QA Engineer

*Basis Technologies is aware of scams involving false advertisements for open positions at our company. The fraudulent job postings and emails are unauthorized. Basis would never ask candidates to download an app, purchase products or services, or conduct interviews over text or chat. For more information or if you have been targeted, please reach out to us at: talent.acquisition@basis.com.

WHO WE ARE 

Basis Technologies delivers software and services to automate digital media operations for leading agencies and brands. 

Our comprehensive ad tech platform, Basis, supports the planning, reporting, and financial reconciliation of direct, programmatic, search, and social media, all in one place. 

We are deeply committed to building software that will change the ad tech industry for the better and are equally dedicated to building an inclusive culture of highly motivated individuals who create a positive and supportive environment together. We invest in our culture and support our employees so they can do their best work. 

Basis Technologies is headquartered in Chicago, and our employees have the flexibility to work from headquarters, completely remote, or a hybrid of the two. Please note, we are hiring on a remote working basis only in the U.S. and Canada.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Technology is at the core of what we do. Basis Technologies' innovative Engineering team designs and develops new features and integrations for Basis, our industry-leading, comprehensive software solution. Our platform processes over 300 billion events per day and uses AI and machine learning to automate and simplify the entire digital campaign process.

This team is all about data—and in order to create value from the massive amount of data we collect, engineering leverages their dynamic Data Engineering, Data Science, and Business Intelligence teams to create insights that benefit the industry as a whole.

WAYS YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE 

You will be an integral part of a software development team building a SaaS platform for the ad-tech industry. On the Basis engineering team, QA Engineers are involved in the full software development life-cycle (SDLC) from iteration planning to retrospectives.  Other ways that you will contribute are by:

• Collaborating closely with the product team to understand the product vision and user stories at a level where you can create testing scenarios.
• Contributing to broad QA initiatives (testing env., process, training)
• Documenting clear test plans and test cases, and performing test plan reviews
• Identifying areas for improvement across QA and collaborating on a solution
• Researching new technologies/tools and their potential benefit to our projects
• Being a leading voice for quality in a highly collaborative cross-functional development team.
• Being responsible for the design and execution of manual testing strategy.
• Maintaining quality of the platform in a fast-paced deployment and release environment
• Acknowledging and embracing diversity of thought and opinion, and approach with Beeps, clients and vendors, regardless of background, culture, and organizational level. Specific examples include, but are not limited to:
• Engage Actively in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEA)
• Pursue Continuous IDEA Development
• Cultivate an Inclusive Work Environment

• 3+ years of experience of end-to-end manual testing web based application software
• 1+ years of experience working in an Agile environment
• 1+ years of experience working on enterprise software, ideally workflow application testing
• Thorough understanding of development and testing life cycles (SDLC/STLC) practices and tools
• Experience with test data/data verification
• Experience analyzing stories or requirements to create effective scenarios
• Experience creating new feature test plan

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Experience with entire development cycle of projects 
• Excited by a fast-paced product development environment
• Passion for Ad-Tech
• Familiar AWS

• Ruby, Java, Python, and React.js
• Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka
• PostgreSQL, NoSQL
• AWS

ANYTHING ELSE? 

Don't think you have all the skills required for this role? That's okay, we recognize that experience can be built in many ways. If you have relevant skills that are not reflected in your resume, we welcome your candidacy and encourage you to share more in an optional cover letter, even if your experience doesn’t match our exact requirements.  

LIFE WITH BASIS TECHNOLOGIES

We take care of our people and believe that our success depends on the growth and well-being of each one of our team members.  

We've been proudly recognized as:

Ad Age, Best Places to Work 2024, 2023, 2022, 2013

Built In, Best Workplaces 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

Crain's Best Companies to Work for in Chicago 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Crain's Best Companies to Work for in New York 2023, 2022, 2021, 2014

Dallas Morning News, Top Workplaces 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2015

Denver Post, Top Workplaces 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

Denver Business Journal's Largest Tech Employers 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

We provide a thoughtful perks and benefits package including a modified workweek, competitive 401k/RRSP matching, mental health support, a funded health savings account, paid sabbatical, generous parental leave, a flexible work environment and time off policy, and more. 

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building teams that are diverse in thought, perspective, and culture. We celebrate all team members regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race or cultural background, religion, disability, and age.

Basis is committed to providing the best possible interview experience for all our candidates. If you have a disability or questions related to interview accessibility, please contact talent.acquisition@basis.com.

Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Basis' privacy policy that you can view here.