QA Engineer | The Profession | \n\nThe Art of Education University (AOEU) is seeking a QA Engineer to join our growing Software Engineering Team in building the next generation online education platform. This individual will play a critical role in monitoring platform development to ensure design and product quality of the institution aligns with the highest standards and works optimally for streamlined customer experience. \n\nSoftware Engineering | What We Believe | \n\nMISSION\nSoftware Engineering supports AOEU and its mission by making others’ lives and jobs easier through software.\n\nBELIEFS\nSoftware should be a tool that allows others to reach their goals more efficiently and effectively. It should be thoughtfully designed, accessible, unobtrusive, and opinionated for the purpose it serves. We work with the Product Team and Stakeholders to accomplish this result.\n\nSoftware is a “living” entity that is continually growing and changing. Our team follows iterative development cycles in order To make the right changes at the right time.\n\nWe are an open-source mindset team. Just as we use open-source software, we also contribute to the community.\n\nWe believe that it isn’t the code that makes our team successful, how we work and fit together is.\n\nThe Art of Education University | Who We Are | \n\n \nMISSION \nOur mission is simple, driven, and inspiring: We grow amazing art teachers by providing rigorous, relevant, and engaging professional development at every stage of their career.\n\nBELIEFS\nAOEU is an innovative and fast-growing institution of higher education serving art teachers around the world. In 2019, we became the first homegrown graduate university in the state of Iowa in 50 years and the world’s first “University For Life,” serving art educators throughout an entire lifetime of learning.\n\nThe Art of Education University serves tens of thousands of students, readers, and customers around the U.S. and in over 40 countries. Our Magazine is read more than 800,000 times each month, our events are attended by over 4,000 art educators annually, and we serve over 2,000 graduate students each year. \n\nCULTURE\nOur culture is at the heart of our success as an institution. We believe in a drama-free environment that upholds the ideals of Radical Candor©. We believe that your success is our success. You will always know where you stand and be challenged to grow and stretch yourself in ways you never imagined.\n\nhttps://theartofeducation.edu/about/work-with-aoe/\n\nLEARN MORE: www.theartofeducation.edu \n\nThe Details | QA Engineer | \n\nEssential Functions\n\nWrites test plans\nManually tests code changes to ensure they meet team standards and user requirements\nIdentifies and reports reproducible defects with clearly defined steps and conditions\nDevelops and maintains automated acceptance test suites\nHelps identify and troubleshoot blocking issues\nInvestigates and gathers information on bug reports\nPerforms system stress tests and helps identify performance bottlenecks\nAttends and participates in the development lifecycle of all software products\nUnderstands use cases and applies knowledge of the industry and users to identify potential UX issues and ensure the overall quality of the product\nWorks with the product team to fully understand requirements\n \nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities\n\nValues communication and collaboration with their team and others\nBalances short-term needs with long-term goals\nThinks about what could go wrong and how we can mitigate the risk\nTakes ownership\nValues learning new technology and using the right tool for the problem\nUtilizes a creative mindset when troubleshooting\n \nWork Environment\n\nPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS\n\nPosition requires considerable concentration and focus throughout the day\nAbility to sit for extended periods of time\nAbility to lift items such as laptops, monitors, and the like\nWhen traveling:\nThe ability to lift or push your suitcase\nAbility to carry/lift up to 25-50 lbs of presentation materials for customers or for conference presentations, etc.\n \nVISUAL and TACTILE REQUIREMENTS\n\nAbility to view computer screens for significant periods of time\nAbility to use a laptop keyboard with accuracy\nAbility to hear at normal levels and through electronic devices such as laptops, earbuds, phones, and the like\n \nPosition Requirements\n\nEXPERIENCE\n\nWe are not looking for knowledge of a specific language or toolset. We believe in analyzing the needs of the problem we’re trying to solve, and choosing the right tool for the job based on any number of different factors. The right candidate for this position will be able to effectively provide input into this decision, and have the ability to learn and work with whichever language and toolset are chosen.\n\nExperience with End-To-End Testing Frameworks (Cypress, Selenium, etc.)\nExperience manually writing and executing test plans for web applications\nUnderstanding web accessibility best practices\nFamiliarity with SaaS platforms\nFamiliarity with content management systems\nSource control (Git, Mercurial, etc.)\nAgile methodologies (SCRUM, Kanban)\nFamiliarity with CI/CD processes\nExperience working in a remote capacity\nExperience with JavaScript is a plus\n \nCompensation and Benefits\n\nPOSITION DETAILS\n\nStructured as a full-time, exempt, and salaried position, this individual will report directly to Christopher Lamm, Director of Software Engineering. Compensation is commensurate with education and experience. Payroll is issued on a monthly basis paid on the 15th of the month.\n\nBENEFITS AVAILABLE\n\nGroup healthcare plans are available. The Art of Education University will contribute 100% for full-time health, dental, and vision, employee-only coverage. Family coverage is available at an additional premium.\n\nThe Art of Education University offers participation, upon hire, of a 401K plan with up to a 4% match of employee contributions.\n\nAppropriate and up-to-date technology is provided.\n\nUnlimited self-managed PTO is offered to full-time members of AOEU. Extended vacations must be pre-approved. Flexibility exists so long as responsibilities are fulfilled and careful planning and communication are evident.\n\nTimeline\n\nTHE PROCESS\n\nPersons interested in applying should complete the application form linked below. Applicants are required to submit a short 1-3 minute video explaining why they would like to be considered for the position and why they are uniquely qualified. Failure to submit a video will automatically eliminate you from the application process.\n\nCandidates who make it to Round 2 of the Application process will be required to complete a packet for review, prior to their scheduled interview time. \n\nFinalists will have one final culture interview with the President of the University.\n\nAll applicants and candidates will be notified of the status of their application.\n\nTHE TIMELINE\n\nInterested applicants should complete the Application and upload a current resume by November 15, 2020. \nCandidates selected for an interview will be notified as applications are submitted.\nAnticipated position start date: December 1, 2020 \n\nPlease mention the words **CAMERA ANOTHER OPINION** when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMy4xNDkuMjM0LjI1MQ==). This is a feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.\n\n \n\n#Location\nWorldwide