Software Quality Engineer

About impact.com

impact.com is the world’s leading commerce partnership marketing platform, transforming the way businesses grow by enabling them to discover, manage, and scale partnerships across the entire customer journey. From affiliates and influencers to content publishers, brand ambassadors, and customer advocates, impact.com empowers brands to drive trusted, performance-based growth through authentic relationships. Its award-winning products—Performance (affiliate), Creator (influencer), and Advocate (customer referral)—unify every type of partner into one integrated platform. As consumers increasingly rely on recommendations from people and communities they trust, impact.com helps brands show up where it matters most. Today, over 5,000 global brands, including Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oréal, and Fanatics, rely on impact.com to power more than 225,000 partnerships that deliver measurable business results.

 Your Role at impact.com:

As the Software Quality Engineer at Impact, your key responsibilities will include delivering high quality software, loudly advocating for software testing best practices, and helping to instill a strong quality mindset in those around you. This role will work globally, cross team and cross functionally to directly ensure the highest level of quality for key customers. 

Successful candidates will be quick learners who are able to flex and adapt with different needs and processes depending on what they are working on. An eye for detail will also be important as you navigate the large and feature rich platform that is impact.com

What You'll Do:

• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using Playwright (TypeScript) or Selenium (Java).
• Conduct manual testing across UI/UX, FrontEnd, BackEnd, and API testing using tools like Postman.
• Independently manage and document test cases with TestRail.
• Collaborate closely with product teams and developers to understand requirements and translate them into automated test scripts.
• Perform comprehensive integration testing and ensure smooth end-to-end testing cycles.
• Identify, document, and report bugs through manual and automated testing.
• Coordinate with East Coast-based teams on release days for post-release verifications and checks.
• Provide regular updates to the Product Manager and QA Lead on task progress and automation scripting status.
• Offer detailed reporting metrics and insights to relevant stakeholders to track testing progress and quality metrics.
• Contribute feedback and insights during team discussions, demonstrating confidence, clarity, and a proactive approach.

 What You Bring:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in automation testing, proficient with Playwright (TypeScript) or Selenium (Java).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, and GCP cloud environment.
• Experience using TestRail for test case management and documentation.
• Working knowledge of API testing with Postman.
• Experience with UI/UX testing and backend testing.
• Familiarity with integration testing processes.
• Excellent communication skills, confident in sharing opinions, and capable of working collaboratively.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders across different time zones.

Benefits and Perks:

At impact.com, we believe that when you’re happy and fulfilled, you do your best work. That’s why we’ve built a benefits package that supports your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.

• Flexible Working: Our Responsible PTO policy means you can take the time off you need to rest and recharge. We're committed to a positive work-life balance and provide a flexible environment that allows you to be happy and fulfilled in both your career and your personal life.
• Health and Wellness: Your well-being is a priority. Our mental health and wellness benefit includes up to 12 fully covered therapy/coaching sessions per year, with additional dependent coverage. We also offer a monthly gym reimbursement policy to support your physical health.
• A Stake in Our Growth: We offer Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) as part of our total compensation, giving you a stake in the company's growth with a 3-year vesting schedule, pending Board approval.
• Investing in Your Growth: We’re committed to your continuous learning. Take advantage of our free Coursera subscription and our PXA courses.
• Parental Support: We offer a generous parental leave policy, 26 weeks of fully paid leave for the primary caregiver and 13 weeks fully paid leave for the secondary caregiver.
• Technology Financial Support: We provide a technology stipend to help you set up your home office and a monthly allowance to cover your internet expenses.

impact.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, ethnicity or ancestry, color or caste, religion or belief, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non-merit factors.

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