Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Responsibilities Quality Assurance & Testing

• Designandexecute
  
  QAplansfornewandexistingfeaturesacrosswebandmobile.
• Perform functional,regression,exploratory,andcross-browser/devicetestingwithafocuson
  
  UX/UIconsistencyandusability.
• Validateads,subscriptions,paywalls,logins,andcoreproductinteractionsacross
  
  TRDproducts.
• Testdata-drivenproductsforaccuracy,access control,anduserexperience.
• Maintaintestcases,acceptance criteria,andregressionchecklists.
• Documentclear,reproduciblebugsandcollaboratewithdeveloperstoensurehigh-qualityreleases.

• Ownthefullstaging→productionreleasepipeline.
• Ensureallticketshaveclearrequirementsbeforedevelopmentbegins.
• Runstructured
  
  QAcyclesforeverysprintandrelease.
• Createanddistributereleasenotesforinternalstakeholders(Editorial,Ads,Subscriptions,Marketing).
• Trackpost-releasedefectsandcoordinatehotfixeswhenneeded.
• Monitorcriticalfunctionalityimmediatelyafterdeployments.

• Trackkey
  
  QAmetrics(e.g.,defectrate,regressionfrequency,releasestability).
• Identifyrecurringissuesandpartnerwithdevstoeliminaterootcauses.
• Promoteandenforce
  
  QAbestpracticesacrossthedigitalteam.

• Workwith Advertisingtovalidateadrendering,view-ability,and delivery.
• Workwith Editorialontemplatetesting,performance,andstructureddatachanges.
• Workwith
  
  Subscriptionsonfunnel
  
  QAanderrordiagnosis.
• Workwith Product Opstoensuresmoothintake ,prioritization,andstatusupdates.

• 2+yearsexperienceinsoftware
  
  QAorreleaseengineering.
• Strongknowledgeof
  
  QAmethodologies,tools,and processes.
• Experiencewritingdetailedtestplans,cases,andacceptancecriteria.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrumdevelopmentcycles.
• Solid
  
  SQLorscriptingexperiencefordatavalidation.
• Abilitytodesignandmaintainregressiontestsuites.
• Experiencetestingacrossmultiplebrowsers/devices.
• Excellentcommunicationanddocumentationskills.

• Experiencewithautomatedtestingframeworks(Cypress,Playwright,Selenium,etc.).
• Experienceinpublishing,mediatechnology,oradtech.
• Experiencetestingsubscriptionsystems,paywalls,orauthenticationflows.
• Understanding of
  
  SEO-sensitivefeatures(structureddata,schema,performance).
• Performanceorsecuritytestingexperience.

$90,000 - $100,000 a year

The Real Deal is the largest real-estate news outlet in the US, reaching millions of professionals daily through our media channels. We have received 60+ awards for editorial excellence over the past six years, including the General Excellence award from the Society of Business Writers and Editors.

Quantcast rates us among the 300-most visited sites in the US and the website with the wealthiest audience and one of the most educated.

As a publication, The Real Deal is to real estate what Variety is to entertainment or what Politico is to Beltway politics – a plugged-in news outlet that is read by the entire industry.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We partner with our employees to support diversity and inclusion in the workplace and through higher education programs supporting rising journalists.