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October 28, 2024

Quality Assurance Engineer in Haystack News

Lima
This job takes place some days from home and others at the office in: Lima
(Hybrid) | Semi Senior | Full time | SysAdmin / DevOps / QA

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Haystack News is the leader in transitioning younger audiences to a next-generation TV news product. We empower users to watch the news they care about with a personalized headline news channel. Our personalization and big data technology enable a seamless lean-back experience reaching millions of users. In 2020, we streamed billions of minutes of news to users around the globe.

We're available on a variety of TV platforms (Roku, Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Vizio) as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop.

Job functions

Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities
Develop/execute test plans & test cases covering both manual & automated testing
Identify, record, document, and track bugs
Stay up to date with the latest testing methodologies and toolsets
Design and implementation of detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans
Assist our software developers in fixing problems, isolating bugs, and verifying solutions
Answer customer feedback requests and help troubleshoot customer issues.

Qualifications and requirements

Thorough understanding of QA processes (test case planning, documentation, requirements analysis, test automation, reporting and triage, bug reporting, regression & isolation)
Strong academic background (please include GPA on your application)
Strong problem-solving abilities and creative thinking skills
Experience with both black box and white box testing
Experience with Agile Methodologies
Passionate about high-quality products
Detail-oriented
Works well in teams
Strong English communication skills

Desirable skills

Software Development experience (HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Node.js)
SQL/Database experience
Written UI tests using native frameworks, Espresso on Android and XCUI on iOS (great to have)
Experience with TestCafe, Cypress, Selenium or Puppeteer (great to have)
Experience building test automation with tools/frameworks (e.g. Appium, Espresso, Selenium, etc.)

Conditions

Unlimited vacations :)
Travel to team's offsite events
100% paid Uber rides to go to the office
Learn to test in multiple platforms (i.e. TV Apps)

Accessible An infrastructure adequate for people with special mobility needs.

Pet-friendly Pets are welcome at the premises.

Flexible hours Flexible schedule and freedom for attending family needs or personal errands.

Meals provided Haystack News provides free lunch and/or other kinds of meals.

Paid sick days Sick leave is compensated (limits might apply).

Bicycle parking You can park your bicycle for free inside the premises.

Company retreats Team-building activities outside the premises.

Computer repairs Haystack News covers some computer repair expenses.

Commuting stipend Haystack News offers a stipend to cover some commuting costs.

Computer provided Haystack News provides a computer for your work.

Informal dress code No dress code is enforced.

Vacation over legal Haystack News gives you paid vacations over the legal minimum.

Beverages and snacks Haystack News offers beverages and snacks for free consumption.

Remote work policy

Hybrid

This job takes place some days from home and others at the office in Lima (Peru).

About Haystack News

Haystack News is one of the fastest-growing companies in the connected TV space. — Haystack News's full profile