Senior Quality Assurance Testing Engineer

New York City. Posted 2 months ago

The role

A Senior QA Engineer will perform backend, frontend, and end-to-end testing. You will conduct root-cause analysis, execute integration test strategies, and validate data across services.

What you will do

Own root-cause analysis for complex, cross-layer issues
Investigate hard-to-reproduce issues using logs, traces, and monitoring tools
Distinguish frontend from backend causes through payload and data-flow analysis
Create and execute integration test strategies for backend services and third-party APIs
Use Postman to explore, document, and validate APIs
Query databases to verify application behavior
Participate in design discussions to ensure testability
Partner with engineering, product, and design teams
Provide detailed bug reports with steps to reproduce
Participate in sprint ceremonies

Required qualifications

7+ years of experience in backend quality assurance
Proficiency in API testing tools such as Postman or REST clients
Strong SQL skills
Familiarity with asynchronous systems and contract testing concepts
Strong analytical thinking and debugging skills
Ability to root-cause failures using logs and observability tools
Openness to working with AI and integrating AI-assisted tools
Excellent communication and documentation skills

Nice to have

Experience working with offshore teams

Benefits

Unlimited vacation
Health Insurance (including an option completely covered by Fora HQ)
Dental & Vision Insurance
Wellhub Memberships
401k plan with company match
Commuter Benefits
Supplemental Life Insurance
Stock Options

Before you apply

Authorization to work in the United States is required
Fora is unable to sponsor or assist with U.S. work authorization

About the company

Fora is a modern travel agency empowering entrepreneurs to build travel advisory businesses. The company uses AI to modernize the travel industry and has a team of 250+ full-time employees based in downtown New York City.