Staff Quality Assurance Engineer

Join Workiva’s Carbon Accounting team at the forefront of building scalable technology that empowers organizations to measure, report, and reduce their carbon footprint. Our team is growing fast and plays a pivotal role in advancing environmental sustainability through precision engineering, and we’re seeking a Staff Quality Assurance Engineer to help ensure the quality and reliability of our solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Shape QA Strategy: Partner with engineers, product managers, and designers to define and implement quality KPIs and evolve our testing strategy from the ground up
   

• Drive Test Coverage: Design, implement, and maintain E2E API and UI tests using frameworks such as Playwright with TypeScript
   

• Own the QA Process: Establish best practices and standards for manual and automated testing across a microservice-based architecture
   

• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Interface directly with product and engineering teams to define acceptance criteria and ensure product quality
   

• Bug Tracking & Communication: Clearly document, communicate, and track bugs, enhancements, and testing insights—especially important as our team works across time zones using Slack and asynchronous communication
   

• Support Developer Velocity: Partner with the team to accelerate feature development while maintaining high quality standards
   

What You’ll Need

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in quality assurance, software engineering, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in QA engineering or related software roles

• Proficiency in Node.js and React

• Experience with E2E API testing and testing frameworks like Playwright or similar

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitHub Actions

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Demonstrated experience working in software at scale

• Proven ability to work independently and take initiative to drive process improvement

• Experience with E2E UI testing

• Experience with SaaS platforms

• Previous experience working with carbon accounting, sustainability, or ESG platforms

• Contributions to defining QA metrics or building test automation in early-stage processes

• Experience supporting software in both monolithic and microservice architectures

• Experience working in an agile development environment preferred, with a focus on continuous improvement and delivery

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Embrace your inner wanderlust – expect up to 10% travel

• Stay virtually untethered with the power of reliable internet access, enabling you to work remotely from your chosen spot, whether that's your home office or a beachside café

How You’ll Be Rewarded

✅ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

✅ Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

✅ 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email [email protected].
 

Workiva employees are required to undergo comprehensive security and privacy training tailored to their roles, ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory standards.

Workiva supports employees in working where they work best - either from an office or remotely from any location within their country of employment.