PlayOn is looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer to drive the quality and functionality of our software products here at PlayOn and ensure that both our schools and fans are able to have an optimal experience using the platform. You will be an integral part of our software development process leading efforts to automate around manual testing needs, grooming tickets to ensure test cases are complete and ready to be automated and contribute to automation around any identified testing gaps.
Reporting to the Director of Quality Assurance, the ideal candidate will have experience in both user interface and API testing, and a passion for working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Excitement around learning new technologies or testing methodologies that aggressively optimize our customers’ experiences and the ability to thrive in an ever-changing environment are a few of the most important qualities in our best candidate.
The Outcomes You’ll Deliver:
You will contribute to our engineering organization’s ability to quickly deliver high quality products to our customers.
· Achieve on-time delivery for strategic product releases by contributing towards production of testing timelines through automation.· Reduce defects in production to improve quality and user experience.· Increase test case effectiveness by identifying and addressing the gaps found in retrospective analysis of the existing testing frameworks. IN THIS ROLE YOU CAN EXPECT TO...

• Design and develop test plans and test cases to ensure software quality.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive testing tasks and implement automation solutions to improve test coverage.
• Execute manual test cases when necessary to uncover edge cases, UI/UX issues, or complex scenarios that require human validation.
• Document and report bugs to the development team and track their resolution.
• Ensure that new code changes do not adversely affect the existing functionality of the products.
• Assess our products’ performance under various conditions to ensure they meet performance standards.
• Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure quality.
• Investigate new tools and practices to improve efficiency in automation and test efficiency.

TO THRIVE IN THIS ROLE, THESE ARE THE TALENTS YOU BRING ...

• Meaningful (3+ years) professional experience automating web application testing in Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium
• Meaningful (3+ years) professional experience programming tests in JavaScript, Typescript, or Java (JavaScript or Typescript preferred).
• 1+ year professional experience working in an AWS environment, with preferred testing experience in both monolithic and complex distributed environments.
• Broad and deep understanding of and experience with API testing principles, including endpoint testing, request and response validation, handling authentication mechanisms (like OAuth, JWT), and working with different HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE). Experience writing clean, performant code in GraphQL/REST APIs, always taking into consideration performance and best practices.
• Experience with UI testing best practices.
• Experience and passion for leveraging AI tools for high testing and delivery velocity (Passion required, experience preferred).
• Find motivation and inspiration in fast moving, dynamic environments where cross-functional coordination is required.

HOW YOU PLAY

• **Ownership over Participation-**You take responsibility for achieving holistic outcomes, prioritize key objectives, and adapt quickly when situations require a different approach. You follow through even against the toughest challenges.

• **Team over Stars-**You are a bridge builder, establishing processes and relationships with teams outside your own. You work to rally around common goals, find win-win solutions, compromise when necessary, and help others succeed.

• **Growth over Comfort-**You are driven by a desire to grow and actively seek opportunities to expand your comfort zone, skills, and confidence. You embrace new challenges with curiosity, accepting discomfort and failure as opportunities to learn.

• **Fairness over Popularity-**You approach decisions with a scientist’s mindset, challenging your assumptions and remaining objective. You consider long-term impact rather than relying on short-term gains, proactively seek others’ perspectives, and manage emotions in decision-making. #LI-DNI