QA Engineer

As a QA Engineer at Kalon, you will serve a critical role in helping us deliver high quality products and ensuring the successful release of new products and features. You will work with our project managers to create test plans and coordinate with our developers to log bugs and validate fixes. Your role helps set Kalon apart and is integral to maintaining strong relationships with our customers.

• Create test plans that identify functional requirements and affected user types
• Attend project launch meetings and give testing consideration input to design and development process
• Manual testing in QA environment
• Logging of bugs in our project management system with clear steps to reproduce and detailed information about the issue and what users are affected
• Verify all deliverables are complete
• Coordinate with PM on test and release cycle to ensure projects complete in timely manner
• Make sure the functionality and user experience align with project goals
• Research and incorporate more automated testing tools

You’ll need to be able to work well in our technical environment. Here are things we’re looking for (note: you may not have all of these, that’s okay).  

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• You have worked in a technology based business before, whether at an agency, product company, or software development shop.
• You know how the web works and how a web app works.
• You’re able to put yourself in the shoes of an end-user and advocate on their behalf.
• Ability to write test plans, test cases, and test scripts

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Nice to Haves:

• Previous experience in software testing or quality assurance
• Knowledge of different testing methodologies (such as black-box testing, white-box testing, and automated testing)
• Familiarity with programming languages (such as C#, Javascript, or Python)
• Experience with testing tools such as Selenium
• Experience with performance testing, load testing, and security testing
• Experience with regression and functional testing

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• You communicate clearly and professionally. You know how to listen well, synthesize, write, and speak clearly.
• You were born with an awareness and appreciation for details.
• You can juggle multiple projects at a time.
• You are comfortable with online tools like Google Sheets and desktop and mobile applications for screen recording.
• You are self-motivated and can make your own decisions.
• You anticipate problems and craft solutions before they arise.
• You demonstrate integrity (you do what you say you’re going to do).