Qa Automation Engineer

At Instawork, we're driven by our vision to create economic opportunity for local businesses and skilled hourly professionals in communities around the world. With a growing number of hub cities across the world in the U.S., Canada, India, and beyond, we're looking for top talent to help rapidly scale our high-tech and high-touch labor marketplace. Our accomplished and dedicated team is passionate about our mission and committed to crafting revolutionary products, all with the backing of our world-class investors, including Benchmark, Spark Capital, Craft Ventures, Greylock Capital, Y Combinator, and more!
* Please note that this role is only open for our San Francisco office and requires hybrid work (3 days in-office per week). We welcome recent graduates to apply!
Our QA team is growing and needs someone who is laser-focused on raising the software quality bar in a fast-paced environment. This position will give great exposure to the entire lifecycle of cross-platform development and provide a strong foundation for future roles in development / QA. This person will be responsible for building test automation, communicating quality updates across the engineering/product organizations, and solidifying best practices in testing activities across the organization.
What You'll Do:

• Research, Design, and Implement automation framework for tests. Mobile testing (IOS & Android) is the priority and we are willing to train people who have non-Mobile experience
• Automate functional, regression, and smoke tests using internal and open source tools
• Create tooling around the entire testing workflow, all the way from test case management, test data creation, automatic bug captures, test progress measurement etc.
• Define test specifications for functional, integration and performance testing
• Manage and configure build servers used for running automation
• Work in collaboration with development team in continuous build & deployment process
• Report test coverage and participate in troubleshooting
• Manual testing and coverage for new features that have not yet been automated; Perform Black Box and White Box testing
• Create and maintain test plans as our product grows in functionality

Who You Are:

• 2-3+ years experience with UI Automation testing tools. Bonus for Mobile (iOS/Android) experience using Appium and Selenium
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field
• Programming experience in Python + Javascript or similar language
• Thorough knowledge of automation testing tools and release processes
• Knowledge of Relational Database such as MySQL is preferred
• Self-motivated, especially in learning new software tools and best practices in software quality assurance
• Startup mentality: self-starter, proactive, flexible
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• You straddle a fine line between QA, software and DevOps engineering

For CA based applicants:

• The base salary for this position is $120,000 - $130,000
• This position is eligible for equity in the form of stock options
• This position is eligible for Instawork benefits, including:
  • Variety of medical, dental, and vision plans with coverage beginning on the date of hire
  • Flexible paid time off
  • At least 8 paid company holidays annually
  • Home office stipend
  • Phone stipend
  • Commuter stipend
  • Supplemental pay on qualified leaves
  • Employee health savings accounts (HSA) contribution
  • Flexible spending plans
  • 401K plan
  • Perkspot - discount program through Lumity

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone's compensation including a candidate's professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above.
Instawork Values

• Bias for ActionWe are a growing team and an evolving product. We want a team of do'ers to drive the company forward, even if it means making decisions with incomplete information or being wrong.
• Act Like an OwnerTreat this company as though it is your own. Execute on the fundamentals, and act creatively to drive growth. Your ability to drive impact in any part of our company is only limited by your courage and conviction, not your job title.
• Always Be LearningWe are changing an entire industry. We strive to learn from each other and get better each day, week, and month, so that our team's learnings can compound and we can all improve, together.
• Empathy, Trust, CandorEmpathy for our business partners and professionals means we put ourselves in their shoes. Empathy for our colleagues means we are always upfront and honest with each other, which comes from trust.

About Instawork
Founded in 2016, Instawork is the leading flexible work app for local, hourly professionals. Its digital marketplace connects thousands of businesses and more than five million workers, filling a critical role in local economies. Instawork has been featured on CBS News, the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Associated Press, and more. In 2022, Instawork was ranked among the country's top 10% of fastest-growing companies by Inc. 5000 and was included in the Forbes Next Billion Dollar Startup list. Instawork was also named the 2022 ACE Award recipient for "Best Innovation" and one of the "Best Business Apps" by Business Insider. Instawork helps businesses in the food & beverage, hospitality, and warehouse/logistics industries fill temporary and permanent job opportunities in more than 25 markets across the U.S. and Canada.
For more information visit www.instawork.com
We value diversity on our team and firmly believe Instawork is stronger when we hire people who make their own unique contributions to our culture. We welcome all applicants and encourage candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.
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