QA Software Engineer

Job Description

** IMPORTANT: Please read all requirements of the role before applying. Attention to detail is a crucial part of our selection process. We want to genuinely review every application. However, candidates who do not follow clear instructions may be removed from the process with or without further communication. Thank you! ** 

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Cricut is seeking an experienced and versatile Software QA Engineer who will be responsible for testing and qualifying Web, Mobile, Native, API and Hardware for product releases. You will be responsible for testing new hardware products & applications and communicating with development teams. You should be able to represent QA concerns in cross-functional team meetings and provide valuable end-user feedback to improve the customer experience. 

This position requires deep understanding of the software development life cycle, experience with a variety of testing techniques, and strong written and organizational skills.  

The successful candidate should be able to develop and execute an organized test plan to release high quality products to market on schedule. 

Qualifications

Note: I have listed the following criteria in terms of their order of importance. Please be sure you have all the knock-out and required items clearly before applying

Knock Out Criteria:

• 4+ years in software testing.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• MUST be living in or willing to immediately relocate to the Greater Salt Lake City, Utah area.
• This is an in-office role. You must be willing to work in our South Jordan, Utah office Monday-Friday reach week. 

Required Criteria:

• Testing user stories, APIs, and regression testing.
• Hands-on experience with web-based and mobile application testing.
• Strong proficiency in writing and executing test cases and plans.
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot API/web service communications.
• Familiarity with browser debugging tools for log analysis.
• Deep understanding of QA methodologies and best practices.
• Leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Preferred Criteria:

• Experience in testing software integrated with hardware.
• Background in testing and qualifying consumer electronics products.

Optional Criteria:

• Testing tools, API debugging, communication skills, organizational skills, troubleshooting.
• 4+ years of experience in software testing. 
• Experience in testing user stories / features, API and doing regression testing. 
• Expert level knowledge and hands-on experience in writing and executing test cases and test plans. 
• Hands on experience with testing, analyzing and troubleshooting communication between front-end and API / Web Services. 
• Experience in analyzing logs and debugging using browser debugging tools. 
• Experience with testing web-based software and Mobile apps. 
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to work under firm deadlines and within a rapidly changing environment. 
• Thorough understanding of QA methodology and best practices 
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent. 

Good to have skills: 

• Experience in testing Software interacting with hardware.