Senior QA Analyst

COMPANY OVERVIEW

At Accelerate Learning, we're dedicated to engaging and inspiring STEM education for PreK-12. Our mission is to spark curiosity in the STEM classroom with programs designed by experienced teachers and STEM experts. Supporting over 9 million students and 750,000 teachers, we constantly adapt to educators' needs and customer feedback to promote powerful teaching strategies that shape the future of STEM learning.

"For teachers, by teachers" is not a slogan-it's a fact. Our award-winning product, STEMscopes, was incubated in the classroom and developed by over 200 teachers, science experts, and science professors.

We're scaling rapidly and investing in cutting-edge cloud technologies, AI, and modern software practices to bring STEM education into the future. Join us, and your work will directly shape how millions of students learn.

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Senior QA Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our digital platforms. You will design and execute comprehensive test strategies, contribute to the development of automation frameworks, and apply modern QA practices to deliver efficient, scalable, and maintainable solutions.

You will collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and other QA team members to identify risks, improve testing processes, and ensure seamless integration across systems. While this is not a management role, you will mentor junior QA engineers, share best practices, and help raise the overall quality bar within the team. Your work will directly impact the stability, performance, and trustworthiness of products that support millions of teachers and students.

Location: Onsite two days a week, if you live within a 45-mile radius of the Houston headquarters. Remote for those outside of the Houston metropolitan area.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Key responsibilities include:

• Contribute to a comprehensive QA practice by executing manual, automated, and AI-assisted testing.
• Apply and improve QA processes, standards, and metrics to ensure consistent quality across assigned projects.
• Mentor junior QA team members by sharing best practices, but without formal management responsibilities.
• Design, implement, and maintain automated test suites for backend services, frontend applications, and APIs.
• Utilize modern testing frameworks (e.g., Playwright) and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines to improve efficiency.
• Evaluate and experiment with AI-driven testing tools to enhance regression coverage, defect detection, and test optimization.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and DevOps to integrate QA throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Support coordination with vendor QA teams, helping ensure alignment with internal testing standards.
• Provide input during design and architecture discussions to advocate for testability, scalability, and resilience.
• Define and execute detailed test strategies, plans, and schedules for individual features and releases.
• Communicate testing progress, risks, and quality findings to project stakeholders and team leads.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5-7+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with strong hands-on involvement in automation and testing strategies.
• Proven expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining test automation frameworks in cloud-native environments.
• Strong experience testing both backend services (APIs, microservices) and frontend applications.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and API-driven architectures.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability, and performance testing tools.
• Exposure to AI/ML-based testing tools is a plus, with interest in adopting modern QA practices.
• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with Product, Engineering, and DevOps teams.
• Experience mentoring junior QA engineers and contributing to the growth of QA best practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to balance quality with delivery timelines.
• Bonus: AWS Cloud Practitioner certification or equivalent knowledge. Experience in the EdTech industry or building QA for consumer-facing platforms. Familiarity with modern test management tools and AI-based QA platforms.