Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Vantaca’s vision is big. We are the leading community management performance software that enables owners and operators, community management teams, and boards and associations to improve business performance. More than just accounting and management software, it is business operating software that helps increase revenue, efficiency, flexibility, and control. A modern cloud architecture with a single-platform design that adapts to 100% of business processes, has proactive reporting, and can integrate with the software and banking partners of choice. Vantaca is focused exclusively on community management and is the trusted and proven technology leader in the community association management industry.

We are a winning team that believes in working together to make big ideas happen. We are a collaborative and visionary group that holds ourselves accountable for our results. Our ability to be nurturing and agile allows us to adapt to change and support each other through any challenges that come our way. We are customer-centric, meaning that we put our customers' needs and preferences at the heart of our work. We are authentic game changers that are building something cool and people like it here.

Overview

This Senior QA Engineer will advise, motivate and lead a group of QA Engineers, propose maintainable solutions, identify best practices, and troubleshoot the most difficult issues. You will be working closely with the Development Team and Operations Manager to oversee the software quality control processes of Vantaca while continually improving the software functionality.

Personal Characteristics

• Always Growing: Likes change and enjoys finding new ways to improve their knowledge and the product. Always ready to learn quickly, helping themselves and the team grow.
• Win as a Team: Builds trust and works together by making sure everyone communicates well. Actively involved in daily work, working closely with the team, listening to their ideas, and celebrating successes together.
• Accountability Starts with Me: Notices problems and takes personal action to solve them.
• Unwavering Commitment to Customer Experience: Regularly talks to customers, taking personal responsibility to understand what they need, address concerns, and make their experience better with improved Vantaca processes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for creation and execution of test strategies to include:
  • Mobile device testing
  • Automation for Web applications
  • Manual testing as needed
• Assist in efficiently testing applications to provide improved support for SDLC with an emphasis on Quality.
• Assist in Developing QA towards Quality Engineers and help grow technical abilities around automation and code development.
• Experience creating and developing test automation frameworks for web and mobile applications.
• Write, modify, and execute test scripts
• Document software defects using a bug tracking system, and report defects to software developers.
• Participate in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, and potential problems.
• Monitor bug resolution efforts and track success.
• Create and review software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance, and completeness, and to mitigate risk.
• Provide feedback and recommendations to developers and product manager on software usability and functionality.
• Create or maintain database of known test defects.
• Perform initial debugging procedures by reviewing configuration files, logs, or code pieces to determine breakdown source.
• Investigate customer problems referred by technical support.

• B.S. / M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering and product technologies
• Demonstrated ability to perform with minimal supervision
• Exhibit leadership skills to coordinate personnel and projects on various levels
• Demonstrated competence in QA related activities through education and experience
• Experience with Azure DevOps for Automation + Pipeline Execution
• Proficiency with the following:
  • Selenium & Appium

Why You Should Join Our Team

• Our eNPS is +37! (Google it, that is great)
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision kick in day one
• Unlimited PTO (with a requirement for employees to take a minimum of one continuous week per year)
• 401K with Company Match
• Remote Flexible - come to the office when needed
• Great parental leave benefits
• Named on Inc 5000 list of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies (2021, 2022 and 2023)
• Named on Inc 5000 Vet 100 Private Companies list multiple years in a row
• 2021 Winner of Coastal Entrepreneur Award, Technology Category
• Active employee-led Culture Committee
• Ongoing industry and professional development trainings available to all employees
• Multiple leaders on the executive committee recognized as 40 under 40 recipients for contributions to business and community
• We’re playing offense to win! Our product market fit and our world-class employees make us the leader in our space. We’re building something cool and people like it here