QA Engineer

Fooda is hiring a QA Engineer to ensure product quality throughout the development lifecycle. The role identifies risks, plans and executes testing, collaborates with developers and Product Managers, and helps improve QA processes.

Responsibilities

The QA Engineer is a trusted, self-directed professional who ensures product quality throughout the development lifecycle

They identify risks early, plan and execute testing, collaborate closely with developers and Product Managers, and help improve QA processes within the team

They demonstrate increasing ownership of product quality and are on the path to QA Leadership or deeper technical expertise

Contributes to QA discussions, testing strategies, estimations, and delivery planning for medium-scale features, and sometimes leads these activities

Collaborates closely with developers, Product Managers, and other team members to ensure solutions meet user needs, business requirements, and quality expectations

Contributes to the continuous improvement of QA processes, test coverage, and overall product quality

Mentors team members through knowledge sharing, reviews, and informal coaching

Demonstrates increasing ownership of product quality, release readiness, risk management, and testing priorities

Preferred

Hands-on experience with AI Agentic Tools is a plus (e.g. Claude, Codex or similar)

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, automated testing tools is a plus

Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or a related field is preferred, or equivalent practical experience

AI agentic tools

Claude

Codex

CI/CD pipelines

Version control systems

Automated testing tools

Computer science

Benefits

Stock options based on experience

Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance plans

401k retirement plan with company match

Paid maternity and parental leave benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Company-issued laptop

Daily subsidized lunch program and free food and beverages in the office

A fulfilling, challenging adventure of a work experience

Company

Workplace meal program delivering local restaurant food to offices

Chicago, Illinois, USA

http://www.fooda.com/

Founded in 2011

501-1000 employees

Qualifications

2-5 years of experience in software quality assurance and testing of production-grade applications

Strong knowledge of software testing principles, methodologies, and the software development lifecycle

Experience testing complex features end-to-end - from requirements analysis and test planning to release and post-release verification

Experience with functional, regression, integration, exploratory, and API testing

Ability to analyze requirements and identify gaps, risks, and unclear scenarios before implementation begins

Experience creating clear test plans, test cases, checklists, and high-quality bug reports

Hands on experience working with test management and task tracking tools (e.g. TestRail, Jira or similar), API testing tools (e.g. Postman, Graphiql, BurpSuite, Proxyman or similar)

Ability to use SQL for test data validation and issues investigation

Experience with web and/or mobile application testing, including debugging and log analysis (e.g. SumoLogic, DataDog, Splunk or similar)

Contributes to QA discussions, testing strategies, estimations, and delivery planning for medium-scale features, and sometimes leads these activities

Collaborates closely with developers, Product Managers, and other team members to ensure solutions meet user needs, business requirements, and quality expectations

Contributes to the continuous improvement of QA processes, test coverage, and overall product quality

Mentors team members through knowledge sharing, reviews, and informal coaching

Demonstrates increasing ownership of product quality, release readiness, risk management, and testing priorities

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Hands-on experience with AI Agentic Tools is a plus (e.g. Claude, Codex or similar)

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, automated testing tools is a plus

Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or a related field is preferred, or equivalent practical experience

Required skills

Software Quality Assurance, Software Development Lifecycle, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, Exploratory Testing, API Testing Postman, API Testing GraphiQL, API Testing Burp Suite, API Testing Proxyman, Test Management TestRail, Test Management Jira, SQL, Web and Mobile Application Testing, Debugging and Log Analysis Sumo Logic, Debugging and Log Analysis Datadog, Debugging and Log Analysis Splunk

Experience

2+ years