Position: QA engineer
Company: Alcor
Experience required: 2y
English level: upper

Insightful Science is seeking a QA engineer to join our Web team. We are building a variety of leading scientific apps and supporting services. In this role, you will have the opportunity to apply your automation skills to improve test coverage in a variety of projects:

Prism Cloud, a web-based collaboration platform for scientists to share their insights Shared Platform, the back-end that powers our SaaS systems (e.g. billing, licensing, etc) Websites, where customers access content and interact with us (e.g. GraphPad.com)
We are backed by Insight Partners, one of the world's leading technology investors (Shopify, Postman, Docker and many others).

What you’ll be doing
Collaborating with product managers and engineers to improve test coverage
Creating test plans and proposing performance benchmarks
Owning test coverage, identifying opportunities and writing automated tests
Conducting tests for web front-ends, and back-end APIs
Participating in new technology implementation proposals and discussions

Required skills
2+ years of experience implementing automated testing for web-based applications
Knowledge of QA/QC methodologies, tools and processes
Experience with test management tools (e.g. Zephyr, TestRail or others)
Experience with test automation frameworks Cypress
Experience with API testing (e.g. Postman, scripting)
Experience with web development concepts (HTML, CSS, JS)
Experience with front-end troubleshooting (e.g. Chrome Dev Tools, Lighthouse)
Practical understanding of Git and working with the terminal
Highly organized and detail oriented
Ability to think outside the box, find flaws in web apps and APIs
Upper-Intermediate English speaking and writing: able to articulate complex ideas

As a plus
Experience with BDD
Experience testing and measuring application performance
Ability to work with databases and write SQL to help with QA/QC
Knowledge of scripting languages (JavaScript, Python)
Understanding of basic regular expressions
Experience working in projects with high-security and/or compliance needs (e.g. ISO)

We propose
Stable employment with a profitable and growing company based in the US
Flexible work schedule
New tech gear to help you be productive and comfortable
Access to new technology: we like to play with the latest and greatest
Relaxed, easy-going company culture: no politics or bureaucracy
Open and transparent structure: direct access to executives
Results-oriented team
Paid vacation and sick leave
Medical insurance coverage and health program