QA Engineer
New York, NY
Job Overview
Working at Yodle means being a part of something big. Our employees are a fundamental part of Yodle’s success. We are committed to hiring amazing people that are hungry to revolutionize the industry. Yodle is one of the fastest growing companies in the industry as recognized by INC 500 and American Business Awards. We reward hard work and offer a tremendous opportunity for career advancement. We offer daily snacks, coffee, a fun and supportive work environment, and excellent benefits. Oh, and did we mention, we wrote the book on Local Online Advertising? Literally.
We are searching for a QA Engineer who can truly take ownership of product quality – someone who takes pride in shipping a quality product that enables our employees and clients to be successful. The right candidate will be curious, a strong problem solver, highly organized and detail-oriented, and have strong communication skills.
Responsibilities
• Collaborate with product management and engineering teams, in an agile environment, to develop a comprehensive set of tests for our web-based application
• Assist product and engineering teams to define requirements
• Run manual test scripts and maintain automated testing scripts
• Analyze failed tests and manage defects using the bug reporting tool
• Perform extensive functional, integration, security and UI testing
• Collaborate with engineering to validate bugs and get them fixed
Qualifications
• Self starter with a “can-do” attitude
• Strong knowledge of automated testing tools and techniques
• 3 or more years experience testing database driven web applications
• 3 or more years experience writing automated tests for web applications
• 1 or more years of experience with Selenium Test Framework
• Solid experience writing test cases and test plans
• Programming/scripting experience in any programming language – Java preferred
• SQL database skills (writing queries, interpreting results)
• Basic knowledge of Linux
• Experience in one of the follow areas a plus:
• Sponsored search (i.e. Google AdWords, Yahoo Search Marketing and Microsoft adCenter)
• Search Engine Optimization
• Performance Testing
• Build / Release Management Tools (Ant, Maven, Ivy)
Benefits
What we offer to you:
• An opportunity to further enhance your skills and refine your talent
• Competitive base
• Tuition assistance
• Health/Dental benefits, 401 (K) plan
• Great work environment - we have fun!
• Accessible and open-minded leadership
• Opportunity to work with smart people and learn a lot about one of the fastest growing industries
About Yodle
Yodle is a Bessemer ventures funded company in the midst of a major national roll out that will grow our client base dramatically over the next several years. We provide search-engine advertising and online lead generation services to small businesses. Yodle has developed an integrated approach to signing up and serving local businesses that are transitioning their marketing budgets online. We provide local businesses with a simple way to cost-effectively acquire more customers by advertising on the major search engines including: Google, Yahoo, AOL, Ask, and MSN.
Local Search is considered the new frontier in paid search marketing, the fastest growing area of both technology and advertising and the key driver of Google, Yahoo, and MSN. Over $100 billion is spent on local advertising in the U.S alone. $3 billion of that has already transitioned online. A significant opening exists to devise, build, and capitalize on this opportunity within the next 2-4 years.
Yodle Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate based on age, gender, religion, disability, marital status, race and also adheres to laws relating to non-discrimination on the basis of national origin and citizenship status
