Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

Hammer Media

$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience building and owning testing systems, not just executing them
  • Strong expertise with automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress)
  • Demonstrated experience in automated testing for mobile applications
  • Proficient in testing APIs using tools like Postman or RestAssured
  • Familiarity with CI/CD and modern deployment workflows
  • Ability to think in edge cases and identify failure modes
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to work quickly and effectively
  • Solid knowledge of security best practices for sensitive data protection

Responsibilities

  • Build and own the complete testing framework for software reliability
  • Design and manage testing frameworks for both mobile and backend systems
  • Utilize AI tools to create test cases and edge scenarios quickly
  • Support regression testing and enhance CI/CD pipelines to prevent defective builds
  • Continuously refine testing practices and the confidence in shipping products
  • Elevate coding standards through clean abstractions and thorough code reviews

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance for candidates moving to Austin
  • Work in a vibrant East Austin office with snacks and catered lunches
  • Unlimited PTO, promoting trust in time and results management
  • 100% coverage for employee health, dental, and vision, plus a 401(k) match
  • Lunch stipend and engaging quarterly team-building events
  • Pet-friendly environment with a welcoming atmosphere
Full Job Description
About the Role

We're looking for a QA Engineer to own quality across Dollarwise. This isn't a "run test cases" role. You'll build the systems that ensure everything we ship works the way it should, especially when real people are relying on it to make better financial decisions. This role is critical to ensuring our products are reliable, scalable, and deliver a seamless user experience at every touchpoint.

You'll partner closely with the Head of Engineering, product, and a small group of senior engineers to architect the testing infrastructure, uncover edge cases, and drive issues to resolution. You'll own projects end-to-end-from shaping how we test to what gets deployed-and you'll see your work impact users quickly.

What You'll Do:
  • Build and own the end-to-end testing framework. You're responsible for making sure what we ship works-consistently, reliably, and at scale
  • Design and own our testing framework across mobile and backend
  • Leverage AI tools to rapidly generate test cases and edge scenarios
  • Support regression testing and optimize CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Docker, AWS) so bad builds never make it out
  • Continuously improve how we test, what we test, and how confident we are every time we ship
  • Raise the standard of the codebase-clean abstractions, comprehensive testing, and code reviews that push quality higher with every commit

Requirements
    • You've built or owned testing systems-not just executed them
    • Strong experience with automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, Vitest, etc.)
    • Experience with automated testing in mobile apps
    • Comfortable testing APIs (Postman, RestAssured, or similar)
    • Familiar with CI/CD and modern deployment workflows
    • You think in edge cases and failure modes, not just happy paths
    • Highly detail-oriented, but fast-you don't sacrifice speed or quality
    • You take ownership. You don't wait to be told what to test-you figure out what matters
    • Solid understanding of security best practices, especially around authentication, authorization, and protecting sensitive data

Benefits

We are an in-office team in East Austin because we believe the best ideas happen when we're in the same room. Our culture is high-energy, collaborative, and focused on radical accountability.
  • Relocation Assistance: Not in Austin? No problem. We provide a relocation package to help the right candidate join us here
  • Awesome Office & Team: Work from our East Austin office with a stocked snack bar, catered lunches, and a team that actually likes spending time together
  • Unlimited PTO: We trust you to manage your time and your results
  • Health & Wealth: 100% coverage for employee health, dental, and vision, plus a 401(k) with a company match
  • Lunch & Events: Lunch stipend and quarterly team-building activities (we go big on our events)
  • Pet-friendly: There's a good chance you'll be greeted by a few wagging tails when you walk through the door

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