Blackthorne

Senior QA Engineer

Blackthorne

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: ArizonaCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $5,750 - $7,000 per month

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases
  • Review tickets (bugs, enhancements, new features) and other technical documents to engage in each phase of the software development lifecycle
  • Create, run, repair, manual, and automated tests using frameworks like Playwright
  • Plan and build automated testing frameworks that integrate with development workflows - determining what to automate (regression tests, API endpoints, critical user flows) and when to run which tests
  • Estimate, prioritize, plan, coordinate, and perform quality testing activities
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional scrum teams and across the larger company
  • Demonstrate best practices in everything you do, including meaningful test coverage and striving to ensure maintainability
  • Mentor junior QA team members and advocate for quality standards
  • Design and maintain test data strategies, including creating hundreds of thousands of Salesforce records for performance testing, managing data versions, and ensuring clean test environments
  • Design and execute performance testing strategies to identify system bottlenecks, load limits, and optimization opportunities using appropriate testing tools
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Cumulus CI, MetaDeploy) to provide fast feedback on code changes and act as deployment gates

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software testing experience with demonstrated expertise in test automation
  • 3+ years of testing on the Salesforce platform with a deep understanding of platform limitations
  • Experience with test automation frameworks, particularly Playwright
  • Proficiency in programming languages for test automation
  • Experience with CI/CD tools and processes (GitHub Actions, Cumulus CI, MetaDeploy preferred)
  • Performance testing experience with relevant tools
  • Experience testing mobile applications using emulators, simulators, or cloud device farms with automation frameworks
  • Experience managing test data lifecycles and keeping test environments synchronized with code deployments through version control systems
  • Excellent English communication skills with proven ability to collaborate across departments, time zones, and remote teams
  • Self-directed and adaptable: stays current with testing methodologies, maintains composure under pressure, and thrives in fast-paced remote environments
  • Bonus: Salesforce admin or Blackthorn product experience
Benefits
  • An incredible team of smart and supportive people
  • A deep feeling of satisfaction and completion
  • Fully remote global team working from home
  • Stock options for every employee
  • Flexible work week
  • $400 office stipend
  • Maternity/Paternity leave
  • Student loan debt assistance
  • Pledge 1% - time off during the year for helping nonprofits
  • Health insurance contribution (if in the US)
  • Children's 529 college fund assistance (if in the US)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
test automationtest planstest casesautomated testsperformance testingprogramming languagestest data strategiestest automation frameworksregression testsAPI endpoints
Soft Skills
collaborationmentoringcommunicationadaptabilityself-directedorganizational skillsproblem-solvingattention to detailtime managementcomposure under pressure
Certifications
Salesforce adminBlackthorn product experience