QA Automation Engineer (Remote)

Morning Brew is a media company that covers the business news and narratives shaping our world. The companies, the people, the workplace, the economy — we nerd out on this stuff, and we’re dedicated to helping our audience navigate it all in a way that informs and entertains.

The Morning Brew team is clever, creative, and growing fast. Want in? Read on.

Overview

Morning Brew is looking for a QA Engineer II who is passionate about helping ship high quality, production ready products. As Morning Brew's first QA Engineer, the ideal candidate is someone who is excited about the opportunity to create, own and enhance the entire QA process for our Product team. You should have experience with documenting feature specs, collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike, and be willing to roll up your sleeves to build out automated end-to-end testing. This role sits within Product and reports to the Director of Engineering.

Here’s what you’ll be working on:

- Performing manual testing of new products and features

- Writing and owning our entire team’s automated end-to-end tests

- Collaborating with product management and engineering teams to scope out new features and prepare test plans

- Owning the entire QA column in our JIRA board

- Understanding the needs of our stakeholders to help improve the end-user experience

What makes you qualified?

- 3+ years of experience in manual and automated testing

- Demonstrated experience with writing automated tests using JavaScript and tools like Cypress

- Strong knowledge of modern JavaScript and best practices

- Familiarity with front-end frameworks like React is a plus

- Strong knowledge of Linux-based operating system

- You can work independently and are comfortable owning the entire QA process

- You are comfortable working in a fast-paced, startup environment and willing to wear many hats

What else are we looking for?

Character and integrity rank pretty high on the list. Our team is guided by our core values:

·       Curious - We strive to learn every day through constant questioning and exploration.

·       Purposeful – We do everything with the highest level of thoughtfulness, preparation and focus.

·       Empathetic - We are good, genuine people who embrace others' perspectives.

·       Challengers - We approach every day with an underdog mentality and are never complacent.

Perks:

While being surrounded by a bunch of cool people who look great in crewnecks is its own reward, we have plenty more to offer.

Unlimited sick and vacation time: And by “unlimited,” we mean absolutely unlimited.

Remote-work friendly: Work from home, work from the office, work from the moon — you decide.

401(k) employer match: We want to help you prepare for the future, now. 

Premium healthcare plans: Your health matters!

Work from home stipends: Upgrade your home office on us.

Annual learning credit: Want to learn something new? We'll pay for it.

Morning Brew is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that’s representative of our audience.