Web QA Engineer Wanted!

 Job Requirements

Sweetwater, the nation’s #1 online retailer of pro audio equipment and music instruments, is seeking to hire a web QA engineer to add to our growing Web Development team.

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As a web QA engineer, you will be responsible for analyzing product quality post-development on Sweetwater.com and other supporting e-commerce applications. You will be expected to independently design effective test plans for new features (including acceptance and exploratory testing methods), to set up and execute tests in a timely fashion, to collaborate with developers to resolve discovered quality issues, and to produce clear and actionable bug reports. This role represents the final step in the iterative development process before production release and must maintain a high attention to detail in a fast-paced environment. Additionally, this role will contribute to automated testing solutions to ensure the absence of critical regression defects and will assist in providing support to internal and external customers.

This is a full-time position located at our headquarters in Fort Wayne, IN. We offer flexible work schedules and hybrid work-from-home options. Benefits include health insurance (including vision and dental options), generous paid time off, and campus amenities like our Downbeat Diner, Crescendo Café, Wavelengths Salon and Spa, Fitness Center, free employee medical clinic, and more.

Qualifications

• Experience testing web and mobile applications across different browser and device environments
• Knowledge of foundational web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• Understanding of various web-testing types, best practices, and techniques (including functional and nonfunctional testing)
• Effective and articulate communication skills
• Strong attention to detail with a creative edge to discover defects
• Team player with excellent collaboration skills
• A passion for growth in learning new technologies and tools to support testing strategy
  

Bonus Skills

• Knowledge of Git version-control system
• Familiarity with agile development processes and kanban project-management workflow
• Experience writing JavaScript and maintaining automated end-to-end tests using frameworks such as Cypress.io
• Familiarity with accessibility testing and WCAG standards
• Familiarity with application life-cycle management tools, including CI/CD processes
• Understanding of client/server interaction and network protocols
• Basic understanding of query languages (such as SQL) and relational database-management tools
  

We are looking for candidates who are hungry for the next challenge, exhibit strong interpersonal communication skills and take personal ownership of their projects. Here, you'll have a voice while being an active participant in the way we solve complex business challenges. We care deeply about the work we do, and we are committed to serving our customers. If you have these same qualities, we'd like to speak with you!

Sweetwater’s culture is one that is built on the creation and celebration of music, which unifies people from all walks of life. Our individual differences make Sweetwater stronger as a company and a better place to work. Having a truly diverse workforce allows us the opportunity to collectively respect, learn and grow from each unique perspective and experience. We have welcomed thousands of employees and families who have joined the Sweetwater team from all over the nation and the world, and we welcome you, too, to find out why we consider a career at Sweetwater the full-time dream.