CoStar

Apartments.com - Team Lead, Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Description

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. 

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We’ve continually refined, transformed, and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate. 

Apartments.com is the nation’s #1 rental marketplace for owners, property managers and consumers. Apartments.com is the network that millions of renters every year rely on to find their new place, is continuing to grow our industry-leading sales force. We provide apartment Property Managers and Owners with a platform to market their property listings and the industry’s most comprehensive virtual tools to attract the most and highest-quality renters. The Apartments.com Network includes Apartments.com, ForRent.com, ApartmentFinder.com, ApartmentHomeLiving.com, and eight other leading rental sites. Our suite of services includes digital advertising, social and reputation management, and market analytic solutions which delivers innovative tools for our customers.

Learn more about Apartments.com.

Our team in Orange County is growing and searching for a Software Quality Assurance Team Lead who can take us to the next level. The Software Quality Assurance Team Lead will be responsible for verifying and ensuring the health, stability and overall quality of business systems as well as influencing Quality Assurance best practices and testing methodologies of varying IT systems and applications. 

This position is located in Irvine and offers the following hybrid schedule options:

• 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities
• Lead SQA engineers by assisting with the development of test approaches; review and approve system test plans, resolve issues, and coordinate activities for complex technical systems and applications.
• Mentor Test Engineers and share knowledge to make sure QA staff meets technical qualifications required for their positions.
• Assist in formulating QA standards and best practices, organizational policies and processes and strategic plans.
• Establish metrics; apply the appropriate test measurements and metrics in the product and for Testing team.
• Mentor team members. as well as develop test programs.
• Define quality standards and evolve formal QA processes, ensuring that the team is using industry-accepted best practices.
• Work as a member of cross-functional scrum teams to ensure product quality.
• Plan, deploy and manage the testing effort. for any given engagement
• Ability to Solve problems while considering timeliness, effectiveness, and practicality in addressing product needs.
• Create list of milestones and checkpoints; and set measurable criteria’s to check the quality on a timely basis.
• Work with multiple sprint/feature scrum teams to design, validate, adopt and govern a test approach that ensures quality requirements. are met.
• Keep raising the bar and standards of all the quality processes with every project.
• Develop automated regression test suites using automated testing tools
• Step in to help w/writing and executing Test Cases when needed.
• Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college.
• 7+ years industry experience in software quality assurance.
• 2+ years leading SQA teams.
• Strong knowledge of software quality assurance best practices & test methodologies, deliverables, processes, strategies, techniques and the software development life cycle (SDLC) is critical.
• Enhanced trouble shooting skills; understands component and system relationships and dependencies – (configurations, logs, interfaces, data & data flows, etc.)
• Must be detail-oriented and possess strong organizational, written and verbal skills.
• Proven capacity to effectively interact with dynamic development teams.
• Hands on experience in automation using selenium and good understanding of automation testing strategies and tools.
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and be proactive.
• Highly experienced in writing test plans and test cases and documenting software defects.
• Ability to estimate and review QA efforts as part of the overall development effort and prepare Software QA Test Plans.
• Ability to provide feedback to individual team members on performance, improvements and upskilling opportunities.

OVERVIEW OF COMPANY:

Founded in 1987, CoStar Group is the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Our suite of online services enables clients to analyze, interpret and gain unmatched insight on commercial property values, market conditions and current availability. Behind some of the most well-known brands in the industry, CoStar Group includes CoStar, the largest provider of CRE research and real-time data; LoopNet, the most heavily trafficked mobile and online real estate marketplace; Apartments.com, the premier rental home resource for renters, property managers and owners; STR, the leading provider of performance benchmarking and comparative analytics to the hotel industry; BizBuySell, the largest online marketplace for businesses-for-sales; and Lands of America, the leading operator of online marketplaces for rural real estate.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, CoStar Group maintains offices throughout the U.S. and in Europe, Canada, and Asia with a staff of over 4,300 worldwide.

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU:

Working at CoStar Group means you'll enjoy a culture of collaboration and innovation that attracts the best and brightest across a broad range of disciplines. In addition to generous compensation and performance-based incentives, you'll be supported in both your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
• Commuter and parking benefits
• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes, as well as Segways and bikes available for use during the day
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, prepared foods, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

Be part of a team of professionals enjoying the opportunity to learn, do, and grow in a rewarding atmosphere. But don't just take our word for it -- see why our team chose to work at and stay at CoStar Group: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVbJRnJ2sX0

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

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This position offers a base salary range of $96,000-$177,000 based on relevant skills and experience and includes a generous benefits plan.

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing