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Contractor: Senior Quality Engineer at Newsela. Location Information: . The role: . Newsela is on a mission to deliver "meaningful classroom learning for every student." As a Senior Full-Stack Quality Engineer, you will be a critical force in ensuring that mission is delivered through reliable, high-quality software. You will work alongside talented product engineers to test complex front-end applications powered by cloud-based back-end services, internal LLMs, and third-party AI tools.. . This is a hands-on, full-stack QE role — not just automation, not just manual. You will own quality end-to-end, moving from story acceptance criteria all the way to production health monitoring.. . Why you’ll love this role:. . . . Drive High Impact:. Own quality end-to-end within your scrum team and directly support a mission that transforms classroom learning for millions of students.. . . . Modern AI Workflows:. Leverage cutting-edge AI tools (like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot) to accelerate test development while testing complex, non-deterministic AI features and LLMs.. . . . Technical Ownership:. Build and architect full-stack test frameworks across UI, API, and service layers with autonomy and high visibility.. . . . Collaborative Leadership:. Partner closely with cross-functional peers in Product, Design, and Engineering while mentoring mid-level engineers to elevate the overall quality culture.. . . . What You'll Be Doing:. . . . End-to-End Automation & Frameworks:. Build, maintain, and execute automated test frameworks and regression suites across UI, API, and service layers using modern AI-assisted practices.. . . . AI & LLM Validation:. Test and validate internally built LLMs and external AI tools and services, applying rigorous quality engineering standards to non-deterministic systems.. . . . Scrum & Delivery Ownership:. Own test planning, execution, and release support from story validation to production deployment with minimal oversight.. . . . Cross-Functional Collaboration:. Partner with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design early in the lifecycle to refine ambiguous requirements into clear, testable acceptance criteria.. . . . Quality Advocacy & Mentorship:. Serve as the team's quality advocate, providing technical guidance, conducting code reviews, and pairing with mid-level quality engineers.. . . . Defect Management & Observability:. Establish best practices for defect tracking, triage, and communication while using AI tooling for issue detection, reproduction, and resolution.. . . . About You:. . . 5+ Years Experience:. Professional software testing and QA experience within an Agile Scrum environment.. . . Automation Expertise:. 5+ years building test frameworks with TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python, including hands-on experience with WebdriverIO or Playwright.. . . . Full-Spectrum Testing:. Demonstrated capability across manual, exploratory, regression, integration, API/services, and database testing.. . . . CI/CD & DevOps:. Solid understanding of Git branching strategies, PR workflows, and incremental CI/CD deployment pipelines.. . . . AI Tooling Integration:. Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) as part of your daily workflow, paired with strong critical thinking and quality ownership.. . . . Proactive Communication:. Ability to engage actively in all scrum ceremonies, surface release risks and defect trends to stakeholders, and handle production escalation support.. . . . Required Industry & Technical Background. . . . Industry Experience:. EdTech, SaaS/B2B software, or e-learning/online education platforms.. . . . Automation & Test Runners:. Playwright, WebdriverIO, or Selenium (E2E browser automation); Jest, Vitest, or Mocha (unit/integration runners).. . . . Performance & Infrastructure:. Experience with k6, JMeter, or Locust; test execution via GitHub Actions and AWS.. . . . Observability & Management:. Experience with logs/error tracking in Datadog, Sentry, or New Relic; test management using TestRail, Jira, Xray, or Zephyr.. . . . Preferred Qualifications. . . . Experience testing AI-driven features, LLM outputs, or ML-backed services.. . . . Familiarity with performance and accessibility testing.. . . . Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CircleCI).. . . . Prior background in EdTech or consumer-facing SaaS products.. . . . All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check as part of our pre-employment process.. . About Newsela:. . Newsela is a leading education technology company dedicated to meaningful classroom learning for every student. We deliver integrated, AI-powered solutions designed to unlock student engagement, empower teachers, and drive meaningful learning outcomes. Our suite of products supports knowledge and skill development, writing practice, daily instruction, assessment, and data-informed decision-making across K–12 classrooms. Grounded in learning science research, Newsela’s solutions integrate content, assessment, and analytics to help educators track progress, understand student outcomes, and deliver high-impact instruction that supports every learner.. . #LI-Remote