QA Engineer

Alpha is looking for a mid-level QA Engineer to own quality for Quotesurance, our insurance quoting platform. This is a hands-on role covering both manual testing and test automation, ideal for someone who wants to build a QA function from the ground up in a startup environment.

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end QA for Quotesurance across web and API layers.
• Design and execute manual test plans for new features and releases.
• Build and maintain automated test suites (UI, API, regression).
• Identify, document, and track bugs through resolution.
• Test integrations with third-party vendors and carrier systems.
• Define QA processes, standards, and workflows from scratch.
• Collaborate directly with engineering and product on release readiness.
• Participate in sprint planning and provide QA effort estimates.
• Set up and maintain CI/CD test pipelines with the engineering team.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of prior experience in QA with both manual and automation testing.
• Prior experience building test automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, or similar).
• Solid understanding of API testing (Postman, REST Assured, or similar).
• Prior experience with bug tracking and test management tools (Jira preferred).
• Comfortable working independently and owning QA end-to-end.
• Working knowledge of TypeScript/JavaScript is mandatory.
• Prior experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber/Gherkin or similar).
• Comfortable writing SQL queries for database/data-integrity testing.
• Basic familiarity with AWS or another cloud provider, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Startup mindset: adaptable, self-directed, comfortable with ambiguity.
• Strong written communication for documenting test cases and bugs.
• Exposure to testing AI/LLM-powered features, or performance/load testing, is a plus but not required.
• Insurance or fintech industry experience is a plus, not required.
• Excellent communication skills and a go-getter attitude.