Senior Quality Engineer

THE ROLE

PlayOn is looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to join our team. You will be an integral part of our software development process, responsible for guaranteeing the quality and functionality of our software products. You will lead the automation efforts for this fast growing product to orchestrate manual testing needs, ticket grooming to ensure complete test cases for development to automate, review the automated test code, and automate any testing gaps identified.  

Willingness and ability to learn new technologies and adapt to changes in the tech stack or testing methodologies may be the most important part!  This group uses the latest and greatest technologies possible and changes them out at will if something better is found and we want someone who loves to experiment with new technologies and help with those advancements.

Additional responsibilities and accountabilities for this role include:

Technical Leadership:

• Investigate new tools and practices to improve efficiency in automation and test efficiency

• Lead automation frameworks and infrastructure for the team to ensure comprehensive system level, performance, and feature level testing.

• Develop best practices for automation for automation and coding practices, mentor others and integrating with the various applications and groups VNN works with.

• Looks outside of the immediate group to avoid any testing gaps, missed requirements, corner cases, or other considerations to help promote quality across the entire organization and in the entire development process as a part of the shift left approach.

Programming Skills:

• Expert in writing clean, performant code in GraphQL/REST APIs.  Experience with performance considerations and best practices.

• Understanding of API testing principles, including endpoint testing, request and response validation, handling authentication mechanisms (like OAuth, JWT), and dealing with different HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE).

• JavaScript: Knowledge of JavaScript is necessary for utilizing Playwright, especially for API interactions within Playwright tests.

• Familiarity with PHP applications and WordPress websites is a plus. 

• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for frequent and reliable deployments including the set up and maintenance of pipelines, quality gates, and reporting.

Microservices Understanding:

• Knowledge of microservices architecture and its principles, including communication protocols (e.g., HTTP, gRPC), service discovery, Docker and containerization principles, and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).

Problem-Solving and Troubleshooting Skills:

• Ability to identify, debug, and resolve issues in complex distributed systems, including microservices architecture.

• Cloud Experience- AWS/GCP etc. for both setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting

Adaptability and Learning Agility:

• This may be the most important!  Willingness and ability to learn new technologies and adapt to changes in the tech stack or testing methodologies.  This group uses the latest and greatest technologies possible and changes them out at will if something better is found.

• Experience with AI tools to increase productivity and the desire to learn more about them and integrate them into their every day practices.

• Able to thrive in a fast paced environment with lots of technologies, change, and always something new to learn.

THE PERSON

• 4+ Hands-on experience with automated testing tools and coding.

• 4+ years in a senior level position involving cross-functional coordination

• 1+ years experience leveraging AI tools for their own and their organizations velocity.

• Strong aptitude to learn and adapt to technology.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

The future of high school athletics and activities is powered by PlayOn! Sports. Through GoFan, the NFHS Network, and rSchoolToday, the PlayOn team elevates the event experience for schools and communities across digital ticketing, fundraising, concessions, streaming, websites, and activity management.

PlayOn has united top brands in the school event space with a shared passion for athletics and activities and the lifelong memories that they instill. We take pride in empowering schools to save time and focus on what matters most: the students, staff, and communities who make their programs possible.

Thousands of schools partner with PlayOn to provide unparalleled access to millions of people to discover, enjoy, and relive their favorite events in person and online. As we continue to grow, we remain true to our vision to be there for schools so their communities can be there for every moment.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING AT PLAYON! SPORTS

PlayOn! Sports is more than just a place to work. It's a place to learn, grow, and thrive as people and professionals. We encourage a healthy work-life balance at PlayOn! Sports through offering flexible working schedules and generous paid time off. Come be a part of the team that is changing the landscape of high school sports!

Some benefits we offer include:

• Competitive salary 

• Multiple Medical options to choose from

• Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance

• Open PTO Policy 

• 401K plan with company match 

• Fun and collaborative hybrid/flexible work environment

Note: Part-time employees and interns are not eligible to participate in any of the Company’s Employee Health Benefit Plan listed above. These Benefits are only available to full-time employees of the Company.