Manual QA Engineer

at  BambooHR

WHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT US

• Great Company Culture. We’ve been recognized by multiple organizations like Inc, Salt Lake Tribune, Glassdoor, & Comparably for our great workplace culture
• Make an Impact. We care about your individuality by giving you freedom to grow and create within the company, regardless of your position
• Rest and Relaxation. 4 weeks paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and we pay you to go on vacation (ask us about this)!
• Health Benefits. Medical with HSA and FSA options, dental, and vision
• Prepare for the Future. 401(k) with a generous company match, access to a personal financial planner, and both legal and life insurance
• Financial Peace University. We pay for a one year subscription and you walk away with financial savvy and a bonus
• Give back. Get paid to give your time to the community: ask us about this!
• Educational Benefits. Whether you are a previous student, or currently enrolled in higher education, we can help cover some of those expenses
• Flexible Work Models. In-office, work-from-home, or hybrid, depending on position and location

ABOUT US

Our mission is simple: we want to set people free to do meaningful work. People love our software—and it turns out that people love working here too. We’ve been recognized as a “Best Company to Work For” and we’re proud of our team for creating software that makes an impact in the lives of HR pros and employees all over the world.

Beyond the technical skills, we’re looking for individuals who:

• Clearly communicate with the team and stakeholders
• Have exceptional organizational and prioritization skills
• Have the ability to work well in a dynamic team environmen

WHAT YOU’LL DO

If you’re looking to accelerate your career as a QA expert, develop your mentoring and leadership skills, while maintaining a product impacting millions of users daily - setting them free to do great work - we’ll get you there! As a QA Engineer, you’ll partner with our incredible Engineering and Product scrum teams by providing a holistic testing and quality management approach.

Your initial area of focus includes:

• Collaboration with QA, engineering, and product teams cross-functionally, testing new features, detecting bugs, and conducting regression testing
• Creating test cases and testing notes, and executing them against various requirements including technical documents, wireframes, and mockups
• Triaging, reproducing, verifying, and documenting issues reported from customers
• Participating in post-mortem/retrospective meetings to gain insight on how to improve the testing approach and other needs
• Reviewing designs with the team and identifying potential defects before development work begins
• Advocating for customers and quality throughout the development process (We love our customers!)
• Mentoring and training QA team members on skills, abilities, and tools

WHAT YOU NEED TO GET THE JOB DONE

• 4-5+ years of experience in Manual QA (manual testing)
• 3+ years in utilizing API testing tools and frameworks, specifically Postman.
• Solid knowledge and 3+ years experience with database querying using SQL (including creating complex queries)
• Experience developing test plans and writing test cases/testing notes
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies within a specified project/scrum team
• Ability to identify critical testing needs by identifying key interdependencies or risks
• Ability to identify potential risks and opportunities pertaining to product quality, with an ability to work with key stakeholders on developing meaningful solutions

Beyond the technical skills, we’re looking for individuals who:

• Clearly communicate with the team and stakeholders
• Have exceptional organizational and prioritization skills
• Have the ability to work well in a dynamic team environment

If you have a curious mindset, are hungry to learn new products, and are able to adapt to an ever-changing environment, you’ll be in good company.