Manager, Quality Assurance Engineering

Company: Indeed
Location: Seattle
Posted on: August 8, 2022

Job Description:

Your JobOur Team:Are you excited about building highly reliable, highly scalable systems that provide architecture to dozens of teams? Do you want to lead quality initiatives that will improve deploy and testing processes? The Candidates Management Platform team is looking for a passionate Quality Assurance Manager to drive initiatives to increase testability and development efficiency for our high-availability suite of services, through an understanding of the technologies under test, guidance of Quality Assurance Automation Engineers, and collaboration across teams and functions. This QA Manager will support Indeed s comprehensive vision of quality, relying on speedy automation to assure base functionality and targeted metrics to deeply probe system quality.Our platform provides the ability to create, store, retrieve, and securely manage candidate data. Partner teams use our platform to implement workflows by which employers review, evaluate, and communicate with job applicants. Finally, our platform includes data pipelines, capturing both operational and analytics data to assure successful interactions between employers and candidates.Your job:Indeed is looking for a QA Manager who loves seeing the impact of their work make a difference every day. You will advocate for quality at all stages of the product life cycle. You enjoy working on teams that move quickly, and know that it is the job of everyone on the team to speak up at any point in the process. As our engineering organization grows, you will help ensure we keep the talent bar high, and will grow the skills and capabilities of engineers by providing them with regular feedback to help them grow.Our QA Managers understand the depth of the QA Automation Engineer role and consistently advocate for Quality. They believe in the benefits of an embedded or shared QA on a product team, and the meaningful part that QA plays in planning and development.ResponsibilitiesProvide hands-on leadership for a growing Quality Assurance team, coaching test automation engineers to help them develop their skills and careersRemove roadblocks and recognize the power of autonomy and ownership of each individual contributor in their teamsWork with developers to improve testability, mentor cross-functionally on testing strategies and technologies, and coach the team on specialized testing methods across the productChampion shift-left and CI/CD quality engineering practices within a team or within the organizationTake holistic ownership of product quality throughout the SDLC, advising the development team on designing software components with quality and testability in mind, as well as assisting in remediation and prevention of complex production issuesWho You AreBachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related area or relevant work experience5+ years of management experience in Quality Assurance or Computer Science fieldProven track record in managing automation effort and experience in leading successful CI/CDExperience working cross-functionally with groups like Software Developers, Product Managers, and Lead ArchitectsA deep understanding of web platform technologies. Hands on experience in defining or coaching backend system testing strategyStrong ability to onboard and coach QA Automation Engineers, help them improve their skills, and grow their careersExperience working in fast-moving agile teams, and hands-on experience with programmatic test automation coding and automated testing framework design is a plusWe get excited about candidates who:Have experience working with Amazon Web Services, Apache Kafka, and/or ElasticsearchLeverage data in determining a team s input, process, and output qualityShow interest in exploring new testing technologies, like AI-based testing and synthetic monitoringWho we areWe are a rapidly growing and highly-capable Engineering organization building the most popular job site on the planet. With engineering hubs in Seattle, San Francisco, Austin, Tokyo, Singapore, Hyderabad, Dublin, Aberdeen and Vancouver, we are improving people's lives all around the world, one job search at a time.Our MissionAs the world s number 1 job site , our mission is to help people get jobs. We strive to cultivate an inclusive and accessible workplace where all people feel comfortable being themselves. We're looking to grow our teams with more people who share our enthusiasm for innovation and creating the best experience for job seekers.( comScore Total Visits, September 2021)Salary Range DisclaimerThe base salary range represents the low and high end of the Indeed salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Indeed's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include quarterly bonuses, Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), an open Paid Time Off policy, and many region-specific benefits.Salary Range TransparencySeattle 133,000 - 193,000 USD per yearAustin 113,000 - 165,000 USD per yearNYC Metro Area 127,000 - 185,000 USD per yearSF Bay Area 149,000 - 215,000 USD per yearUS Remote 113,000 - 165,000 USD per yearEqual Opportunities and Accommodations StatementIndeed is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are deeply committed to building a workplace and global community where inclusion is not only valued, but prioritized. We are committed to creating an environment where all employees feel included and have a strong sense of belonging. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family/marital status, refugee or immigration status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neuro-diversity, disability, age, veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds.We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and join us in our mission of helping people get jobs.Indeed is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the employment application process. To request an accommodation, please contact Talent Attraction Help at 1-, or by email at at least one week in advance of your interview.Fair Chance HiringWe value diverse experiences, including those who have had prior contact with the criminal legal system. We are committed to providing individuals with criminal records, including formerly incarcerated individuals and individuals with arrest or conviction records, a fair chance at employment. We also comply with state and local requirements such as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.Our Policies and BenefitsView Indeed's Applicant Privacy and Accessibility Policies - Learn about our global employee perks, programs and benefits - Where legally permitted, Indeed requires all individuals attending or working out of Indeed offices or visiting Indeed clients to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For positions that can only be performed at an Indeed office, candidates must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and present acceptable proof of vaccination by the date of hire as a condition of employment. For positions that require some in-office work or in-person client meetings, exceptions to these in-office or in-person job requirements may be made at the discretion of the business through June 2022, at which point full vaccination will be required. Indeed will consider requests for reasonable accommodation as required under applicable law. To qualify as being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 there should have been a two week period after receiving the second dose (or any government recommended booster shot) in a 2-dose COVID-19 vaccine series, or a two week period after receiving a single-dose (or any government recommended booster shot) in a single dose COVID-19 vaccine.Reference ID: 40830

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