Patch.com · 1 day ago
Quality Assurance Analyst
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$90K/yr - $110K/yr
3+ years expPatch is the premier platform for hyper-local news and community connection, serving millions of readers across the U.S. They are seeking a mid-level QA Analyst to blend hands-on manual testing with test automation to ensure their products are reliable and high-quality. The role involves developing and executing test plans, building automated test suites, and collaborating with developers and product managers to ensure comprehensive coverage of user stories.
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Responsibilities
Develop and execute test plans for new features and releases, covering both manual exploratory testing and automated test cases for web and mobile (React, Next.js web app; React Native mobile app)
Build and maintain automated test suites (end-to-end UI tests, API tests, integration tests) using modern frameworks like Cypress or Playwright for web and appropriate tools for mobile, embedding these tests into our CI/CD pipeline for continuous quality
Collaborate with developers and product managers to define acceptance criteria and ensure comprehensive coverage of user stories. Reproduce, document, and triage bugs in our tracking system (we use tools like Jira), and verify fixes promptly
Test analytics & ad integrations: Verify that advertising tags, tracking pixels, and event analytics (e.g., Google Analytics events via GTM, custom metrics) are firing correctly. Ensure our advertising and measurement stack (e.g. Google Ad Manager, GTM, GA4) works as expected across web and mobile
Perform regression testing (both manual and automated) before each deployment, and monitor post-release to catch any issues early. Leverage AI-based testing tools where appropriate to generate additional test cases or perform intelligent regression (e.g. using AI for visual regression or anomaly detection)
Document test cases and results clearly, and communicate quality status and risk to the team. You’ll maintain testing documentation and contribute to improving our QA processes and standards continuously
Audit & ramp up: Get up to speed on Patch’s QA processes, test environments, and existing test coverage. Review our current manual test suites and automation framework, identifying gaps or flaky tests to improve
Ownership of critical flows: Take ownership of testing for a few critical user flows (e.g. content publishing, user sign-in, ad rendering), ensuring they are thoroughly documented and have reliable automated coverage
Strengthen automation: Implement an end-to-end test suite (e.g. using Cypress or Playwright) for one of our applications. Integrate these tests into the CI pipeline to run on every pull request
Ad Tech focus: Work with the Sr Ad Tech engineer to understand our ad and analytics integration. Develop tests or monitoring scripts to validate key events (impressions, clicks, conversions) to catch regressions in our revenue-critical systems
Demonstrate AI-assisted testing: Start using an AI-based tool or script using AI to expand our test coverage or speed up test case design. Show how AI can help catch edge-case bugs or analyze log output faster, aligning with Patch’s culture of AI-augmented productivity
Qualification
Required
3–5 years in Quality Assurance roles, with a mix of manual testing and test automation experience
Created test plans, written and executed test cases, and have caught plenty of bugs in web/mobile applications
Proficiency with at least one modern test automation framework
Ideally experienced in Selenium WebDriver or Cypress/Playwright for web UI tests
Comfortable writing test scripts in JavaScript/TypeScript
Exposure to mobile testing (React Native) using tools like Appium or Detox is a plus
Experience working on applications built with React or similar JavaScript frameworks
Ability to read front-end code (JavaScript/TypeScript) and use browser dev tools to investigate issues
Basic understanding of RESTful APIs and using tools like Postman for API testing
Hands-on experience integrating automated tests into CI pipelines (CircleCI)
Understanding of agile workflows
Proven critical thinking skills to design edge-case scenarios and spot issues others might miss
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable working closely with developers to clarify behavior and with product to understand requirements
Ability to advocate for quality without antagonizing, and help foster a collaborative 'test early and often' culture
Preferred
Familiarity with ad tech or analytics platforms (e.g. Google Ad Manager, Google Analytics/GA4, Google Tag Manager)
Experience testing advertising placements, tracking implementations, or A/B experiments
Experience with API testing frameworks (like Postman/Newman, RestAssured) or performance testing tools (like JMeter, k6)
Any exposure to security testing or accessibility testing tools would be a bonus
Comfort with scripting (JS, bash, python) or writing SQL queries for data validation
Experience using AI tools in a QA context – for example, having used ChatGPT or Copilot to generate test cases or debug issues
Benefits
Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Ancillary benefits
401(k)
Unlimited discretionary time off (DTO)
10 paid holidays a year
Paid parental leave
Annual growth and development reviews
Training and mentorship
Company
Patch.com
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Funding
Current Stage
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