Senior Software QA Manager at Hotel Engine
Hotel Engine is the world’s largest Lodging Performance Network, established to create a richer, more rewarding business travel experience by connecting a global network of businesses and lodging partners. Our innovative travel-tech company is on an incredible growth trajectory and will continue to build on our strong foundations by bringing our customer obsession, data-driven problem-solving, and bias for action into every decision we make.
In December of 2021, we closed our series B funding round with a $1.3 billion valuation, and that’s just the beginning. We expect 2022 to be our best year yet.
Working hard behind the scenes building and supporting our platform are exceptional people–from our large engineering and product teams to our fast-growing sales, supplier, and member support orgs, to our data, marketing, and operations teams.
We value our individuality, and we also understand that together, we thrive. Most importantly, we know we’re not for everyone! We’re focused on finding the right people who are energized by our culture, with diverse experiences and backgrounds that will help us unlock our full potential. Complacency doesn’t live here. We’ve built a team of world-class people who really want to work with other world-class people. Click here to view our DNA, and if you like what you see, please, read on!
Hotel Engine is seeking a Senior Software QA Manager to join our engineering department and lead our QA organization. The Senior Software QA Manager will be a critical and high-impact team member that will be tasked to organize, structure, build and improve processes to ensure that we deliver high quality software to our customers. This role will report to the VP of Engineering.
The Senior Software QA Manager's mission is to grow and evolve the QA organization across our engineering department by setting our strategy for QA, setting OKRs, and executing on them to build a world class team. This person will work closely with teams and leadership to achieve a strong environment that enhances and protects organizational value. You will advise the business and engineering groups to make valuable recommendations on QA and software delivery. You enjoy working in a dynamic environment, are passionate about technology, and are able to focus on key issues and the details that come with it.
Tech We UseTestRail
WebdriverIO
Appium
Jira
Ruby on Rails
React
React Native
Node
Postgres
Git / GitHub
Heroku / AWS
DataDog
Sentry
We ship code daily to our production, staging, and continuous integration environments
We work in a mix of Agile and Kanban
We keep meetings to an absolute minimum to maximize development time
We keep to a 40-hour workweek and respect your time away from the office
10+ years of experience in QA or software engineering
5+ years of experience in QA management or software engineering management
Experience with modern software applications
Experience managing multiple projects in a fast paced environment, accountability/ownership for the audit project lifecycle
Ability to discuss and summarize complex, technical topics at an executive level
Manage QA Leads and our QA Automation teams
Help mentor, coach, and hire QA engineers
Evolve our processes in QA to ensure high quality software delivery
Create OKRs and monitor KPIs to show progress and success of teams
Hire and retain QA team members
Set best practices for the QA org and ensuring that they are being followed
Set technical strategy and own road maps and deliverability goals
Improve our career path and training for team members in the QA org
Set budgets and forecast spend on tools for QA
Help with release strategy and our CI/CD pipeline
Carrying out QA strategy on how we work across teams and technology verticals in engineering
Ability to quickly shift priorities and resources in a fast growing company
Cash compensation:
The total cash compensation for this role is $130,000-$175,0000/year with an annual bonus target of up to 15%. Overall Total Earning potential including the bonus is $149,500-$201,250 in addition to stock options. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise & may vary from the amount above
Remote Opportunities:
- This role is eligible for remote work and you can work from anywhere in the U.S.
Hotel Engine Total Rewards Philosophy | We recognize that there is more to work than day-to-day responsibilities. Hotel Engine has been recognized on Built-in Colorado’s Best Places to Work list 3 years in a row (2020-2022) for our positive culture and robust growth opportunities.
As a company, we’re also dedicated to giving back to our greater community, and have comprehensive corporate social responsibility programs supporting community, social justice and environmental causes. In addition to a collaborative, high-performing team environment, we’re pleased to offer benefits including:
- Competitive base salaries
- Annual performance bonuses
- Stock options for all associates + performance-based stock options
- Insurance benefits including medical coverage (with a plan available at no cost to employees) + 100% paid dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a match program
- Unlimited PTO + 2 paid days each year to volunteer with your favorite non-profit
- Paid parental leave and family medical leave
- Hotel discounts through our exclusive platform
- The ability to make a real impact in an incredibly fast-growing organization; you’ll never be just another cog in the wheel.
