Senior Quality Engineer

Core Responsibilities:

As a Senior Quality Engineer at Newsela, you will ensure high-quality software delivery through reliable testing of complex front-end applications, cloud-based back-end services, internal LLMs, and third-party AI tools.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality test coverage on time, leveraging AI tools to accelerate automation development without sacrificing reliability or craft.
• Build and maintain automated test frameworks and regression suites across UI, API, and service layers, incorporating AI-assisted development practices.
• Own test planning and execution end-to-end within your scrum team, from story validation through production release support, with minimal oversight.
• Test and validate internally-built LLMs and external AI tools and services, applying sound quality engineering judgment to non-deterministic systems.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design to identify quality risks early and refine ambiguous requirements into clearly defined, testable acceptance criteria.
• Serve as the quality advocate within your scrum team, providing technical guidance that elevates the team’s approach to testing throughout all phases of development.
• Own test status communication to all stakeholders, surfacing coverage gaps, release risk, and defect trends with clarity and appropriate urgency.
• Establish and follow best practices for defect documentation, triage, and tracking, using AI tooling to assist with issue detection, reproduction, and resolution.
• Mentor and grow mid-level quality engineers through code reviews, pairing sessions, and hands-on guidance.

Why This Role:

• Drive High Impact: Own quality end-to-end within your scrum team and directly support a mission that transforms classroom learning for millions of students.
• Modern AI Workflows: Leverage cutting-edge AI tools (like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot) to accelerate test development while testing complex, non-deterministic AI features and LLMs.
• Technical Ownership: Build and architect full-stack test frameworks across UI, API, and service layers with autonomy and high visibility.
• Collaborative Leadership: Partner closely with cross-functional peers in Product, Design, and Engineering while mentoring mid-level engineers to elevate the overall quality culture.