Sport Tech & Data
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer - Core Video & Data
Mid Level
Austin, United Statesremote
Full time
Job description
About the Role
Joins the Core Video & Data team, where quality work supports the platform athletes and coaches rely on to train, compete and improve. It sits at the intersection of video, data and AI, and the postholder has a real voice in how the team defines 'done'. The engineer works as an integral part of a cross-functional squad across Engineering, Product, Design and Scrum, guiding quality-focused conversations and setting the quality bar for the work.
Key Responsibilities
- Guide quality-focused conversations in sprint ceremonies as an integral part of a cross-functional squad across Engineering, Product, Design and Scrum.
- Partner with stakeholders to explain how defects affect users and advocate for the right priority on backlog defects before they enter a sprint.
- Build a risk-based testing approach tailored to the video and data platform architecture, using customer and system understanding.
- Measure quality to help define when a project is truly complete and validate improvements with real, data-backed results.
- Align testing processes with development speed and make informed decisions on what, how and when to automate versus rely on manual testing.
- Lead large testing efforts, bringing knowledge of users into every test plan.
- Set the quality bar for the work the squad is part of, rather than simply maintaining someone else's checklist.
- Drive measurable improvements in both product quality and delivery velocity.
- Use technical and quality expertise to guide others and raise the team's overall bar.
- Act as the quality point person, influencing and challenging teams to incorporate best practices in everything they do.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- At least four years of full-stack testing experience.
- In-depth knowledge of automation tooling and frameworks.
- Experience leading quality initiatives and projects, with a clear understanding of what success looks like at the project level.
- Skilled investigator who digs into the root causes of problems, backs findings with data and measures the results.
- Ability to design a testing approach that effectively reduces risk, with extreme attention to detail to catch what others miss.
- Understanding of quality in the big picture.
- Ability to think critically about the user experience, ensuring the testing approach adapts seamlessly to match user workflows and exceed expectations.
Preferred Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience with video testing, including a strong working knowledge of video encoding and decoding, ffmpeg usage, video diagnostics, and AWS storage and distribution.
- Previous experience with Playwright.
- Passion for or experience in sports — whether as an athlete, coach, or fan — and an appreciation for the unique challenges of sports technology.
Workplace
- Local candidates in Lincoln, Nebraska are prioritised.
- Remote applicants are considered if they reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Salary
- Starting salaries will typically fall near the middle of this range.
- Compensation decisions are based on an individual's experience, skills and education in line with internal pay equity practices.
Benefits & Perks
- Flexible vacation time, company-wide holidays and other flexibility to support work-life harmony.
- Paid sabbatical every five years to unplug and recharge.
- Open, honest culture with trust from day one, team support, ownership of work and agency to try new ideas.
- Professional development resources and opportunities for career growth.
- Investment in offices and incredible spaces designed with employees in mind.
- Tech stack and hardware provided to do best work, whether at the office or working remotely.
- Medical plans tailored for you and your family, including vision, dental and fertility benefits.
- Support through an EAP and Employee Resource Groups.
- 401(K) contribution match up to 4% of your own contribution.
About the Company
The company describes itself as the team behind the team, supporting the lifelong impact sports can have through lessons in teamwork and dedication, inspiring coaches, and opportunities to reach new heights.
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