Job Application for Senior QA Engineer at FLYR

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Our Vision

We believe in a world where travel companies can innovate freely, growing and accelerating their business, while delivering the experience travelers want and the change the industry needs.

FLYR is a technology company that unlocks freedom to innovate for the travel industry – eliminating legacy constraints to enable real-time decision making and create the experiences travelers seek. With FLYR, businesses are able to improve revenue performance and modernize the e-commerce experience through accurate forecasting, automation, and analytics.

Flight Itinerary (About The Role)

We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join the QA team and lead our testing initiatives. In this role you will work closely with product teams to ensure our software products meet the highest quality standards. This role requires a deep understanding of software testing methodologies, automation frameworks, and tools. You will be instrumental in driving the adoption of best practices in testing and quality assurance, ensuring that our systems meet the highest standards of performance and reliability. Your responsibilities will include writing test plans, developing testing strategies, test automation, tool research and implementing best QA practices.

What Your Journey Will Look Like (Responsibilities)

You will be part of a self-organizing QA team and collaborate closely with product teams composed of Technical Product Owner, fullstack/frontend/backend application developers and QA Engineers.
You will collaborate with Technical Product Owners, Software Architects to plan testing initiatives by analysis of requirements, technical specifications and design of test plan and test cases.
Implement test automation strategies for microservice architecture to increase test coverage and reduce manual testing efforts.
Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using industry-standard tools and frameworks to ensure efficient and repeatable testing processes
Perform manual testing for complex scenarios where automation is not feasible, ensuring thorough coverage of all system functionalities.
Conduct different types of tests including automated end to end, API, contract and performance tests.
Develop and maintain test documentation like test plans, test cases, test scripts.
Identify, document, and track defects using bug tracking tools, and work closely with developers to ensure timely resolution.
Integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipelines, collaborating with DevOps teams to ensure smooth and reliable deployment processes.
Provide guidance and mentorship to QA engineers, promoting best practices in testing and quality assurance.
Continuously evaluate and improve testing tools to enhance product quality.
Stay updated on emerging trends, best practices, and tools in software testing and quality assurance, and continuously improve the testing processes.
Monitor and report on key quality metrics, providing insights and recommendations for improvement.
Support timely and high quality delivery of features for product releases in the context of a larger product development organization.

What To Pack For This Trip (Qualifications)

Degree and successful industry experience in either Computer Science or Computer Engineering,
5+ years of relevant work experience in test automation or similar position,
Very good experience with manual and automated testing during full development life cycle with a focus on an API testing,
Deep experience with manual and automated testing - end to end testing, API testing, contract testing, performance testing, exploratory testing and UI testing,
Hands on experience with Python
Good understanding of software systems architecture based on microservices,
Good understanding of cloud technologies,
Knowledge of SQL,
Experience with building testing plans and strategies, writing test cases, triaging bugs,
Understanding of software development lifecycles (SDLC) with a focus on Agile methodologies,
Ability to maintain and document testing artifacts and reports.
Experience with CI/CD testing integration.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Strong analytical skills to understand in detail product requirements and its functionality and willingness to get deep understanding of airline domain knowledge.
Strong problem-solving and prioritization skills.
Ability to share their testing expertise by conducting internal training sessions, advice on best practices or new tools, identify areas for improvement etc.
Adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies and processes.

Technology Stack and Tools

Currently being used in the project, but not limited to:

Python, SQL
Postman, Datadog
Robot, Playwright
REST, Pub/Sub, Kafka
Kubernetes, GCP

First-Class Amenities

Regular employment contract
Equity in Series D startup with high growth potential
Flexible working hours
Complimentary Breakfast/Lunch (in-office)
Sports card
Medical care
Life Insurance
Top-quality tech equipment
Annual educational fund
English classes
Many more!

Our Commitment to Equality

Here at FLYR, we’re committed to growing with intention, having our teams better reflect the world around us. We strive to create an environment of inclusion and even more importantly, belonging, where psychological safety, empathy, and human connection are at the center of our leadership principles. Not only does this enable us to create better products and have a better work environment, it’s good for the bottom line and it’s the right thing to do.

FLYR provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetics, marital or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, FLYR complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company operates.

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Senior QA Engineer