Senior QA Engineer
New York, NY, United States
About Nayya
At Nayya, we believe there’s a better way to choose benefits. A more transparent, less confusing way for employees to control their health and financial potential. Powered by billions of data points and machine learning, our benefits experience platform delivers personalized decision support and guidance during open enrollment, new employee onboarding, qualifying life events, and in the moments that matter all year round. This is one of the most stressful and challenging situations consumers face – and we see that as an opportunity to build an innovative response that can help millions of Americans possess the control and understanding they deserve.
Role Overview:
We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join our software engineering team. The Senior QA Engineer will be responsible for managing all testing activities and establishing best practices for test planning, design, automation, and execution. As the founding member of our team, this is very much a hands-on role, initially working across two teams with the goal to grow as a leader across our entire stack.
The products we build at Nayya span multiple product spaces and markets and employ many technologies, from user interfaces to backend services to data science pipelines and the infrastructure that runs them. We have high standards for everything we do, and you will be a huge part of maintaining these standards across the organization.
Responsibilities:
Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases for new features and product releases
Work closely with product managers, software engineers, and designers to understand requirements and identify defects
Design and implement test automation frameworks and scripts to support continuous integration and deployment
Mentor and provide guidance to QA engineers
Monitor test coverage, defect resolution and overall product quality
Analyze software defects to identify possible causes and suggest improvements
Generate detailed bug reports and ensure resolution
Stay up-to-date with the latest QA methodologies and tools
Collaborate with Engineering leadership to set the direction for how QA is done at Nayya
What You'll Bring:
5+ years of experience in software quality assurance and test automation
Hands-on experience with test automation tools like Playwright, Selenium, Appium, etc.
Strong programming skills in languages like Javascript, Python, Java, Ruby, etc.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Knowledge of Agile methodologies
The salary range for New York based candidates for this role is $109,000- $130,000. We use a location factor to adjust this range for candidates that are located outside of geographic region of our New York office. Placement within the salary band is determined based on experience.
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Why Join Nayya?
Be an early employee of a quickly growing, VC-backed start-up - grow with us!
Have a meaningful impact on a platform that is scaling very rapidly
Contribute to a values-based culture with an emphasis on empowerment and autonomy
Work in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment
Benefits include: Competitive pay, employer-paid healthcare, stock options
Nayya is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics