Software Test Engineer

About the role

Daxko builds the software that powers fitness, wellness, and community organizations. As a Software Test Engineer, you'll partner with engineers, designers, and product managers to define acceptance criteria, break down user stories, and plan sprint testing activities. You'll lead exploratory and risk-based testing to surface defects before they reach customers, contribute to automated regression test suites, maintain and improve testing environments, and serve as a product and system knowledge resource for your team.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineers, designers, and product managers to define acceptance criteria, break down user stories, and plan sprint testing activities
• Lead exploratory and risk-based testing to surface defects before they reach customers
• Contribute to automated regression test suites in collaboration with Software Engineers in Test
• Maintain and improve testing environments within your area of ownership
• Serve as a product and system knowledge resource for your team, communicating obstacles and technical findings clearly
• Research emerging testing tools and approaches to keep your practice current
• Develop toward a specialization: test automation, release coordination, security/penetration testing, performance testing, or API testing

Requirements

• 2+ years of hands-on software testing experience
• Solid grounding in software quality assurance processes and tools
• Experience with SQL for issue investigation and testing efficiency
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently on a distributed team
• An Associate's degree, coding bootcamp, or equivalent experience in IT or Computer Science

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Agile development practices
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently on a distributed team
• An Associate's degree, coding bootcamp, or equivalent experience in IT or Computer Science

Skills

• Experience with SQL for issue investigation and testing efficiency
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently on a distributed team
• An Associate's degree, coding bootcamp, or equivalent experience in IT or Computer Science

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• Affordable health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Monthly fitness reimbursement
• 401(k) matching
• New-Parent Paid Leave
• Casual work environments
• Hybrid & Remote work

Pay

The pay range for this role is $64,000 – $108,000 per year.