Quality Assurance Engineer

Compensation: $65K - 75K annually

At American Financing, we're innovators with imagination. We do what it takes to help customers achieve their financial goals. And we stay ahead of the competition by challenging ourselves to become more efficient. We are one of the fastest-growing national mortgage lenders because we don't follow the status quo.

See what it's like to work for a national mortgage lender that truly values its employees.  Wherever your passions lie, you can find rewarding work and new opportunities here. 

• Casual work environment
• Hybrid schedule for local employees
• Family-owned, Customer-focused
• Denver Post Top Workplace
• Top 50 Family-Owned Business
• Best of Colorado Business
• Inc. 5000 Fastest-growing Private Company

JOB SUMMARY

The QA Analyst will serve as part of the cross-functional product teams. This role will be responsible for quality in the products and will manage technical and functional testing, test data, test environments, and the direct support of end-users encountering bugs in the system.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience in software quality assurance required.
• Strong experience with web-specific QA methodologies, modern web browsers, responsive design testing, and web traffic inspection tools.
• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and how web applications interact with APIs.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development workflows and familiarity with test management/bug tracking tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail).
• Proficiency in accessing and querying SQL and NoSQL databases to validate data integrity and storage accuracy. Ability to independently manage test data and verify backend results to enhance test case efficiency.
• Experience navigating Linux server environments to independently access and analyze application logs for troubleshooting, without requiring development support.
• Experience with a scripting language (Python, Bash, PowerShell, Ruby, etc.) in the context of debugging, log parsing, or testing web applications.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review requirements, specifications, and technical designs to build comprehensive test cases and scripts, focusing primarily on manual testing.
• Build and perform Unit, Regression, and UAT testing cycles for various web applications.
• Act as the gatekeeper for releases to Staging and QA environments. Track and publish testing KPIs for release testing cycles.
• Perform robust compatibility testing across various operating systems (Windows, macOS), mobile devices (iOS, Android), and modern web browsers (Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox), ensuring responsive design integrity.
• Utilize Browser Developer Tools (Chrome DevTools, Safari Web Inspector, etc.) to inspect the DOM, analyze network traffic, and debug frontend errors/console logs.
• Validate API endpoints, testing headless endpoints, RESTful services, and webhood backend integrations using tools like Postman or SoapUI.
• Verify web cookies, local storage, session states, JSON payloads, custom data layer objects and cache behaviors.
• Accessibility & Performance: * Conduct basic web accessibility testing compliance (WCAG 2.1, Section 508) using screen readers or automated tools like Lighthouse or Axe.
• Assess website page-load performance, Core Web Vitals (LCP,INP,CLS), and responsiveness under various network conditions.
• Environment & Account Management: Designate test accounts across environments and manage access.
• Defect Tracking & User Feedback: Identify, record, document thoroughly, and track bugs. Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved. Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts.
• Continuous Improvement: Collect user feedback on product quality/reliability and integrate it into testing tools and/or scripts. Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies.

Compensation: $65K - 75K annually

WHAT WE BRING

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k
• Paid time off and sick days
• Paid holidays
• Long-term paid disability
• Paid maternity and bonding leave
• Full desk equipment provided

American Financing Corporation (AFC)  is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AFC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.