QA Engineer - Automation Specialist

Philo: TV on the Internet!!!

At Philo, we’re a group of technology and product people who set out to build the future of television, marrying the best in modern technology with the most compelling medium ever invented — in short, we’re building the TV experience that we’ve always wanted for ourselves. In practice this means leveraging cloud delivery, modern tech stacks, machine learning, and hand-crafted native app experiences on all of our platforms. We aim to deliver a rock solid experience on the streaming basics, while cooking up next generation multi-screen and multi-user playback experiences.

The frontend engineering teams at Philo ship applications to tens of millions of devices (e.g. Roku, iOS, Tizen, FireTV, Web, Chromecast, etc.) 10+ platforms. They are responsible for shipping high-quality apps, at a rapid pace and with an eye towards business value and user delight. 

With so many devices, so many form factors, and so many features, things inevitably go wrong! We’re looking for a QA engineer to help us make sure that what we ship meets our high bar for quality. We believe that QA should be involved in the software development lifecycle from the beginning (what we call the “product discovery phase”), so that they know what “correct looks like”. Our QA team takes a collaborative approach and teams up with developers to test iteratively as the feature takes shape. 

Because we’re a small team, automation is a key part of our QA strategy; we have regression suites for all of our major platforms. We expect our QA engineers to actively participate in the automation and add to the suite as we productionize new features. With that said, we still do manual QA on our features while they are still in the experimentation phase. In this role you will be expected to do both manual QA and automation testing.

Responsibilities:

• Own the quality of 1-2 platforms. This includes manually testing new features, and improving the test suite for that platform.
• Build upon automation suites across all of our major connected TV platforms including Web-TV (Samsung/Tizen, LG, Vizio), AndroidTV/FireTV, and Roku.
• Work with product and engineering to prioritize test cases based on past bugs and risk tolerance within different parts of the app.
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering to incorporate new features into the regression suite.
• Help developers triage and understand bugs that are found.
• Facilitate company-wide bug bashes.
• Own and update release documentation to reflect current production deployments, feature availability, and version histories.
• Partner with devs to create test requests in our ticketing system (JIRA), and ensure tickets are kept up-to-date during the development lifecycle.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of QA experience
• 2+ years of experience writing QA automation test code
• Familiarity with Typescript/JS for test writing
• Suite.st Testing Framework experience is a plus
• Experience writing QA automation tests against connected TV and mobile devices
• Experience testing video playback
• Experience or familiarity with at least two of: Android testing, Roku testing, Apple testing, Web testing
• Experience working closely with technical leads and engineering teams to drive project execution and maintain high code quality standards
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams and disciplines to achieve common goals.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organization skills

More about Philo

At Philo, we’re a company that puts people first—both our subscribers and our team. Our philosophy is to empower our colleagues to do their best work while supporting each other in pursuing shared goals. We value pragmatism, pride in our work, and passion. Transparency and openness are fundamental to our company culture. We are committed to diversity and inclusion as we grow the Philo team and shape the future of TV. We believe that a diverse set of voices and perspectives on our team enables us to innovate faster and create the best experience for our subscribers.

Philo offers access to top-rated networks, including AMC, BET, CMT, Comedy Central, Discovery, Food Network, Hallmark, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MTV, Nickelodeon, OWN, VH1, WE tv, and more, along with groundbreaking originals and blockbuster movies included with AMC+. Our service also includes 100+ free channels and premium add-ons like STARZ and MGM+.

Our extensive library boasts over 75,000 titles, and our unlimited DVR allows users to save their favorite shows and movies for up to a year, skipping ads for a seamless viewing experience. Stream on up to three devices simultaneously, whether on your phone, tablet, laptop, or TV using Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Samsung TV, Android TV, Vizio TV, or Chromecast.

Philo is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York and Cambridge, MA. Our leadership team includes a co-founder of Facebook and alums from Meraki and HBO, backed by NEA and industry partners like Warner Brothers Discovery, Paramount, AMC, and A&E.

Join us at Philo and be part of a team that's shaping the future of TV!

Status: Full-time
Location: San Francisco, CA or remote within the U.S.
Compensation: Includes annual salary between $153 - $180K depending on experience and location, company stock options and health benefits

We value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, skills, and perspectives. Philo is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that everyone does their best work when they are supported by each other and the company, and we offer a generous set of benefits to make sure the Philo team is happy and healthy. Here is a sampling of the benefits we offer our team:

• Full health, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
• 401(k) plan with employer contributions (we match 100% of deferrals up to 3% of pay and 50% of the next 2% of pay)
• Flexible working hours
• Up to 20 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Unlimited paid time off for vacation and sick leave
• $2,000 annual vacation bonus (we pay you to take a two week vacation)
• $5,250 annually for professional development and educational assistance
• $1,250 annual home office + TV stipend during first year of employment ($250 annually thereafter)
• $500/month ($6,000/year) bonus for employees who commit to working at least 3 days per week in our offices, plus generous commuter benefits ($315/month towards transit, rideshare, bike rental, or parking at our HQ office in San Francisco)
• Free Gympass subscription — an all-in-one corporate benefit that gives employees the largest selection of gyms, studios, classes, training and wellness apps
• Dog-friendly office
• And much more!

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