Senior QA Engineer

Department: Quality Assurance

Location: Melville, NY

Compensation: $130,000 - $140,000 / year

Description

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a highly skilled Senior QA Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring the quality and reliability of our cutting-edge products and services. In this hands-on role, you'll create new automation scripts and improve existing ones to boost our testing capabilities. You'll also dive into manual testing for our apps, websites, and microservices. Your keen eye for detail will be crucial in spotting any issues and ensuring our products meet high-quality benchmarks. If you're passionate about quality assurance and want to contribute to the success of cutting-edge software projects, we'd love to have you on our team!

The Company

We are a small team with a big vision: to be the premier provider of cloud technology solutions for retailers. KWI offers a complete, unified commerce solution from a single database, specifically designed to help specialty retailers grow their business. Our portfolio of customers includes Pandora, David Yurman, Tom Ford and many other globally recognizable brands.

We combine Point of Sale, Merchandising, e-Commerce, CRM, and Loss Prevention into one cloud-based platform. We are a Values and Mission driven organization, and we believe that if we develop and demonstrate leadership in our strategy, operations, and people, we will continue to drive product innovation and service excellence.

As a Senior QA Engineer, you excel at the below core competencies

• Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Operating effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear
• Takes full ownership over decisions, actions, and failures

The impact you'll make

• Create new automation scripts and improve existing ones to boost our testing capabilities
• Dive into manual testing for our apps, websites and microservices
• Perform unit testing, regression testing, integration testing, and compatibility testing
• Coding and mentoring Jr QA Engineers on various projects

What you will bring

• 5+ years of experience in Java/ C#.
• 5+ years of experience in a QA Automation Engineer role.
• Proficient in an object-oriented language, preferably Java or C#.
• Strong hands-on experience in Web and Mobile Automation using tools such as Selenium, Appium, Maven, and TestNG.
• Experience in REST API testing and automating API workflows.
• Knowledge of unit testing, regression testing, integration testing, and compatibility testing.
• Proficient in using defect-tracking tools like Jira and Test Management Tools like TestRail.
• Solid understanding of MySQL and proficient in debugging using tools like Charles, Firebug, Inspect and even going through server logs.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and experience with continuous integration tools like Jenkins and Azure DevOps.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge in Performance Testing is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information technology, or a related field.

As a member of the KWI team you will receive

• Full Medical, Dental and Vision
• 4 weeks of PTO in your first year
• Summer Fridays....all year round
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Discount from building café
• 401(K) with a 50% company match (up to 6% of employee contribution)
• Employee Referral Program
• (1) Volunteer day each year

Our work space

We understand that our teams need flexibility, which is why we follow a hybrid schedule. Our in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, and employees are allowed to work remotely on Wednesdays and Fridays.

We are also a collaborative group and believe that getting together in person allows our team to do their best work. Together we enjoy monthly events, bagels every Thursday, a state-of-the-art coffee machine, a full snack pantry and many more surprise and delight moments throughout the year.

Our commitment to you

At KWI, we know that cultivating diversity and fostering an inclusive work environment is critical to our impact and success. We create an environment where no individual is advantaged or disadvantaged because of their background. We offer equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, or protected veteran status.

With a commitment to maintaining a bias-free environment in which harassment is prohibited, we respect cultural diversity and comply with the laws of the places in which we operate. We expect our business partners, suppliers, clients, and all our team members to uphold these commitments.