About Wander:

Wander is revolutionizing the $100B+ short-term rental industry. We curate every aspect of the guest experience - from our smart homes to our intuitive booking platform. Our mission is to help people find their happy place, and our vision is to create the infrastructure for people to experience the world.

Backed by top-tier investors and led by experienced startup veterans, we're a tight-knit team united by our passion for travel, technology, and creating unforgettable experiences.

About the Role:

As a Quality Assurance Engineer at Wander, you'll be responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of our travel platform. You'll develop and implement a comprehensive testing strategy that covers manual procedures, automated tests, monitoring, and security assessments. Your work will be crucial in delivering a seamless and secure experience for our users.

Key Responsibilities:

Establish and maintain a set of thorough manual test procedures
Design and implement automated black box tests for our web, mobile, and backend systems
Set up and manage uptime monitoring for all our services
Implement chaos engineering practices to improve system resilience
Conduct regular penetration testing and security assessments
Develop and maintain a continuous integration testing pipeline
Create and manage test environments that accurately reflect production
Collaborate with developers to reproduce and diagnose bugs
Perform load testing and stress testing on our systems
Implement end-to-end testing scenarios that cover critical user journeys
Develop testing strategies for LLM-powered features and interactions
Implement automated tests to ensure consistency and quality of LLM outputs
Develop LLM-powered tests for running generalized visual test cases
Develop and maintain comprehensive test documentation
Stay updated with the latest QA methodologies, tools, and best practices
Implement visual regression testing to ensure UI consistency
Set up and maintain a bug tracking system
Conduct usability testing and gather user feedback
Implement API contract testing
Develop metrics and KPIs for measuring and improving quality
Collaborate with the infrastructure team to test disaster recovery procedures
Implement smoke tests and sanity checks for quick validation of deployments

Requirements:

3+ years of experience in software quality assurance, preferably in a fast-paced tech environment
Strong knowledge of QA methodologies and best practices
Experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Jest, Cypress, Selenium)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and their integration with automated testing
Understanding of RESTful APIs and how to test them
Experience with performance testing and monitoring tools
Understanding of testing methodologies for LLM-based systems
Experience with tools for evaluating and validating LLM outputs
Basic understanding of security testing principles and tools
Familiarity with cloud environments, preferably AWS
Knowledge of SQL for database testing
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication skills and ability to work in an async environment
Experience with version control systems (Git)

Bonus Points:

Experience with chaos engineering tools and practices
Knowledge of containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
Familiarity with TypeScript and Node.js for writing test scripts
Experience with mobile app testing (iOS and Android)
Understanding of event-driven architectures and how to test them
ISTQB certification or other relevant QA certifications
Experience with accessibility testing

Our Tech Stack:

Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, and Fastify
Database/Cache: PostgreSQL and Redis, with plans to expand to additional services
ORM: Prisma
Cloud Infrastructure: AWS
Containerization: Docker and Kubernetes
Infrastructure-as-Code: Pulumi
Version Control: Git
Monorepo Structure: We utilize a monorepo for efficient code management
Build System: Yarn for package management, with Nx and Turbo for our build pipeline
CI/CD: Automated pipelines for continuous integration and deployment
Event Streaming: Current (Redis queues) – plans to switch to Kafka or NATS for building event-driven architectures
Monitoring and Metrics: Current (SaaS Platform) – plans to switch to Prometheus, Grafana or ELK stack for comprehensive system observability

Why Wander?

Be part of a mission to help people find their happy place and experience the world
Work on cutting-edge technology in the rapidly growing travel-tech sector
Fully remote, async work environment
Competitive salary and equity package
Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) plan
Opportunities for career growth and development within Wander

Join Us:

If you're excited about solving complex problems, working with cutting-edge technology, and reshaping the future of travel, we want to hear from you! Apply now and let's build something extraordinary together.

Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer