Job description

Company Overview:
Age of Learning is a leading education technology innovator based in Glendale, California, with a talented team of more than 600 individuals comprised of nationally-renowned educators, curriculum experts, developers, artists, writers, designers, engineers, producers, product managers, analysts and marketing experts! Together we develop engaging, effective digital learning technology and content to help children build a strong academic foundation for lifelong success.

Our flagship product ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy® is a comprehensive online curriculum and the #1 digital learning product for young children. To-date, more than 30 million children worldwide have completed over 8 billion Learning Activities on ABCmouse. We recently launched Adventure Academy, the first massively multiplayer online (MMO) game designed specifically to help elementary- and middle-school-aged children learn. It features thousands of engaging Learning Activities—including minigames, books, original animated and live action series, and more—in a fun and safe virtual world. Other Age of Learning programs include immersive English language learning products for children in China and Japan; ReadingIQ, a digital library and literacy platform; and a groundbreaking personalized, adaptive digital learning system that individualizes math instruction for every child through AI-driven technology.

We are committed to helping all children succeed. We provide our educational programs at no cost to teachers, Head Start programs, public libraries, and other community organizations, and have served millions of children through these initiatives. We recently established the Age of Learning Foundation to expand this work globally.

As we expand our global reach and increase the educational impact of our programs, we’re looking for passionate, ambitious, and collaborative leaders to become a part of our growing team.

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We are seeking a full time QA Analyst to join our growing web development team. This person will work on a team dedicated to building a high-performance web platform using existing standards, conventions, and existing product architecture.
Responsibilities:

• Work closely with programmers to develop a web platform for managing school customers
• Test development and production builds on a variety of desktop and mobile platforms
• Create and document test cases
• Execute testing of various builds, including integration, functional, and performance tests
• Log and document test results, where appropriate, and work with your team to assist with troubleshooting, resolution, and validation
• Test integration with other products on Unity and web.
• Support release process and perform product verification testing
• Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned
• Attend meetings to report work progress and critical issues

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years’ experience in testing web platforms
• Familiarity with Desktop/Android/iOS
• Ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team
• Solid understanding of the full software development life cycle
• Ability to quickly find creative solutions to difficult problems
• Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality work
• Highly motivated, self-starter
• Strong understanding of Analytics, BI (Business Intelligence)
• Can execute test plans, scenarios, or procedures (independently or collaboratively)
• Can identify, communicate, document, and elevate issues in a clear & concise manner
• Have developed test cases for one or more websites

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with testcase management tools like, zephyr/testrail/ALM (we use Testrail)
• Experience working with project management tools like Jira/trello/leankit (we use Jira)
• BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related degree, or relevant professional experience
• Experience working on web applications
• Familiarity working in a scrum/agile environment
• Passion for educational games
• Experience with relational databases such as MySQL a plus
• Experience coding in any programming language like Javascript, PHP, Python, a plus

Age of Learning currently provides:

• 80% - 90% of health and welfare benefit premiums
• A 401(k) program with employer match
• 15 paid vacation days, 11 observed national paid holidays plus 9 sick days
• Our flexible work culture means 2 or more days in the office (hybrid) or 100% fully remote options available for most positions
• Team bonding events and a highly collaborative environment
• Access to our internal DEI Task Force that focuses on ensuring our products represent all children on a global scale
• Opportunities for professional growth through professional learning and development programs
• Commitment to Equal Opportunity Employment in addition to an inclusive and supportive company culture

Job Type: Full-time

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