quality metrics and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks, test tools, and scripting languages such as Selenium.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for delivering high-quality software products.
• Track and report on key quality metrics.
• Experience with performance testing, security testing, and cross-browser/cross-platform testing.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement effective testing strategies that ensure software products meet and exceed quality standards.
• Design and implement test plans, test cases, and test scripts for Goosehead's software products to ensure high quality, reliability and efficient test coverage.
• Conduct functional, regression, performance, and security testing of web applications, mobile applications and APIs.
• Perform manual and automated test execution to ensure applications meet business requirements.
• Analyze requirements, identify gaps, and provide feedback to development teams for improvements and bug fixes.
• Focus on early bug detection, working with developers to apply requirements analysis and the refining of acceptance criteria
• Provide feedback to the development team on the quality of the product, and advocate for quality improvements and best practices.
• Monitor the software development process to ensure compliance with standards, guidelines, and regulations.
• Continuously review and improve QA processes to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of product releases.
• Create and maintain comprehensive test documentation
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior QA team members.

Skills

Test automation

Selenium

Playwright

CI/CD

QA methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

AI automation

Job description

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer will play an integral role in the development of our enterprise technology platform. They will be responsible for ensuring that our software products meet and exceed quality standards through the implementation and execution of effective testing strategies. This position requires an individual with exceptional attention to detail, a commitment to product excellence, and a passion for staying ahead of the latest industry trends and technologies.

Responsibilities :

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement effective testing strategies that ensure software products meet and exceed quality standards.
• Design and implement test plans, test cases, and test scripts for Goosehead's software products to ensure high quality, reliability and efficient test coverage.
• Conduct functional, regression, performance, and security testing of web applications, mobile applications and APIs.
• Perform manual and automated test execution to ensure applications meet business requirements.
• Analyze requirements, identify gaps, and provide feedback to development teams for improvements and bug fixes.
• Focus on early bug detection, working with developers to apply requirements analysis and the refining of acceptance criteria
• Provide feedback to the development team on the quality of the product, and advocate for quality improvements and best practices.
• Monitor the software development process to ensure compliance with standards, guidelines, and regulations.
• Continuously review and improve QA processes to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of product releases.
• Create and maintain comprehensive test documentation
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior QA team members.

Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks, test tools, and scripting languages such as Selenium.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Highly developed software troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Excellent bug reporting ability and experience with bug tracking system.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for delivering high‑quality software products.
• Track and report on key quality metrics.
• Experience with performance testing, security testing, and cross‑browser/cross‑platform testing.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to mentor and train junior team members.
• Stays up to date on industry trends and technologies.
• Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous delivery tools and practices.

Preferred :

• Web and Mobile testing experience.
• Salesforce platform testing experience.
• Experience with writing and/or executing test Automation.
• Experience in an Agile environment.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and an unwavering commitment to ensuring the highest level of quality.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Hands‑on experience with test automation frameworks and tools such as Playwright, Selenium, and AI automation.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Highly developed software troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Excellent bug reporting skills and familiarity with bug tracking systems.
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for delivering high‑quality software products.
• Ability to track and report on key quality metrics.
• Experience with performance testing, security testing, and cross‑browser/cross‑platform testing.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to mentor and train junior team members.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of industry trends and technologies.
• Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) tools and practices.
• Strong critical thinking and an unwavering commitment to quality (preferred).

Benefits Summary

• High‑quality voluntary health, vision, disability, life, and dental insurance programs
• 401K Matching Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
• Corporate-sponsored programs to enhance employee physical, financial, mental, and emotional wellness
• Financial Solution Program

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Goosehead is an equal‑opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, guidelines, and regulations. Goosehead strictly prohibits and does not tolerate unlawful discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered person because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, transgender status, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service,