QA Engineer

This position follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular in-office attendance.

Come work in a startup like environment (small team, big challenges, massive growth opportunity, relaxed office culture) with solid company stability (30+ years) and benefits including health, paid holidays, 401K, PTO, remote work friendly and great office views. Together with our 200+ university research partners, we have built PredictIt, into the “The Stock Market of Politics” where 100,000+ enthusiastic Traders make $1 winner-take-all political forecasts with stunning accuracy thanks to the wisdom of the crowd. Now we need your help taking it to the next level.

As QA Engineer for PredictIt you will get to work on challenging and rewarding projects across the tech stack: from creating innovative web experiences to redesigning the financial engine at the heart of millions of dollars of transactions. You will also be working on the creation of leading-edge CFTC compliant Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Designated Clearing Organization (DCO) software systems designed to facilitate the trading of financial options and futures. You’ll be part of small team and have opportunities to take on exciting challenges and responsibilities that make the job extremely fulfilling and rewarding.

General Description: The QA Engineer measures and validates software quality via use of industry standard testing tools, automation tools and methodologies. The QA Engineer identifies and documents program defects; research root causes, and ensure fixes are made.

As a small team everyone does a little bit of everything and so you will be expected to perform a wide variety of roles and responsibilities. You can expect your week to be approximately: 40% manual testing of new features, 10% manual regression testing, 30% automation, 10% process development and 10% Other (Product Management, etc.).

Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience in computers and/or applications development and testing.
• 2-4 years of quality assurance and testing experience within a system/networking development environment.
• More than a year of QA automation experience required. Selenium experience preferred.
• Must have experience generating automation tests for Complex Web applications which can be run on multiple browsers.
• Must have some experience doing load testing for web applications.
• Understanding of QA principles and the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with preparation of formal test plans, test cases and bug reporting (using an automated bug tracking system).
• Demonstrated proficiency with Windows, MS SQL, Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, as well as Excel, Access and other databases.
• Strong Analysis and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to use independent judgment and initiative on a day-to-day basis and to initiate and successfully manage testing cycles requiring cooperation among diverse groups.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate well on technical subjects in both written and verbal form.

Benefits

All positions are Full-Time, with competitive compensation, medical benefits, paid vacation, 401k plan and stock options. Casual dress code and a non-corporate atmosphere make this a fun place to work and learn in a team environment. Please visit our website at www.aristotle.com.