Kinsa is looking for mid to senior-level QA Engineers to join our Engineering team during an exciting time of accelerated growth. This is a great opportunity to join an exciting, rapidly growing company with a highly collaborative and high-performing team.  If you are a strong QA generalist with a breadth of project and testing experience across mobile/web, server, and hardware with a passion to learn… then this position could be for you.

Kinsa was founded with a mission to stop illness from spreading by knowing where and when it starts. Our mission has never been more important or more relevant than it is right now. We are leading the charge in the fight against COVID-19. Our real-time map of illness has been featured in the New York Times, on Rachel Maddow, CNBC, FOX News, The Economist, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, etc.  Turn on the TV, open the paper… We are making headlines bringing our data to the fight. We’ve done this by successfully transforming the first device you grab when sickness strikes - the thermometer - into a sensor to detect when and where illness is rising and communicate with those who have just fallen ill.

About You

We are looking for smart and passionate engineers who want to work on problems that matter in the world. Given our diverse technology stack, we prefer self-starting, generalist engineers who can dive into a variety of projects and make meaningful contributions quickly. We are also looking for strong specialists who can teach the rest of us how things should be done! This a great opportunity to shine in your current area of expertise and expand your testing expertise to new areas: mobile/web (iOS, Android, web portals), server (API, database, analytics), hardware (BLE connectivity, firmware, usability), and so much more. If this sounds exciting... keep on reading!

Responsibilities

·       Perform manual and automated software QA in areas such as mobile/web apps, APIs (application programming interface), analytics, data-driven products, etc.

·       Perform manual and automated hardware QA in areas such as firmware operation codes, Bluetooth connectivity, ISO V&V (International Organization for Standardization, Validation & Verification) testing, etc.

·       Drive to closure problems/bugs via solid investigation, reporting, and tracking

·       Perform build and release activities for internal and production environments

·       Define and track quality metrics  

·       Champion quality in all aspects of the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)

·       Collaborate with cross-functional teams of Product Managers, Designers, Developers, and QA

Experience and Qualifications

·       5+ years of experience in a QA engineer role

·       Experience with GraphQL and/or RESTful API test automation frameworks and supporting infrastructure

·       Applied understanding of GraphQL, REST API, Python, Java, Cypress, etc.

·       Experience with build & release CI/CD pipeline tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Maven, etc.

·       Thrive in high-quality, software engineering startup environments

·       Enthusiastic self-starter with an upbeat, adaptable, positive attitude

·       Excellent communication and social skills, especially within a distributed work environment

Preferred

·       User advocate with an appreciation for public health

·       Experience with mainstream consumer mobile/web apps

·       Experience with mainstream consumer hardware (wearables, IoT, etc.)

·       Familiarity with other programming and test tools such as TestNG, REST Assured, PyCharm, Karate, Postman, Swagger, SQL, etc.

About Us

At Kinsa we are driven by our mission to track and stop the spread of contagious illness. We’ve done this by transforming the first device you grab when sickness strikes - the thermometer - into a sensor to detect when and where illness is rising, and communicate with those who have just fallen ill. We are technologists, designers and health professionals who have built best- selling products, started successful ventures, and brought life-saving treatments to millions of people. We are backed by successful entrepreneurs and top VCs like Kleiner Perkins, GSR Ventures and FirstMark Capital.

About Us:

There are four key characteristics of our team that we hope are traits you have as well:

Be Passionate: The Kinsa team is driven towards a goal that is bigger than themselves, they have a real passion in working toward a solution for a widespread social issue. Our work is stimulating, meaningful and has purpose.

Be Committed: We are committed to our mission. We have a tremendous opportunity in front of us: to change the face of public health and save hundreds of thousands of lives in the process. We are committed to working hard, working smart, working together, and doing what it takes to make a difference. Our time is now.

Be Efficient: We are a startup, and we are proud of our work so far but there is a lot more work to be done. Moving fast is the result of good planning, decision making, and execution.

Be Inclusive: Solving one of the most important public health problems of our time requires a mix of perspectives and approaches, which is why diversity of age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical ability, religious belief and ethnicity are all welcome and greatly valued at Kinsa. We are as proud of our differences as we are of our shared passion for stopping the spread of infectious illness, and are always looking for people with varied viewpoints, skill sets, backgrounds and experiences to realize our mission.