The Opportunity
StayClassy is a fast-paced startup that develops web-based fundraising & engagement software that is used by thousands of Social Impact organizations, including Nonprofits and Social Enterprises. The company is also the host of the Classy Awards, the largest Social Impact awards show in the Country. We care passionately about delivering the best possible product to each organization that we work with and helping the Social Sector grow its overall impact. Our culture is young, vibrant, fast-paced and fun. Recently, the founders were selected by Bloomberg Businesweek as one of the top 5 most promising social entrepreneurs in America.
We are seeking a hands on quality assurance tester to work closely with the product development team driving bug free product releases. The ideal candidate needs to be detail-oriented, inquisitive on how things work and continually striving to make things better.
Responsibilities
• Hands on involvement in all development projects. Test planning, manual testing, test automation and defect logging and verification.
• Defining and executing the QA test plan for features within product releases
• Actively participate and contribute in reviews of requirements, design, schedules, and test plans.
• Apply QA best practices from project inception to deployment and beyond.
• Identify and report defects through JIRA and tracking through closure.
• Ensures that the reliability, performance, and functionality of assigned features and functionality meet or exceed business goals.
• Work closely with software development staff to assist in the reproduction and resolution of defects.
Requirements (what it will take for you to get in the door):
• 2+ years experience web application QA
• Strong knowledge and experience applying QA best practices, techniques, and tools
• Experience testing web and client/server applications
• Ability to create and execute test plans and test cases
• Experience with cross browser testing, including mobile browsers
• Strong technical troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work closely with other engineers, product managers and customer support.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and agile environment with tight deadlines
• Positive, ‘can do’ attitude with a focus on the success of the team over individual successes.
*Pluses: *
• Understanding of web development technologies including PHP 5, AJAX, HTML, CSS, JAVAScript and JQuery.
• Experience developing test automation using open source tools or scripting languages
• Experience with regression testing
• Experience working with e-commerce solutions.
