Entry-level Junior Software Engineer at Upstream Impact focusing on QA, reliability, and software development processes. Collaborating in a small team to improve product quality through testing and operational support.
Responsibilities
Validate new features and bug fixes through functional regression, smoke, and exploratory testing.
Write clear, reproducible bug reports and verify completed fixes before release.
Participate in sprint refinement and help clarify acceptance criteria and edge cases early.
Support releases through regression testing, smoke testing, and post-release validation.
Monitor production health, review logs and alerts, and assist with routine operational support using established runbooks.
Help document incidents, recurring issues, and operational procedures clearly and accurately.
Contribute small bug fixes, low-risk enhancements, and internal tooling improvements under guidance.
Collaborate closely with Development QA, and Support teammates to improve product quality, release confidence, and operational reliability.
Requirements
0-2 years of experience in software development, QA, technical support, DevOps, or a related field
Strong fundamentals in software testing and defect validation.
Comfort learning technical troubleshooting through logs, runbooks and monitoring tools.
Basic coding ability to contribute small fixes and internal tooling improvements.
Strong attention to detail and clear written communication.
Ability to follow established processes and escalate when something is unclear.
Curiosity, reliability, and a willingness to learn across testing, operations, and development responsibilities.
**Preferred:**
Experience testing web applications or APIs.
Familiarity with Git, Agile workflows, or ticketing systems.
Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, deployments, logs, or monitoring tools.
Basic scripting or coding experience for bug fixes, automation, or tooling.
Interest in growing toward QA engineering, software development, DevOps, or platform-oriented work.
Benefits
Company paid Day-1 Health care insurance for employee.
Company paid AD&D Insurance.
Company paid LTD & STD Insurance.
Unlimited PTO.
Employee Assistance Program.
Dental Insurance.
Vision Insurance.
401k.
Life Insurance.
**Additional**:
**Full time salaried position.**
**Unlimited PTO after 90 days.**
**Employee-Ownership eligible after 1 year of service.**
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