Hybrid Senior Quality Engineer

at GoodLeap

• Job title: Senior Quality Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $146,000 - $170,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Jenkins, Selenium
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Mateo, United States

About the role

• Senior Quality Engineer at GoodLeap, a tech company improving sustainable solutions. Collaborating on quality initiatives and enhancing test strategies for software development.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance test automation frameworks for mobile platforms
• Develop and execute tests focused on payments platforms and functionality
• Define, document, and execute comprehensive test strategies for technology products, including unit, component, integration, and end-to-end testing across multiple features, services, and user journeys
• Act as the embedded quality owner for one or more cross-functional product teams, developing trust-based partnerships and promoting a quality-first mindset throughout planning, development, deployment, and release
• Influence and support the team’s goals related to test automation, reliability, performance, and resilience, measurably shifting testing efforts earlier in the development lifecycle and increasing velocity without compromising quality
• Author and maintain automated tests (e.g. functional regression tests) using modern testing frameworks for APIs, web applications, and services
• Perform manual component-level testing, integration testing, exploratory testing, and regression testing as needed to validate features and expose risks not yet covered by test automation
• Develop and maintain API test suites validating contract integrity, expected system behavior, and performance
• Collaborate with software engineers to guide best practices in unit and integration testing and define team working agreements to execute
• Coach and mentor software engineers to author tests and develop test code that aligns with established Quality Engineering strategy and best practices
• Execute end-to-end, cross-team testing initiatives as a subject matter expert (SME) or dedicated tester supporting complex large-scale initiative test efforts
• Implement and improve measurement of actionable quality metrics and outcomes related to coverage, product reliability, and organizational resilience
• Develop, maintain, and execute clear test plans, test cases, and test reports, providing transparency into coverage and risk across work streams
• Analyze defect trends, conduct root cause analysis, and proactively identify opportunities for improvement in both process and product

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, and enhancing automated test frameworks for mobile platforms and applications
• Proven experience as a Quality Engineer or SDET embedded in agile software development teams, ideally within fintech or enterprise SaaS environments
• Strong experience defining and executing test strategies across multiple testing layers (including unit, component, integration, & end-to-end) and collaborating with developers on test ownership and implementation
• Proficiency with automated testing frameworks (e.g., Appium, Selenium, Playwright) and scripting automated tests at various levels of the stack
• Hands-on experience using Postman, Insomnia, or similar API testing tools for validation of service behavior, performance, and reliability
• Strong understanding of test engineering best practices, including exploratory testing, performance testing, functional testing, and risk-based prioritization
• Familiarity with test case management systems (e.g. Xray, TestRail, Zephyr) and issue tracking tools (e.g. Jira).
• Experience with version control and continuous integration tools (e.g., Git, GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and pipelines
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with the ability to communicate risk and advocate for quality outcomes with technical and non-technical stakeholders including Product, Design, Strategy, and Software Engineering
• Demonstrated ability to lead quality initiatives, mentor teammates, and handle multiple competing priorities with minimal supervision
• Ability to influence in collaborative settings and experience working with peers to translate quality-focused goals into objectives and plans for delivery
• Demonstrated skill in developing test plans, assessing risk, writing bug reports, and providing relevant data for defect reporting and tracking
• Direct experience developing automated test suites and writing test code
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as a team player
• Experience or exposure to mobile applications is a plus

Benefits

• In addition to the above salary, this position may be eligible for a bonus and equity.