Quality Assurance Engineer
Location: GB, LND, London
Employment type: Other
Industry: Entertainment
Function: Quality Assurance
Company profile: London's Going Out App! Explovia simply and brilliantly combines Group Chat with Event Booking.We're looking for people whose eyes widen and mouths open when they see the opportunity of local commerce powered by mobile and social.
Description: Explovia Overview:                    Explovia is a start-up on an ambitious mission to spark conversations about things to buy – starting with tickets to London’s events.We have launched with an iOS and Android app with content managed internally via desktop. We currently target London, with the clear ambition to expand across other major cities.We are a founder-funded, well-capitalised business that is positioned to disrupt the world of mobile messaging, social sharing and buying. We are a friendly and experienced team who have previously worked in management and leadership roles at Virgin, News International, Group Commerce, Key Noir, Goldman Sachs and Rocket Internet amongst others.                                                                                                                                          Position Scope: We are offering a great opportunity for a highly organized and effective Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Product Team and play a critical part in an early stage company on its way to becoming the talk of the town.  You will be in charge of designing and executing the testing process for the entire company. The role includes manual QA, as well as collaborating with our developers to set up automated testing. You will have a passion for testing and improving our iPhone/Android apps and web products.You’ll have a serious impact as an early member of the team as we expand, grow our user base and launch new products.We want you to be energetic, quietly ambitious, hacky, and very detailed-oriented. We recruit based on skills and talent and look for a bit of a spark. Responsibilities:Strategize, plan, document and execute the testing of the entire companyWrite and execute test cases to ensure that our software and apps are of world-class quality when released onto the marketCollaborate with developers to design and implement automated testsPerform one-off deep-dive tests on specific featuresContinually refine your tests because you’re never satisfied that you’ve covered enoughBe the voice of Test in the product development cycleManage weekly testing sessions of the Product TeamBe on top of the latest testing trends, practices and tools
Requirements:  2+ years experience with software testing & QA, including mobile applicationsUniversity degree in Computer Science or related fieldYou live and breathe QA. You understand that our products are only as good as the quality we maintainExtremely detail-oriented and organizedAnalytical and curious. You like to find out how everything worksExperience working in an agile, fast-paced environment where delivery means everythingPassion for apps and website. You understand what a great customer experience means.Experience using agile ticketing systems (Eg. Pivotal Tracker) Desirable:Experience in software developmentFamiliar with UI / UX design and usability practicesUnderstanding of mobile/web analytics & tracking systemFamiliar with Marketplace systems based on seller/buyer interactions.Previous experience in E-Commerce / Content Management Systems is advantageous. 
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