Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

As the Senior Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer for a new direct-to-consumer initiative at Bezos Academy, you will help ensure the quality and reliability of a technology solution providing educational products for children and families. You are a hands-on, results-driven QA expert who will play a critical role in establishing the quality standard of our e-commerce technology stack with a small team of founders. Your work will combine digital experiences for families with analog activities for children. With a passion for software quality and a mission-driven mindset, you will expand access to early childhood development programs for families of all kinds.

You have a track record of building software test strategies and test plans for technology solutions that solve human problems. Despite constraints on time and resources, you are able to develop and execute test cases manually, and with a plan towards improving test efficiency. You have successfully launched a high-quality B2C web application in collaboration with a product development team. Known for your customer-first mindset, you take pride in identifying bugs early in the development cycle, so they never reach the end user. Starting from scratch does not faze you; you are comfortable navigating ambiguity and iterating toward better outcomes. You have hands-on QA experience across the entire e-commerce stack, including the storefront, the back office, and third-party logistics. You know exceptional work when you see it and you instill this passion in others.

In this fast-paced, startup-like environment, you'll be focused on inventing, measuring, and iterating to create joyful, accessible experiences for children and families. You are equally motivated by great products and great impact, deeply inspired by our focus on expanding access to quality early childhood education and experiences.

LOCATION

• Seattle, WA
• Relocation support is available for those willing to relocate to Seattle, WA

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, salaried position.
• The full salary range for this position in Seattle, WA is $136,000 - $218,000 per year. The upper third of the salary range is typically reserved for employees who have been in the role for multiple years and have demonstrated strong performance over time. Starting salary will vary by qualifications and prior experience.
• This role includes 15 paid days of vacation, 4 days of paid personal time off, 7 paid days of sick (care) time, 9 paid holidays, 5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break, and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more. Please see here for details.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Eight or more years of relevant experience in software quality assurance (QA) engineering, IT, software engineering or other relevant experience
• Proven track record of manual end-to-end testing of web applications (e.g. e-commerce, fintech, marketplaces etc.)
• Experience using behavior-driven development (BDD) methodology to write test cases
• Proficient with test management tools such as TestRail or similar
• Strong understanding of test planning and strategies that balance risk vs release velocity
• Comfortable writing end-to-end automated tests for API and UI testing in TypeScript, JavaScript, and/or Python
• Experience testing APIs with Postman
• Ability to configure and integrate QA workflows within CI/CD pipelines like GitLab or GitHub
• Ability to speak, read, and write English fluently

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience handling personally identifiable information (PII) and ensuring data privacy in testing environments
• Experience testing e-commerce platforms and mobile applications
• Experience with Playwright test automation framework or similar technology for both frontend and backend
• Understanding of web performance testing tools and techniques
• Familiarity with accessibility testing and inclusive design standards
• Comfortable writing end-to-end automated tests for API and UI testing in TypeScript

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