Head of Quality Assurance
New York, NY
About Us
ExecThread, Inc. is a VC-funded software startup based in New York, NY (NYC). The company was founded in 2015 by seasoned startup executives who built and sold companies to AOL, Apple, Autodesk and Samsung.
ExecThread is a crowdsourced marketplace of the best jobs in the world. By creating a curated platform that enables professionals to discretely share and gain access to career-advancing job opportunities ExecThread is enabling executives & aspiring executives alike to achieve their career advancement goals, as well helping them to find the best talent for their own teams.
Job Description
We’re looking for an experienced Quality Assurance (QA) Software Engineer who wants to work at an agile startup that’s leveraging advanced technology to power a unique service and create a highly monetizable and impactful business. You’ll be working closely with our locally-based engineering & product team to ensure a high-quality service for our highly engaged members.
Responsibilities
- Build a QA test plan for our product
- Design, develop and execute exploratory and automated tests for our weekly releases
- Create and maintain test suite using Selenium WebDriver written in JavaScript
- Perform thorough regression tests
- Work with Software Engineers and Product Managers to drive improvements in the product review and code review via manual and automated testing capabilities.
- Meticulously identify, track, debug, and define corrective actions with software bug tracking tools like Jira, Pivotal Tracker
- Maintain well-documented roadmap to introduce and improve automation testing framework.
- Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents and provide timely and meaningful feedback to the team
Skills & Requirements
- 5+ years of Software Quality Assurance experience
- Prior experience developing reusable and scalable automated test scripts for web and mobile applications
- Prior experience in Software Development and DevOps experience in CI/CD environment.
- Hands-on experience using Selenium WebDriver
- Familiarity with JavaScript
- As a bonus, experience in ReactJS, AngularJS, and Protractor
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and time-management skills
- Minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
- Preferred a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and/or other IT related field.
Benefits
- Autonomous & flexible work environment, with extremely smart & committed peers
- Close to multiple convenient transit options (1 block from Grand Central Station)
- Competitive salary and equity-based compensation
- Dental, Health & Vision Insurance
- Open floor plan
- Pre-tax medical flex-spending account
- Pre-tax transit benefits
- Subsidized 401k program
- Subsidized professional development programs
- Unlimited Vacation (plus an extra day off for your birthday)
You can by emailing resumes@execthread.com
