QA Engineer

Online education is no longer a novel or niche idea. It is the fastest-growing segment in higher education, accounting for 20% of all enrollees and 35% of graduate-level certificates and degrees. It's also getting increasingly competitive, as more and better programs are launched each semester. Universities need to go online quickly, economically, and elegantly, creating programs that students can't wait to tell their friends about and that their professors want to teach.

Noodle helps universities bring programs online with flexibility, transparency, alignment, efficiency, and joy. That's why more top universities chose us last year than all other online program managers combined. We are a passionate team of technologists, educators, and experts. Online learning has the potential to transform higher education; if you’re interested in being part of that journey, keep reading!

Our team is looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer who can quickly understand the products being built for the company. This position requires you to collaborate with various people across the organization, although primarily you will be working with the engineering and product teams.You will be testing the site manually, creating test cases and then automating them with tools and frameworks needed to effectively test our systems. With our team, you’ll get the opportunity to own & drive major initiatives across multiple products and orgs. We believe in teamwork and in delivering rock solid, customer focused solutions.

As our QA Engineer, you will:

• Analyze, report, and document issues found applying QA best practices
• Understand the development process and coordinate work with your team accordingly
• Create comprehensive test plans and execute them
• Work closely with the Quality Assurance team to automate the high cost test plans to improve the overall team throughput
• Execute various phases of functional and nonfunctional testing to certify the quality of new software releases
• Conduct cross-browser testing to check the compatibility of applications across various browsers
• Perform other duties as assigned

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or alternative related field (or commensurate work experience)
• 1-3 years of relevant professional experience in QA
• Knowledge of software development life cycle and bug life cycle
• Experience with JIRA, TestRail and Confluence
• Experience with Open source Databases like MySql, PostgreSQL
• Experience with API/backend services testing tools like Postman
• Knowledge of bug triaging, Agile methodologies, SCRUM practices and QA effort
• Understanding of testing techniques (e.g. performance, automated), their strengths and weakness
• Proficiency in communication and interpersonal skills - both verbal and written
• Excellent attention to detail
• Expertize in cross-browser/environment testing
• Working knowledge of Google Workspace (Docs, Slides, Sheets)
• Ability to work effectively in dynamic, rapidly changing, team-based environment

At Noodle, we hire people who will help us change the future of online education. Even if you don't think you check off every bullet point on this list, we still encourage you to apply! We value both current experience and future potential.

Meet the team!

Noodle Benefits:

• Work from our beautiful Chelsea Piers office! OR Work from the comfort of your home office!
• Great compensation package!
• 401K + match, bonus potential, and equity opportunities
• Tools you need on us! Mac is our computer of choice
• Our insurance plan offers medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability coverage, plus supplementals for all employees and dependents
• 12 weeks paid Parental Leave
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• 3 weeks paid vacation + 10 paid holidays + paid sick leave
• Monthly Gym stipend and Membership to premium medical services like Eden Health
• Monthly mobile connectivity stipend
• Access to mental health services like Ginger and Talkspace
• Annual education stipend for lifelong learning
• Growth - we pride ourselves on creating environments where employees can be themselves and grow within and around the company

Noodle is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone. We value and celebrate our differences because those differences are what make our team shine. We hire great people from different backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger as a whole. Women, people of color, LGBTQIA2S+ individuals, and members of other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Noodle is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against candidates on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. #LI-remote #qa-engineer