Jr. Quality Engineer
Chicago, IL
Full Time
About Raise
Raise is the leading mobile payments and prepaid gift card platform where millions of consumers earn instant cash back and save money on purchases. The company has transformed traditionally simple pieces of plastic into one powerful payment mechanism that can be seamlessly used at 300,000+ retail locations nationwide.
As a marketplace with 4,000+ brands and 500 retail partners, Raise enables consumers to save money and instantly pay for in-store or online purchases at their favorite stores using their digital mobile wallet. In addition to offering value and convenience for consumers, Raise allows retailers to unlock a new, data-driven channel to activate targeted segments of the platform’s more than 2.5 million members.
Since 2013, Raise has saved members more than $150 million. The company is based in Chicago and has received $147 million in funding from investors including Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, and PayPal. Raise is available on both iOS and Android and at www.raise.com.
About the Position
As a Quality Engineer at Raise, you'll be a quality implementer in Raise Marketplace. You'll be embedded directly in an agile team with engineers, designers, and product managers to build our technology at speed while never sacrificing quality standards. At Raise, developers write their own functional and unit tests; your job is to own the test suite and conduct testing across different levels of concern. If you're a smart, hard working problem solver that enjoys team leadership and breaking things, this is the perfect role for you.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with stakeholders to derive effective test cases from business requirements
- Own and participate in end-to-end feature testing; design test strategy, test plan and test cases
- Test from within the mindset of the end user
- Identify, reproduce and triage defects. Drive robust root cause analysis for defects found for Raise’s mobile application and web site components
- Continuously re-assess test coverage based on feedback from developers, product owners and internal/external customers and derive test cases to close the gaps
- Work closely with team members and stakeholders to evangelize quality for the given product area
- Champion quality efforts for your product area(s) and be THE voice of quality
Skills & Qualifications
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience
- 1+ years of QA experience preferably with both web and mobile applications
- Excellent understanding of different test types, tools and methodologies
- Ability to review complex software specs with a focus on testability and quality improvements
- Hands on experience developing test strategies, test plans and test cases
- Experience with iOS and Android UI test automation tools and scripting
- Experience with Selenium UI test automation tools and scripting
- Excellent problem solving, analytical and technical troubleshooting skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to develop relationships with external team(s) and stakeholders
- A quality mindset and passion for testing and exceptional attention to detail
- (bonus) Experience with BDD/ATDD and related tools
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(K) plan with discretionary company match, company paid short and long term disability and life insurance
- Voluntary benefits like Pet Insurance and Identity Protection
- Flexible Paid Time Off Policy, including paid time off for volunteering – “Raise Gives Back”
- Pre-tax commuter program
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Company provided continental breakfast items
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
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