Senior Quality Owner

Age of Learning® is the leading developer of engaging and effective Pre‑K through 2nd grade learning resources that help children build a strong foundation for academic success and a lifelong love of learning. The company’s research‑based curriculum, developed by education experts, includes the award‑winning programs ABCmouse®, Adventure Academy®, as well as the adaptive, personalized school solutions My Math Academy®, My Reading Academy®, and My Reading Academy Español®. Having served over 55 million children worldwide, Age of Learning is a global leader in efforts to advance equity, access, and opportunity for all children.

About the role

Age of Learning is seeking a Senior Quality Owner to own quality outcomes for assigned products, features, and initiatives. As the primary Quality representative for assigned product areas, you will operate as a highly autonomous, hands‑on individual contributor with end‑to‑end ownership of quality outcomes, from early planning and risk assessment through testing, automation, release readiness, and post‑release validation. Unlike traditional QA roles focused primarily on test execution, Quality Owners are embedded partners in the product development process. You will work closely with Product, Engineering, Design, Data, and other stakeholders to influence decisions, identify risk early, and help teams deliver exceptional experiences for learners and families. The ideal candidate combines strong software quality fundamentals with technical curiosity, sound judgment, cross‑functional leadership, and a willingness to embrace AI‑assisted tools, automation, and emerging technologies to continuously improve how quality is delivered.

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end quality outcomes for assigned products, features, and initiatives
• Serve as the primary Quality representative within assigned cross‑functional product teams
• Develop and execute risk‑based testing strategies based on product complexity, customer impact, technical risk, and business priorities
• Perform hands‑on functional, exploratory, integration, regression, and white‑box testing as appropriate
• Contribute to automated testing using AI‑assisted tooling and modern automation frameworks
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Design, Data, and other stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle
• Influence product planning, technical design, and delivery decisions to improve quality outcomes and customer experience
• Investigate defects and analyze technical, product, and quality signals to identify root causes and drive resolution
• Provide release recommendations and quality signoff based on objective risk assessment and testing results
• Leverage AI, automation, tooling, and emerging technologies to improve testing effectiveness, efficiency, coverage, and organizational leverage
• Use production telemetry, analytics, monitoring, and customer feedback to understand and improve quality after release
• Continuously identify and drive improvements to testing methodologies, automation, tooling, and quality practices

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally consumer‑facing and content‑driven web or mobile applications
• 7+ years of progressive experience in software quality, software testing, quality engineering, or related disciplines
• Demonstrated success owning quality outcomes for products, features, or business initiatives
• Strong expertise in test strategy, risk assessment, exploratory testing, and modern software delivery practices
• Familiarity with test automation and an understanding of how automation can complement manual and exploratory testing
• Demonstrated ability or strong willingness to leverage AI‑assisted tools, automation, and emerging technologies to improve quality outcomes and effectiveness
• Proven ability to operate independently, make sound quality decisions, and influence stakeholders without direct authority
• Strong analytical thinking, problem‑solving, written communication, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to effectively balance customer experience, quality risk, business priorities, and delivery timelines

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience testing consumer‑facing web and mobile applications
• Experience using production telemetry, application monitoring, analytics, and customer feedback to investigate and validate product quality
• Experience leading quality efforts or acting as the primary Quality representative within an embedded product or development team
• Experience creating or maintaining automated tests using modern testing frameworks
• Experience working across multiple products or business areas
• Experience mentoring or providing technical guidance to other quality professionals
• Experience driving improvements in testing methodologies, automation, tooling, or quality processes
• Experience working in Agile software development environments
• Experience in consumer software, gaming, educational technology, or other highly interactive digital products

Pay

Total Compensation: $30 USD – $45 USD per hour (salary may vary depending on job‑related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, and location).

Benefits

• 91% of employee health and welfare benefits premiums covered; 70% of dependent benefits premiums covered
• 401(k) program with employer match
• 15 paid vacation days (increases to 20 days on your 3rd anniversary)
• 12 observed national paid holidays
• 9 sick days
• 16 paid volunteer hours per year
• 7 paid days for company‑wide year‑end closure (includes 3 observed paid holidays)