Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

About Wander:

Wander is revolutionizing the $100B+ short-term rental industry. We curate every aspect of the guest experience - from our smart homes to our intuitive booking platform. Our mission is to help people find their happy place, and our vision is to create the infrastructure for people to experience the world.

Backed by top-tier investors and led by experienced startup veterans, we're a tight-knit team united by our passion for travel, technology, and creating unforgettable experiences.

About the Role:

As a Quality Assurance Engineer at Wander, you'll be responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of our travel platform. You'll develop and implement a comprehensive testing strategy that covers manual procedures, automated tests, monitoring, and security assessments. Your work will be crucial in delivering a seamless and secure experience for our users.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain a set of thorough manual test procedures

  Design and implement automated black box tests for our web, mobile, and backend systems

  Set up and manage uptime monitoring for all our services

  Implement chaos engineering practices to improve system resilience

  Conduct regular penetration testing and security assessments

  Develop and maintain a continuous integration testing pipeline

  Create and manage test environments that accurately reflect production

  Collaborate with developers to reproduce and diagnose bugs

  Perform load testing and stress testing on our systems

  Implement end-to-end testing scenarios that cover critical user journeys

  Develop testing strategies for LLM-powered features and interactions

  Implement automated tests to ensure consistency and quality of LLM outputs

  Develop LLM-powered tests for running generalized visual test cases

  Develop and maintain comprehensive test documentation

  Stay updated with the latest QA methodologies, tools, and best practices

  Implement visual regression testing to ensure UI consistency

  Set up and maintain a bug tracking system

  Conduct usability testing and gather user feedback

  Implement API contract testing

  Develop metrics and KPIs for measuring and improving quality

  Collaborate with the infrastructure team to test disaster recovery procedures

  Implement smoke tests and sanity checks for quick validation of deployments

• 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance, preferably in a fast-paced tech environment

  Strong knowledge of QA methodologies and best practices

  Experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Jest, Cypress, Selenium)

  Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and their integration with automated testing

  Understanding of RESTful APIs and how to test them

  Experience with performance testing and monitoring tools

  Understanding of testing methodologies for LLM-based systems

  Experience with tools for evaluating and validating LLM outputs

  Basic understanding of security testing principles and tools

  Familiarity with cloud environments, preferably AWS

  Knowledge of SQL for database testing

  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  Excellent communication skills and ability to work in an async environment

  Experience with version control systems (Git)

• Experience with chaos engineering tools and practices

  Knowledge of containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)

  Familiarity with TypeScript and Node.js for writing test scripts

  Experience with mobile app testing (iOS and Android)

  Understanding of event-driven architectures and how to test them

  ISTQB certification or other relevant QA certifications

  Experience with accessibility testing

• Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, and Fastify

  Database/Cache: PostgreSQL and Redis, with plans to expand to additional services

  ORM: Prisma

  Cloud Infrastructure: AWS

  Containerization: Docker and Kubernetes

  Infrastructure-as-Code: Pulumi

  Version Control: Git

  Monorepo Structure: We utilize a monorepo for efficient code management

  Build System: Yarn for package management, with Nx and Turbo for our build pipeline

  CI/CD: Automated pipelines for continuous integration and deployment

  Event Streaming: Current (Redis queues) – plans to switch to Kafka or NATS for building event-driven architectures

  Monitoring and Metrics: Current (SaaS Platform) – plans to switch to Prometheus, Grafana or ELK stack for comprehensive system observability

• Be part of a mission to help people find their happy place and experience the world

  Work on cutting-edge technology in the rapidly growing travel-tech sector

  Fully remote, async work environment

  Competitive salary and equity package

  Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance

  401(k) plan

  Opportunities for career growth and development within Wander

If you're excited about solving complex problems, working with cutting-edge technology, and reshaping the future of travel, we want to hear from you! Apply now and let's build something extraordinary together.