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INTRODUCTION

Rain is the world's first AI Financial Health Platform, serving 3.5 million employees at leading organizations like McDonald's, Marriott, and T-Mobile. Rain works in the background to optimize every employee's financial life to prevent shortfalls and build long-term stability. Backed by top investors including QED and Prosus, Rain has raised $150M in venture funding to fuel our next stage of hyper growth.

ABOUT THE QA TEAM

We are looking for an experienced QA Engineer to be a part of our engineering team. You will help us to improve QA processes, run tests and collaborate with teams to maintain product excellence. You will work together with the QA Lead, Engineers in all squads, Product Managers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, etc.

You will have a key role in automation efforts and helping us balance what to automate and when to automate, prioritizing actions according to our goals. We strongly believe in the importance of having close contact with our users, so you will talk a lot with our operational people in the United States to understand issues from admin users and end users.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Develop and scale robust UI test automation frameworks using Playwright
• Drive quality integration by embedding automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Docker
• Perform comprehensive manual and automated testing across API, web, and mobile interfaces
• Lead non-functional testing, including performance, stress, and exploratory tests
• Implement best practices (BDD, Page Object Model, and Object Orientation) to ensure scalable automation code

WHO YOU ARE

• You have 3+ years experience designing and executing web/mobile/API automation, proficient in Playwright and Linux/Unix
• You have solid experience with React JS (Chakra UI a plus) and working knowledge of Relational Databases
• You are an expert in the software QA process, proficient in writing test scenarios (Gherkin syntax), and conducting rigorous end-to-end and regression testing
• You have experience with mobile app testing on Android/iOS devices, utilizing specialized tools like Appium, UIAutomator, or Espresso

REQUIRED TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Hands-on expertise with Playwright, Appium, Selenium, or Cypress for robust UI automation
• Solid experience with React JS or Python (familiarity with Chakra UI is a plus)
• Proven ability to automate and manually test both APIs and user interfaces
• Proficiency working within Linux/Unix environments
• Working knowledge of Relational Databases
• Practical experience applying the Page Object Model and Object Orientation principles in automation code
• Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines and proficiency with Docker

COMPENSATION

• $165,000 - $185,000

Note this is a range and we take in a variety of factors when determining total compensation for the position.

HOW WE CARE FOR OUR TEAM

Along with competitive salaries, Rain offers great benefits including:

• Flexible PTO
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability coverage
• Parental leave
• Monthly stipend
• Equity options

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION COMMITMENTS

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Rain is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sex (including pregnancy), protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any unlawful criterion existing under applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at Careers@rain.us.

WHAT’S NEXT

Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.