Test Engineer

A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than 15 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

As a Test Engineer at Amplify, you will join a talented team tackling the toughest problems in education with the best ideas in technology – including user experience, APIs and services, data analysis, and deployment pipelines. 

What You’ll Do

• Help school administrators build great schools by:

  • building software that respects privacy and ensures security while offering useful insights

  • analyzing performance and finding tricky bugs using tools like DataDog or AWS CloudWatch

• Make life better for passionate teachers by:

  • improving apps reliability and uptime by performing extensive load testing

  • writing lots of tests for APIs to ensure that our apps interoperate with ease

  • monitoring apps to make sure they are available to teachers and classrooms

• Impress the toughest customers around – students – by:

  • writing fast test automation using tools like webdriverIO

  • ensuring an equitable experience for students by ensuring application code runs great across platforms under variable memory and network constraints

• Learn every day by:

  • collaborating and having your code reviewed on a cross-functional team

  • providing and receiving constructive feedback on a close-knit team 

  • participating in cross-team share-outs, brownbags, and workshop series

Example Projects You Might Work On

• Working on teams that craft immersive compelling experiences for teachers and students using the latest web tools.

• Implementing logic that handles student work: from persistence to selecting the right activity for the right student at the right moment.

• Optimizing software so that it can handle hundreds of thousands of kids with stability and security in mind.

• Ensuring existing software continues to function well by automating regression tests.

• Improving our workflows and tooling, and of course our existing customer experience. 

Basic Requirements:

• BSCS or equivalent

• 3+ years test automation experience

• Excellent coding skills in Javascript and the ability to quickly learn a new language

• Experience writing test automation for APIs

• Hands-on involvement in writing and running load tests

• Familiarity with relational databases

• Deep understanding of wdio 

• Ability to work with a close-knit team and to both give and receive constructive feedback

• Practical knowledge of Agile processes 

• Slack/Jira/Google Docs

• Git

• Jenkins

• CI 

• AWS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills

• An interest in the education landscape and how to improve it

What we offer:
Salary is only one component of the Amplify Total Rewards package, which includes a 401(k) plan, competitive health insurance and mental health options, basic life insurance, paid time off, parental leave, and access to best-in-class development programs. The gross salary range for this role is $95,000 - $110,000. This role is eligible to earn an annual discretionary bonus that rewards individual and company performance.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To that end, we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. 

Amplify is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. 

This position may be funded, in whole or in part, through American Recovery & Reinvestment Act funds.

Amplify Education, Inc. is an E-Verify participant.

If selected, a background check will be required. As required by state and local laws and district policies, you may also be required to provide additional documentation, such as proof of vaccination or submit to enhanced background screening, including fingerprints.