Quality Control Engineer Position
Acorns, a leading financial wellness app that has helped over 14 million people save and invest over $25 billion dollars since 2014, is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer I to join their remote-first team.
The QA Engineer will play a crucial role in designing, building, and maintaining automated test suites across mobile, web, and backend applications. This position requires collaboration with product and engineering teams, participation in feature and architecture reviews, and development of test plans, test cases, and automated tests.
Candidates should have experience writing functional, integration, system, and end-to-end automated tests. A passion for learning new technologies and solving complex problems creatively is essential. The ideal candidate will also be comfortable communicating cross-functionally and across management levels, and show creativity and initiative to improve product test coverage and effectiveness.
Required qualifications include several years of QA experience, typically three to five years as indicated in similar QA roles. Candidates should also have experience programming in Ruby, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, and testing RESTful APIs. Familiarity with QA processes and tools is expected, and candidates should be self-directed and detail-oriented.
The QA Engineer will support automated testing efforts across all supported mobile platforms and browser configurations. Experience with Unix (Linux preferred) is required, as well as experience with Espresso, XCUI, Selenium/Appium, Cypress, or similar mobile automation frameworks. Candidates should also have experience with CI/CD pipelines and reports.
Acorns offers a comprehensive benefits package, flexible work location, and a 401(k) matching program. The pay range for the QA Engineer position is between $121,400 and $142,800/year, with potential additional benefits.
Acorns values leading with heart, making bold decisions, building trust, never stopping growing, and finding a way. The mission of Acorns is to empower micro-investing and deliver financial wellness for families. The company participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility and offers opportunities for career development through their Acorns Career Development Program, Roots Leadership Program, and community events.
Acorns is a worldwide company, with a remote-first organisation and optional access to office space in Irvine, CA. The QA Engineer will assist in product feature and architecture design reviews and will assist devs and QA with testing new features.
In summary, Acorns’ QA Engineer role focuses on automated test development and maintenance for multi-platform applications within a collaborative, remote-first environment, compensating around $140,000 annually. Candidates should have solid QA experience with a willingness to learn and solve complex issues.
- This QA Engineer position at Acorns, a financial wellness app, requires candidates to have experience in programming languages such as Ruby, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, and testing RESTful APIs, and to be familiar with various testing tools and mobile automation frameworks like Selenium/Appium, Cypress, and Unix (preferably Linux).
- As Acorns expands its business globally, the QA Engineer will work remotely and collaborate with product and engineering teams to design, build, and maintain automated test suites across mobile, web, and backend applications, with a potential salary of around $140,000 per year.
