Quality Engineer

As part of our quality engineering team, you will ensure the excellence of our product experiences and custom integrations. Collaborating with engineering, design, and product teams, you will be responsible for testing software solutions, data pipelines, backend services that address real-world challenges. Your role will involve analyzing application functionality, designing automated tests, and guaranteeing the delivery of high-quality software through robust automated testing procedures.

You are a passionate advocate for software quality, with a keen understanding of how to achieve high performance, security, compliance, and accessibility. You possess outstanding QE skills and a solid grasp of contemporary tools and methodologies, with a proven track record of building effective test automation frameworks and driving continuous improvement.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Execute hands-on testing of responsive web/mobile applications and the underlying infrastructure

• Identify opportunities for cleaner code and process refinements, raising them proactively within your squad

• Collaborate with product teams to support and implement testing strategies with a strong shift-left mindset

• Provide accurate estimates for testing efforts and timelines while remaining adaptable to requirement changes

• Communicate test progress clearly and proactively to ensure the team can make data-driven decisions

• Participate in requirements gathering, test execution, and regression testing across functional systems

• Support release cycles by contributing to scope planning, effort estimation, and the sign-off process

• Engage with the Quality Practice Community to facilitate collaborative learning, innovation, and knowledge sharing

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• 3+ years of experience as a proactive contributor who is comfortable working both independently and as part of a team

• An open mindset toward mentorship and a strong desire to pursue professional learning and development opportunities

• Proficiency in designing stable, deterministic tests that minimize flakiness across the web and mobile stack

• Hands-on experience using and maintaining automation frameworks and supporting test libraries

• Experience integrating test suites into CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools

• Practical experience with API testing (Postman) and exposure to load testing tools like JMeter or Blazemeter

• Ability to identify application performance issues and assist in optimizing code for better memory usage

• Proficiency in reading and troubleshooting HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and backend languages like PHP or Java

• Solid understanding of WCAG 2.1 AA+ accessibility standards and modern security guidelines

• Competency using JIRA and Confluence for consistent defect logging, test planning, and reporting

• A positive, solutions-oriented attitude with a commitment to achieving excellence through teamwork

ABOUT US

Born in 2001, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that sits at the center of creativity and technology. We pride ourselves on not only solving consumer and business problems, but also helping to establish new capabilities for our clients. With a global client roster of Fortune 100s and start-ups alike, we crave the hardest problems to solve. With a remote-first approach to our people, we have teams distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Code and Theory global network of agencies is growing and includes Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Current, and TrueLogic.

Striving never to be pigeonholed, we work across every major category: from tech to CPG, financial services to travel & hospitality, government and education to media and publishing. We value the collaboration with our client partners, including but not limited to Adidas, Amazon, Con Edison, Diageo, EY, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lenovo, Marriott, Mars, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and TikTok.

The Code and Theory network is comprised of nearly 2,000 people with 50% engineers and 50% creative talent. We’re always on the lookout for smart, driven, and forward-thinking people to join our team.

The target range of base compensation for this role is $80,000-$120,000. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.