Powering Performance Marketplaces in Digital Media
QuinStreet is a pioneer in powering decentralized online marketplaces that match searchers and “research and compare” consumers with brands. We run these virtual- and private-label marketplaces in one of the nation’s largest media networks.
Our industry leading segmentation and AI-driven matching technologies help consumers find better solutions and brands faster. They allow brands to target and reach in-market customer prospects with pinpoint segment-by-segment accuracy, and to pay only for performance results.
Our campaign-results-driven matching decision engines and optimization algorithms are built from over 20 years and billions of dollars of online media experience.
We believe in:
- The direct measurability of digital media.
- Performance marketing. (We pioneered it.)
- The advantages of technology.
We bring all this together to deliver truly great results for consumers and brands in the world’s biggest channel.
Key Responsibilities
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Analyze business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications to develop comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.
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Perform functional, integration, regression, system, exploratory, usability, and end-to-end testing of web-based applications.
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Test RESTful APIs and validate request payloads, responses, status codes, error handling, and integrations with third-party systems.
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Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution using appropriate defect-management tools.
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Collaborate with developers, product managers, business analysts, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure high-quality releases.
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Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies.
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Prepare and maintain test plans, test cases, test data, regression suites, and test execution reports.
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Validate application data using SQL queries and perform backend database testing.
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Conduct production validation and support troubleshooting of issues reported by customers or internal teams.
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Perform cross-browser and responsive testing across supported browsers and devices.
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Identify gaps, edge cases, and potential risks early in the software development lifecycle.
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Provide clear updates on testing progress, defects, release readiness, and quality risks.
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Contribute to improving QA processes, testing standards, documentation, and overall product quality.
Required Skills and Qualifications
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4+ years of professional experience in manual software testing or quality assurance.
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Strong understanding of software testing concepts, methodologies, test levels, defect life cycles, and quality-assurance best practices.
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Hands-on experience testing web applications and complex end-to-end business workflows.
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Strong experience in functional, regression, integration, system, exploratory, and user-acceptance testing.
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Experience testing RESTful APIs using tools such as Postman, Swagger, Insomnia, or similar tools.
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Ability to write SQL queries for validating data in relational databases such as MariaDB, PostgreSQL, or Oracle.
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Experience creating detailed test plans, test scenarios, test cases, test data, and execution reports.
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Experience using defect and test-management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail, Zephyr, Xray, or similar platforms.
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Good understanding of client-server architecture, HTTP/HTTPS, browser developer tools, JSON, and API-based integrations.
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Experience working in Agile or Scrum development environments.
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with close attention to detail.
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Ability to communicate defects, risks, and testing outcomes clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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Ability to work independently, take ownership of assigned features, and manage testing priorities within release timelines.
Additional Skills — Good to Have
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Experience with UI automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or WebdriverIO.
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Experience creating, maintaining, or executing automated regression test suites.
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Familiarity with programming or scripting languages such as Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python.
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Experience with API automation tools or frameworks such as Rest Assured, Postman/Newman, or Karate.
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Understanding of automation frameworks such as Page Object Model, data-driven testing, and behavior-driven development.
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Familiarity with unit-testing frameworks such as TestNG, JUnit, or Pytest.
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Experience integrating automated tests with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
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Familiarity with Git and standard source-control workflows.
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Basic knowledge of performance-testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or k6.
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Familiarity with accessibility, security, or mobile application testing.
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Experience testing financial-services, lending, payment, or other transaction-based applications.
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Skills Required
- 4+ years of professional experience in manual software testing or quality assurance.
- Strong understanding of software testing concepts, methodologies, test levels, defect life cycles, and quality-assurance best practices.
- Hands-on experience testing web applications and complex end-to-end business workflows.
- Strong experience in functional, regression, integration, system, exploratory, and user-acceptance testing.
- Experience testing RESTful APIs using tools such as Postman, Swagger, Insomnia, or similar tools.
- Ability to write SQL queries for validating data in relational databases such as MariaDB, PostgreSQL, or Oracle.
- Experience creating detailed test plans, test scenarios, test cases, test data, and execution reports.
- Experience using defect and test-management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail, Zephyr, Xray, or similar platforms.
- Good understanding of client-server architecture, HTTP/HTTPS, browser developer tools, JSON, and API-based integrations.
- Experience working in Agile or Scrum development environments.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with close attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate defects, risks, and testing outcomes clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership of assigned features, and manage testing priorities within release timelines.
- Experience with UI automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or WebdriverIO.
- Experience creating, maintaining, or executing automated regression test suites.
- Familiarity with programming or scripting languages such as Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python.
- Experience with API automation tools or frameworks such as Rest Assured, Postman/Newman, or Karate.
- Understanding of automation frameworks such as Page Object Model, data-driven testing, and behavior-driven development.
- Familiarity with unit-testing frameworks such as TestNG, JUnit, or Pytest.
- Experience integrating automated tests with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
- Familiarity with Git and standard source-control workflows.
- Basic knowledge of performance-testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or k6.
- Familiarity with accessibility, security, or mobile application testing.
- Experience testing financial-services, lending, payment, or other transaction-based applications.
QuinStreet Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about QuinStreet and has not been reviewed or approved by QuinStreet.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, and dedicated mental-health resources alongside an EAP, indicating a solid core benefits foundation. Company materials also cite multiple plan options and ancillary protections like life and disability insurance.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Company benefits outline paid company holidays and describe flexible or unlimited PTO practices in some areas. Guidance also references parental and other leaves with remote/flexible work norms supporting time-away usage.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan is available with a purchase discount and a lookback feature. This adds an additional wealth-building component accessible beyond base pay and bonus.
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What We Do
Powering Performance Marketplaces In Digital Media QuinStreet is a pioneer in powering decentralized online marketplaces that match searchers and “research and compare” consumers with brands. We run these virtual and private-label marketplaces in one of the nation’s largest media networks. Our industry leading segmentation and AI-driven matching technologies help consumers find better solutions and brands faster. They allow brands to target and reach in-market customer prospects with pinpoint segment-by-segment accuracy, and to pay only for performance results. Our campaign-results-driven matching decision engines and optimization algorithms are built from over 20 years and billions of dollars of online media experience. We believe in: - The direct measurability of digital media. - Performance marketing. (We pioneered it.) - The advantages of technology. We bring all of this together to deliver truly great results for consumers and brands in the world’s biggest channel.
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