Quality Engineer, Axios HQ
Axios- Full Time
- Posted : 2 years ago
TELECOMMUTE Location: Remote, US
Quick take: Axios is a growth-stage startup dedicated to providing trustworthy content in an audience-first format. This year, we celebrated a major milestone, launching a SaaS product for corporate communications called Axios HQ. In our first year we’ve already passed $1M in ARR and welcomed over 150 customers to the platform. We’re hiring a Quality Engineer!
Go deeper: The Quality Engineer’s responsibility is to ensure Axios HQ ships without snags and meets clients needs.
The details: Ideal candidates will embody an entrepreneurial spirit, a passion for Axios HQ’s mission and have the following skills and attributes:
- Experience in Software Quality Assurance or Quality Engineering
- Experience testing web applications
- Experience writing test automation
- Experience testing in an Agile environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptionally collaborative
- Obsessive attention to detail
- A belief in and commitment to Axios’ diversity, equity, and inclusion values
We’ll be even more excited if you have:
- Worked in environments using Ruby, Python, Node and/or Javascript
- Experience testing services and working with Docker containers
- The ability to set up test environments, deploy code, use the command line
- Experience working in a Continuous Integration environment
Don’t forget:
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance (100% paid for individuals, 75% for families)
- Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
- 401K
- Generous vacation policy, plus company holidays
- Company equity
- Commuter and cell phone benefit
- A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture
- Annual learning and development stipend
Additional pandemic-related benefits:
- One mental health day per quarter
- $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
- Company-sponsored access to Ginger coaching and mental health support
- OneMedical membership, including tele-health services
- Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
- Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
- Class pass discount
- Virtual company-sponsored social events
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Axios is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Axios makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
- Participating with product managers and the rest of your squad to define and refine requirements
- Providing feedback to the squad on the potential risks and mitigation tactics of their intended approach
- Utilizing both automated and manual testing strategies
- Managing bugs, including identification, logging, tracking and triaging
- Working with the team to manage risk and reduce it to an acceptable level
- Working with engineers to implement test automation
- Writing and executing test plans
Skills
- Automated Testing
- JavaScript
- Node.js
- Python
- Ruby
- Web Application Development
- Test Automation Techniques
- Docker
- Agile
- Product Management
- Quality Assurance
- Manual Testing
- Managing Skills
- Written & Verbal Communication
- Collaborative
- Systems Implementation
