Software Quality Assurance Engineer

LendKey, a financial technology firm and leader in "lending-as-a-service" solutions, improves lives by making lending simple for credit unions, community banks, and their customers.

LendKey partners with community-based financial institutions helping them to digitally originate loans, and to buy and sell loans with other financial institutions and fintechs.

LendKey's digital lending networks have empowered over 350 financial institutions to offer competitive education and home improvement loan programs and increase their digital presence across various customer acquisition channels.

LendKey services more than $2.8 billion in consumer loans and has helped our financial institution clients deploy more than $6 billion in loans since 2009.

In the Software Quality Assurance Engineer role, you will be responsible for assisting in testing LendKey's Lending Services applications and improvements.

This includes developing test plans, mining and manipulating test data, scripting, and executing tests, front-line triage of issues found during execution, and retesting of defects through resolution.

You will be a member of LendKey’s quality assurance (QA) team initially assigned to the Lending Services development squad.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to implement QA best practices, strategies and contribute your learning to the broader technology team and aid in continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include :

• Gain an understanding of the high-level component makeup of the Product and ensure the highest quality of the deliverables.
• Analyze acceptance criteria to understand the full picture of the business value being delivered and collaborate with product owner and engineering to address gaps.
• Participate in the software development lifecycle on the scrum team, providing input on requirements gathering, design reviews, QA estimates, create and review test cases to ensure full coverage and deliver quality each sprint.
• Develop, document, and maintain the test data, data validation, end to end testing flows and maintain regression test suite.
• Log defects detected by test execution, assign severity, and coordinate prioritization with the Product Owner.
• Contribute to the improvement of quality assurance processes and testing methodologies.

Skills / What we are Looking For :

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or relevant field preferred.
• 4 or more years of proven experience in Software Testing.
• Proficiency in using one or more of the following test management tools : qTest, HP ALM / QC, Zephyr, Microsoft Test Manager.
• Solid knowledge of QA (Quality Assurance) testing methodologies and practices with a proven ability to write clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases that provide in depth coverage of functionality.
• Experience with SQL (MYSQL preferred) and ability to write complex queries.
• Experience with RPA / automated testing tools is a plus.
• Knowledge of the Agile / Scrum development process is preferred.
• Strong customer focus, excellent problem-solving skills, and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to work independently, plan, organize, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Aptitude for acquiring skills in existing and new products and an eagerness to learn and stay current in these skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and a professional demeanor.

Why work for us?

We have a lot to offer those that are looking to take the next step in their career, including :

• Opportunity to join a growing fintech
• Creative and transparent company culture
• Growth potential
• Competitive salary and bonuses
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
• Generous vacation and holidays
• Company stock options for eligible employees
• Flexible / remote work arrangements

LendKey is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.

LendKey offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process due to a disability, please let us know at HR@lendkey.com .

About Us

LendKey delivers high quality consumer loans directly to financial institutions through its digital lending-as-a-service model and indirectly through ALIRO by LendKey, an innovative deal network designed to enable financial institutions to buy, sell and broker loans.

The platform delivers the technology, servicing, and support that financial institutions need to establish a strong digital lending presence, acquire loans for their balance sheets, and build lifetime relationships with their partners and customers.

Lenders optimize their offerings by drawing upon LendKey’s fintech platform for demand generation, online decisioning, loan origination, loan servicing, compliance expertise, risk analytics, and proprietary balance sheet options.

LendKey currently services more than $2 billion in loans and has helped community-capital providers deploy over $4.5 billion in loans since 2009.

Visit LendKey for more information.

The full-time base salary range for this role in the United States is between $80,000 - $120,000 + bonus and / or commissions + equity + benefits.

Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as market job location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience as evaluated throughout the interview process.

Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.