About the Team (Hearst E-Commerce)

　　Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information, and services company. Its major interests include: a large consumer media portfolio, including 300 magazines, 24 daily and 42 weekly newspapers, 33 broadcast TV stations, content production services, and ownership interests in ESPN and A&E; the global financial services company Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a provider of decision support data and software supporting healthcare; and Hearst Transportation, an industry leader in fleet and repair data.

　　Hearst E-commerce is a newly formed organization focused on developing and supporting E-Commerce across Hearst's consumer media portfolio. Our goal is to make it easier to make it easier to buy all the goods and services our thousands of journalists research every day. We work across a range of focus areas, including building and operating marketplaces, creating performance advertising tools, helping develop editorial tools to simplify content creation workflows. This breadth helps give our team unique perspectives into the needs of Hearst's reader and viewership across the globe.

　　As a member of the larger Hearst community, our team is focused on developing a supportive, inclusive culture, and giving back to our communities. Hearst employees have access to extensive training and development opportunities, ranging from robust internship, mentorship, and sponsorship programs to unique opportunities to partner with emerging women-led startups in media, technology and data funded through HearstLab, one of our venture investment groups. Our community support includes the Hearst Foundation, which has overseen more than $1.3 billion in grants to build healthy, productive, and inspiriting opportunities, to our corporate donation matching.

　　Your Impact

　　The E-Commerce organization develops tools for use by Hearst's collection of publications, ranging from marketplace platforms to local business and service discovery tools. As these projects have matured, so has the demand for quality assurance and testing of these products to ensure they meet specifications and maintain high customer experience standards. In 2024, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Quality Engineer to join our organization. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the quality assurance strategy and driving the overall quality of multiple products across our organization. Additionally, you will play a key role in automating user experience testing and ensuring efficient and effective testing processes.

　　Solving this problem is a multidisciplinary problem that extends beyond quality engineering. As an early hire in a newly formed function within the organization, you will develop and implement a comprehensive quality assurance strategy for multiple products within the organization. You will also work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, software engineers, and designers, to foster a culture of quality throughout the organization. This role is an ideal opportunity for quality engineers passionate about influencing an organization's culture, driving continuous improvement in product quality, and ensuring exceptional customer experiences.

　　Your Responsibilities

　　Develop and implement a comprehensive quality assurance strategy for multiple products within Hearst's E-Commerce platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define quality objectives and requirements for each product. Identify and prioritize key quality metrics and KPIs to measure and enhance the overall quality of the products. Establish guidelines and best practices for quality assurance processes and ensure their implementation across the organization. Lead the effort in automating user experience testing to improve testing efficiency and accuracy. Evaluate and select appropriate tools and frameworks for automating user experience testing. Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for user experience testing, including UI testing, usability testing, and performance testing. Continuously enhance and optimize the automation testing framework to ensure maximum test coverage and reliability. Collaborate and lead.

　　Collaborate with software engineers to identify, report, and track software defects and drive their resolution. Provide regular updates on testing progress, test results, and quality metrics to stakeholders. Analyze and interpret test data and provide actionable insights to drive continuous improvement in product quality. About You

　　No two projects are alike, nor are two candidates. The following experiences are common within your peer group, but not strict requirements. We encourage all candidates with some applicable qualifications to apply. Proven experience as a Senior Quality Engineer or in a similar role, overseeing quality assurance and automation testing for multiple products. Fluency with test automation frameworks and tools, such as Cypress, Selenium, Appium, or similar. Strong knowledge of quality assurance methodologies, tools, and processes. Solid understanding of user experience testing principles and techniques for web applications and mobile applications. Proficiency in API testing via Postman, Insomnia, Swagger, JMeter, or similar tools Ability to translate requirements into test plans. Excellent critical thinking and debugging skills. A bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent real-life experience. This position is fully remote and is available to applicants in the contiguous United States.

　　In accordance with applicable law, Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in California. The reasonable estimate, if hired in California, is $130,000-$160,000. Please note this information is specific to those hired in California. If this role is open to candidates outside of California, the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. A final decision on the successful candidate's starting salary will be based on a number of permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills and experience, training, certifications, and education. Hearst provides a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, 401(k), paid time off (including 10 paid holidays, 15 days paid vacation, three personal days, and seven days of paid sick time), employee assistance programs, and more.

　　In accordance with applicable law, Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in Colorado. The reasonable estimate, if hired in Colorado, is $130,000-$160,000. Please note this information is specific to those hired in Colorado. If this role is open to candidates outside of Colorado, the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. A final decision on the successful candidate's starting salary will be based on a number of permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills and experience, training, certifications, and education. Hearst provides a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, 401(k), paid holidays and paid time off, employee assistance programs, and more.

　　In accordance with applicable law, Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in New York City. The reasonable estimate, if hired in New York City, is $130,000-$160,000. Please note this information is specific to those hired in New York City. If this role is open to candidates outside of New York City, the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. A final decision on the successful candidate's starting salary will be based on a number of permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills and experience, training, certifications, and education. Hearst provides a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, 401(k), paid holidays and paid time off, employee assistance programs, and more.

　　In accordance with applicable law, Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in New York State. The reasonable estimate, if hired in New York State, is $130,000-$160,000. Please note this information is specific to those hired in New York State. If this role is open to candidates outside of New York State, the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. A final decision on the successful candidate's starting salary will be based on a number of permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills and experience, training, certifications, and education. Hearst provides a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, 401(k), paid holidays and paid time off, employee assistance programs, and more.

　　In accordance with applicable law, Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in Washington. The reasonable estimate, if hired in Washington, is $130,000-$160,000. Please note this information is specific to those hired in Washington. If this role is open to candidates outside of Washington, the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. A final decision on the successful candidate's starting salary will be based on a number of permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills and experience, training, certifications, and education. Hearst provides a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, 401(k), paid time off (including 10 paid holidays, 15 days paid vacation, three personal days, and seven days of paid sick time), employee assistance programs, and more.