Quality Assurance Engineer at Brave

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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$92,000 – $114,900Compensation

Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Nonprofit, Education, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

2+ years of professional software engineering experience OR 3+ years QA/software testing experience (or 2+ years QA experience + 1+ in automation/engineering)
Tools/Skills: Playwright (or Cypress), API testing, Database, Git/GitHub, GitHub Actions/CI, accessibility testing (WCAG)
Familiarity with REST API tools (e.g., Postman) and WCAG testing tools (e.g., axe, lighthouse, wave) is a plus
Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent professional experience
Preferred: Experience with Ruby on Rails, Python, and Heroku environments and modern web app architectures
Preferred: Experience with performance testing, observability (e.g., logs/metrics), and test data management
Preferred: Familiarity with Jira and structured defect triage
Strong organizational and task management skills, with the ability to prioritize work, ensure attention to detail, and make sound technical decisions independently
Flexible and solutions-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities
Excellent communication skills, bridging technical and non-technical teams and managing stakeholder expectations effectively
Demonstrated commitment to building strong and welcoming cultures that help to develop others
Exemplification of Braven’s core values
Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and has prepared you to work in the role

Responsibilities

Test automation & collaboration with engineers (40%): Build and maintain UI and API automation (Playwright preferred)
Partner with engineers to write/expand unit and integration tests and improve testability
Increase automation coverage and reliability (flakiness control, data management)
Test planning & manual execution (35%): Design and execute test plans and test cases for web and API features across key integrations (Salesforce, Canvas, Pathify, LinkedIn, Zoom)
Perform cross-browser/device and accessibility (WCAG) testing; log clear, actionable defects
CI/CD quality gates, release verification, and bug triage (15%): Own quality checks in GitHub Actions/CI; implement sensible gating and fast feedback loops
Coordinate regression and release verification for scheduled launches; drive root-cause analysis
Data validation & process improvement (10%): Validate data flows with SQL; use logs/observability to detect regressions
Document test cases, patterns, and QA standards; champion pragmatic process improvements
Other duties as assigned

Skills

Playwright

UI automation

API automation

unit testing

integration testing

test planning

Salesforce

Canvas

Pathify

Brave

Privacy-focused browser and search engine

About Brave

Brave focuses on enhancing the web experience for users by providing a privacy-oriented browser and search engine. The Brave Browser blocks third-party ads and trackers by default, allowing for fast and private browsing. Brave Search serves as a private search engine, offering users a secure way to find information online. The company also features Brave Ads, which delivers advertising without the use of cookies, enabling advertisers to connect with audiences that are typically hard to reach. Users of Brave can earn cryptocurrency rewards for their attention to ads, while content creators can benefit from new revenue opportunities. Unlike other browsers and search engines, Brave prioritizes user privacy and offers a unique model that benefits both users and advertisers.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2015Year Founded

$36MTotal Funding

SERIES_ACompany Stage

Consumer Software, Fintech, Crypto & Web3Industries

201-500Employees

Benefits

Highly competitive salaries & benefits

Generous home-office stipends

Fully remote team

Flat org structure

Opportunity to get in early at a hyper-growth company, and revolutionize the web

Risks

Competition from other privacy-focused browsers like DuckDuckGo and Firefox is intensifying.

Dependence on Solana for BAT rewards poses risks due to network outages.

AI features may raise data privacy concerns and regulatory scrutiny.

Differentiation

Brave offers a privacy-focused browser and search engine, blocking third-party ads by default.

Users earn cryptocurrency rewards through Brave's unique digital ads platform.

Brave integrates AI features like Leo AI and CodeLLM for enhanced user experience.

Upsides

Growing demand for privacy-focused products boosts Brave's user base and market position.

Rising interest in cryptocurrency aligns with Brave's BAT rewards system.

Increased adoption of alternative search engines benefits Brave Search's growth.

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