Quality Assurance Engineer

Braven

Quality Assurance Engineer ensuring student- and staff-facing software reliability and accessibility at Braven. Collaborating with engineers to balance agile feature shipping and quality practices.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $92,000 - $101,100 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Test Automation, including UI and API testing with Playwright, while ensuring high-quality standards through effective test planning and execution. Proficient in data validation and process improvement, with strong organizational skills and the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.

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Test Automation with PlaywrightAPI TestingCI/CD with GitHub ActionsAccessibility Testing (WCAG)SQL Data Validation

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Hard Skills

Test AutomationAPI TestingPerformance TestingDatabase ManagementSQLUnit TestingIntegration TestingCross-Browser TestingAccessibility TestingTest Data Management

Soft Skills

Strong Organizational SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsExcellent Communication SkillsTask ManagementAdaptability

Tools & Technologies

PlaywrightCypressGitGitHubGitHub ActionsJiraPostmanHerokuLogs/ObservabilityWeb App Architectures

Industry Keywords

QASoftware TestingTest PlanningRegression TestingDefect TriageWeb AccessibilityIntegration TestingContinuous IntegrationContinuous DeploymentBraven's Core Values

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CypressHerokuPythonRubyRuby on RailsSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Test automation & collaboration with engineers (40%)
Build and maintain UI and API automation (Playwright preferred).
Partner with engineers to write/expand unit and integration tests and improve testability.
Increase automation coverage and reliability (flakiness control, data management).
Test planning & manual execution (35%)
Design and execute test plans and test cases for web and API features across key integrations (Salesforce, Canvas, Pathify, LinkedIn, Zoom).
Perform cross-browser/device and accessibility (WCAG) testing; log clear, actionable defects.
CI/CD quality gates, release verification, and bug triage (15%)
Own quality checks in GitHub Actions/CI; implement sensible gating and fast feedback loops.
Coordinate regression and release verification for scheduled launches; drive root-cause analysis.
Data validation & process improvement (10%)
Validate data flows with SQL; use logs/observability to detect regressions.
Document test cases, patterns, and QA standards; champion pragmatic process improvements.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years in QA/software testing, or 2+ years of professional software engineering experience. At least 1 year working with test automation.
Tools/Skills: Playwright (or Cypress), API testing, Database, Git/GitHub, GitHub Actions/CI, accessibility testing (WCAG).
Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent professional experience.
Experience with performance testing, observability (e.g., logs/metrics), and test data management.
Familiarity with Jira and structured defect triage.
Familiarity with REST API tools (e.g., Postman).
Basic experience with Python or Ruby on Rails, and Heroku environments and modern web app architectures.
Strong organizational and task management skills, with the ability to prioritize work, ensure attention to detail, and make sound technical decisions independently.
Flexible and solutions-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
Excellent communication skills, bridging technical and non-technical teams and managing stakeholder expectations effectively.
Demonstrated commitment to building strong and welcoming cultures that help to develop others.
Exemplification of Braven’s core values.
Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and has prepared you to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Unlimited vacation time in addition to org-wide holidays and week-long shutdowns in July and the end of the calendar year (this is a minimum of 19 days per year)
Braven supports your path to parenthood and beyond with $25,000 in lifetime Carrot benefits for fertility, family-building, and hormonal health
Match of your 401K contribution up to 5% of your base annual salary, starting your first full month
Coverage of 85% of health insurance premium for employee and dependents
12 weeks of paid parental leave
A one-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff