Crucial Learning
Quality Assurance Engineer
🇺🇸 Remote - US
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Quality Assurance
🗓️ February 26th, 2025
SCRUM
TypeScript
Edtech.com's Summary
Crucial Learning is hiring a Quality Assurance Engineer. The role involves acting as a QA representative within a mature Scrum team to enhance testing activities using both manual and automated methods. The Quality Assurance Engineer will also participate in planning meetings, script automated test cases with TypeScript/JavaScript, and help with internal helpdesk operations.
Highlights
- Main responsibilities include increasing the depth, complexity, and frequency of testing activities.
- Technical skills required: TypeScript, JavaScript ES6+, Cypress, Playwright, and various BDD frameworks.
- Requires 3-5 years of experience in software quality assurance.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field is essential.
- Offers professional development programs and a flexible work environment.
- Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, life insurance, and retirement plans.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum practices and User Stories acceptance criteria is necessary.
Quality Assurance Engineer Full Description
Quality Assurance Engineer
Department: | Product Technology
Quality Assurance Engineer
Reports To: Software Quality Assurance Manager
Employment Type: Full Time, FSLA Status: Exempt, EEO Category: Professionals
The Impact you Will Have:
Bringing your QA expertise along with you, you will be acting as a QA representative for an already mature Scrum team increasing the depth, complexity, and frequency of testing activities from validating new development to supporting existing functionality utilizing a combination of manual and automated testing strategies leading to an increase in overall quality and user sentiment.
What You’ll Do:
- Attend cadenced team Sprint Ceremonies
- Advocate for quality throughout the SDLC from planning to implementation
- Script automated test cases using TypeScript /JavaScript(ES6+) with tools like Cypress or Playwright to support regression efforts
- Plan, develop and execute manual and automated test scenarios for new development and existing functionality
- Actively contribute to planning and refinement meetings including pointing of user stories
- Assist with Internal Helpdesk operations and investigations
- Help plan and execute UAT group testing sessions
What You’ll Need:
- 3-5 years of experience as an individual contributor in software quality assurance.
- Hands-on technical experience with proven troubleshooting skills.
- Must be organized and demonstrate attention to detail.
- Exemplary customer service skills delivered through written, verbal, and video conferencing mediums
- Experience using Playwright for automated test case creation and execution.
- Familiarity with Cypress, Gherkin, Cucumber, or any BDD framework a plus.
- Experience with coding web apps in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript ES6/Typescript preferred.
- Proficiency in the use and troubleshooting of web-based applications
- Experience with manual test case design and execution, User Interface testing, Regression, Performance, Load & Stress testing.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum practices and User Stories acceptance criteria.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
What You’ll Get:
- Access to some of the richest professional development programs.
- A variety of benefits. Programs include health benefits, life insurance, income protection and retirement savings plan with employer contributions to assist with your health & financial security today and in the years ahead.
- Access to health benefits and wellness programs for employees and families.
- The ability to work in a flexible work environment.
- Professional development support as we want YOU to be successful in your career. Our team will work with you to establish the goals you are trying to achieve in your profession.
The Process:
The first step is to apply to the role on our job board (Link). If your experience matches our needs, you will be reached out to by a member of the HR team to set up a call to learn more about you. From there, you can expect to meet with the hiring manager and some other members of the team. We like to connect over the phone, via Zoom and sometimes, in person (when applicable)!
AAP:
Crucial Learning provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Crucial Learning complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Crucial Learning expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Crucial Learning’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Crucial Learning, please contact our Recruitment department at hr@cruciallearning.com.
ADA (American with Disabilities Act) Information
- Work is performed primarily in an office setting
- Operates standard office equipment to include a computer, calculator, copier, fax, telephone
