Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality Assurance Engineer - REMOTE - InsurTech Accelerant is building a new platform that will serve as the backbone of how risk is exchanged in the future. We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Software QA Engineer to join the SaaS Platform development team. As a Software QA Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and executing comprehensive test plans to ensure the quality and reliability of our platform. The ideal candidate will have a passion for quality, a strong business and user focus, and be an advocate for quality assurance best practices. If you join our team, these are some of thing you’ll be doing:

• Design and execute test plans, test cases, and testing procedures to identify defects and ensure product quality.
• Review and provide feedback on code, architecture, and product requirements.
• Help debug, investigate and perform root cause analysis of the defects.
• Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to identify and mitigate risks and ensure high-quality product deliveries.
• Develop, maintain automated tests and enhance test coverage using industry-standard tools and frameworks.

What you bring to the table:

• Excellent analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Passion for improving testing effectiveness using different tools and automation techniques.
• Strong coding ability.
• Desire to learn and grow.

Desired qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years software testing and test development experience.
• Coding experience in JS, Python, TypeScript. Bash/ Shell scripting.
• Experience with back back-end testing: Node, Docker, Postman, Microservices.
• Experience with end-to-end automation frameworks: Playwright, Cypress, Selenium.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience working with data analytics platforms.
• Working knowledge of RDBMS and SQL.
• Experience in the Insurance industry is nice to have.

About Accelerant: Accelerant is a data-driven, technology-fueled insurance platform that empowers underwriters to more effectively serve their insureds. We’re using advanced data intelligence tools to rebuild the way that underwriters share and exchange risk. With a current focus on the small and medium-sized businesses that power our global economy and their niche insurance needs, we align incentives to improve outcomes for everyone. Our full-service risk exchange supports our carefully selected, best-in-class network of underwriting teams. We leverage granular information on each policy to deliver unprecedented insight into insurance pools, and our specialty portfolio is fully diversified with very low catastrophe, aggregation or systemic risk. We’re proud to have been awarded an AM Best A- (Excellent) rating. For more information, please visit Accelerant is a fully remote company. Work where you’re most productive and fulfilled. This position is open to remote candidates across the U.S. Canada, UK, and Europe, who have the flexibility to work with our teams distributed across Europe and North America. Most cross-team collaboration happens in the mornings of the Eastern Time Zone. Quality Assurance Engineer - REMOTE - InsurTech