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 (#RMTguMjI1Ljk1LjE4Ng==). 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

\nDo you like developing software exactly to a spec? Do you hate being creative? If the answer to either of these is yes, please dont bother applying for this job.\n\nWere looking for creative, intelligent, and passionate developers who can design as well as code. We look to our team to help design the interface and functionality of the product and to understand what problems our product is trying to solve and how we can help our customers. \n\nTeamSupport is a rapidly growing provider of customer support (or helpdesk) applications. We are looking for a talented web developer that can bolster our quality assurance and help fuel our growth. This developer's primary role will be to fix software bugs and maintain the bug back log while contributing to in-depth QA testing to assure stable releases. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience with web (ideally SaaS) development and be skilled in Javascript, jQuery, Web Services, CSS/HTML, SQL, C#, and GUI design. This is a full time (not contract) position. The successful candidate must possess the ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment.\n\nBased in Dallas, TX, TeamSupport is primarily a virtual company and most employees work from their home offices. The successful candidate for this position will be able to work in this type of environment and thrive in the fast paced culture of a rapidly growing technology company.\n\nThe person were looking for will be technically savvy and a self-starter, someone who has an enthusiastic, positive attitude, excellent written and verbal communication skills, has strong attention to detail and above all, a dedicated work ethic. This individual must have a passion for customer satisfaction, be highly organized, have great energy and a drive to help build a successful product. Candidates must be able to work independently, designing and testing applications. This position will work closely with both the development and quality assurance teams.\n\nOur hiring process incorporates video interviews. Candidates that are selected for further review will be required to submit video interview responses.\n\nRequirements:\n\n\n* 2+ years of experience with web (ideally SaaS) development\n\n* Skilled in Javascript, jQuery, Web Services, CSS/HTML, SQL, C#, and GUI design\n\n* Experience testing applications, ideally with the use of Selenium\n\n* Bachelors Degree or higher, preferably in Information Technology, Business, or Software and a minimum of 2 years relevant work experience, preferably in the SaaS space\n\n* Very strong written skills and verbal skills. Most of our client interactions are text based and excellent writing skills are critical to the customer experience.\n\n* Flexible, self-motivated/self-starter with a pro-active, knowledge seeking attitude\n\n* Able to work well independently and take direction\n\n* Strong attention to detail, strong organization skills\n\n* Task oriented, able to focus and perform in a work-from-home environment\n\n* Must be able to work effectively on ones own with minimal supervision.\n\n* A passion for delivering a well designed, tested, superior product\n\n\n\n\nLocation:\n\nThe ideal candidate will be in Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX, but preference will also be given to candidates in other areas of Texas. We will evaluate candidates outside of Texas on a case by case basis.\n\nThis is currently a virtual/telecommuting position, but it will require frequent visits to the Dallas office.\n\nCompensation:\n\n55-65k salary depending on experience.\n\n\n\nIf you are a quick learner, passionate about customer support and ready to be part of a successful team, apply today!\n\nPlease, no phone calls or recruiters.\n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to JavaScript, C, C Plus Plus, CSS, Quality Assurance, HTML, Excel, jQuery, Full Time, Design, Developer, Digital Nomad, Video and SaaS jobs that are similar:\n\n $60,000 — $117,500/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n