Senior Quality Engineer

As a Senior Quality Engineer at Khan Academy, you will ensure the quality and reliability of our web-based products used by schools and learners to improve educational outcomes. You will engage in both manual testing and test automation, developing and maintaining automated tests to detect regressions while also performing comprehensive manual testing of new features. Working within a cross-functional product development team, you will collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and support teams to advocate for exceptional user experiences through all stages of the product design and development lifecycle. Your strong communication skills, keen eye, creativity, and experience in automated test development at all levels (frontend, backend, white box, and black box) will be key to your success in this role.

Key Responsibilities: • Own manual test plan development and execution for new features on the team. • Build and maintain new test automation to fill coverage gaps using insights from manual testing, stakeholder priorities, and industry best practices. • Collaborate with cross-functional partners throughout the SDLC, including planning, design reviews, and development discussions to ensure quality is considered from the beginning. • Use your creativity and extensive knowledge of testing tools and frameworks to find, document, and track bugs. • Contribute to engineering guilds such as the Quality and Accessibility guilds, and participate in organizational affinity groups to foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Requirements: • Proven experience in software product testing and test automation with a focus on quality engineering. • Proficiency in test automation tools like Cypress, with hands-on experience writing and maintaining automated tests. • Strong manual testing skills, capable of designing and executing thorough test cases. • Expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript for test automation and Python for backend testing, with an openness to learning new tools, systems, and languages. • Experience in UNIX/Linux environments, and familiarity with using virtual machines or containers. • Proficient with software development tools, including IDEs (VSCode, Eclipse, IntelliJ) and source control systems (git). • Ability to develop tests in languages and frameworks consistent with the engineering team's stack. • Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, such as Jenkins. • Knowledge of accessibility testing, including automated a11y testing, and familiarity with WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines. • Excellent documentation and communication skills to effectively collaborate and enhance testing processes. • Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams—product managers, designers, engineers, educational content creators, and support staff—to ensure product quality and reliability.

Khan Academy offers competitive salaries, ample paid time off, remote-first culture, generous parental leave, comprehensive insurance including medical, dental, vision, and life, 401(k) with 4% matching, and opportunities for professional growth and impact in a mission-driven organization.