Senior QA Engineer

Information Technology

Remote, United States

Bellevue, WA

Meridian, Idaho

Geographic & job eligibility rules may apply.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive coverage (medical/dental/vision) at a reasonable cost
• Specialized health programs – Improve wellness (quit smoking, counseling, diabetes management, chronic joint pain)
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Pay
• Vacation Pay
• Paid vacation time begins accruing on hire date
• Accrual rate ranges from .019 to .038 per regular hour worked
• Holiday Pay
• Based on position and full-time/part-time status
• 6 paid holidays plus 1 to 2 additional floating holidays
• Up to 50% off store merchandise
• Flexible spending accounts
• Use pre-tax dollars for eligible health and day care expenses
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A whole suite of free tools and resources to manage life’s challenges and maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Life insurance
• Company provided peace of mind and the option to purchase a supplemental plan
• Annual Bonus
• Performance Merit Increases
• Disability Insurance

Who we are:

As one of the largest for-profit thrift operators in the United States, Canada, and Australia for value-priced pre-owned clothing, accessories, and household goods, our mission is to champion reuse and inspire a future where secondhand is second nature. We supply our stores with gently-used, one-of-a-kind items that have been donated by the community to local nonprofit organizations. We purchase these items directly from our nonprofit partners, redirecting billions of pounds of used items away from landfills and on to our store racks and shelves for reuse, and providing our partners with valuable funding for their community-based programs and services.

You’ll often hear us say that we are “Thrift Proud.” It’s the millions of loyal customers who visit our 300+ stores and our more than 22,000 team members that make it possible. Learn more about the Savers family of thrift stores, our impact, and the #ThriftProud movement at savers.com.

Our brands are Savers (in the U.S.), 2nd Ave (in the U.S.), Value Village (in the U.S. and Canada), Unique (in the U.S.), Village des Valeurs (in Quebec), and Savers Australia.

What you can expect:

• The opportunity to celebrate uniqueness. We are made up of people from many different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, all with something special to contribute.
• To work in a purpose-driven company, with a business model that people love for our impact on both the planet and local communities.
• An investment in the career path interests of our people. With our aggressive store expansion plans, we recognize the importance of the continued growth and development of our team members.

What you get:

Comprehensive onboarding and training from day one.

In-house expertise! Our training department / Savers University develops and delivers robust training to every team member across our organization — from new hires to senior executives. We develop around 90% of our training internally and partner with a variety of renowned providers to supplement our offerings.

What you’ll be working on:

Supports Savers vision by ensuring the viability and sustainability of the QA methodology and environments with a focus on functionality, high availability, test design, security, testing both web and desktop applications and QA environment availability and optimization.

You will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing QA processes and applications from code through development. You will have an active role in supporting the set up and stabilization of QA test environments.

The Senior QA Engineer works collaboratively with all participants in software development projects as well as the SMEs for the business. QA Engineers will work closely with Solution Delivery Managers as they set up their build UAT test environments ensuring those UAT environments are an accurate reflection of production. This position reports to the Engineering team.

What you have:

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proven work experience in software development and QA using Agile methodologies
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, processes, and best practices
• Experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases
• Strong knowledge of data privacy, accessibility, ADA, and WCAG compliance.
• Hands-on experience with both happy path and edge/corner case testing
• Expert knowledge of developing and implementing process automation using scripting languages, and various testing techniques
• Experience with automation, performance, stability, and/or security testing.
• Experience in QA management, configuration management, and demonstrate proficiency with release and bug triage methodology, processes, tools, and deliverables
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD/DevOps/QA concepts, tools, and technologies
• Working knowledge of data and SQL in respect to creating automated tests, seeding data, and scrubbing data for testing purposes.
• Ability to train, lead, and mentor more junior QA team members
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and multi-task with minimal supervision

Minimum Required Education, Training, and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or combination of education and work experience
• 5+ years performing technical experience
• Background testing Enterprise level applications and consumer websites on various platforms including iOS, Android, and Windows.
• Working experience with test automation tools

FLSA: Exempt

Work Type/Location: Remote in Bellevue/Seattle or Boise area.