QA Engineer (Remote)

Primary.Health is the engine behind your COVID-19 testing and vaccination programs. Our web-based

platform provides government agencies, schools, healthcare facilities, and community based

organizations the ability to quickly register participants, schedule appointments, arrange for easy onsite

check-in and check-out, and exchange data between labs and state databases, easing the reporting

process.


JOB TITLE: QA Engineer

JOB TYPE: Full-time

LOCATION: Remote

JOB SCOPE:


As a Quality Engineer at Primary you will be responsible for quality assurance related activities and

following the complete end-to-end testing lifecycle including testing the products existing and new

features, automating test cases, reporting bugs, etc. You will be working closely with our Developers and

Product Managers. We are a fast moving organization, typically do multiple deployments per day, and

are looking for great people to build software to help power this.

MAJOR JOB DUTIES:

  • Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to plan and execute on engineering projects.
  • Develop automated tests against a comprehensive healthcare platform.
  • Work closely with the engineering team to figure out how best to deploy software safely

MINIMUM EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Minimum of 3+ years of industry experience in QA or a testing environment
  • Ability to develop test strategy, design test plans and test cases
  • Experience writing automated tests with selenium, capybara, against complex web services.
  • You’re fluent in at least one major programming language and would be able to switch between

multiple languages. In our stack, we mainly use Ruby on Rails and React.

  • You have strong SQL query knowledge
  • You can break down complex problems rigorously and understand the tradeoffs necessary to

deliver great, impactful products.

  • You’re curious, you’re data-driven, you love to ask questions, and you think critically about

problems.

  • You love delivering value to your users and your teammates through your work.

Nice-to-Have Qualification:

  • You’ve demonstrated your ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.


Primary embraces diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and do not discriminate

on the basis of sex, race, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin,

citizenship, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance

Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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