Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade, authenticate, vault and sell millions of high-value , record-setting collectibles , all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. Weâre always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team.
Our services span collectible coins, trading cards, Funko Pops!, video games, event tickets, autographs, and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA , PCGS , WATA , Card Ladder, and the Long Beach Expo collectibles trade show. Since our founding in 1986, we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 1,700 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana and offices in Jersey City, Seattle, Hong Kong, Paris, Shanghai, and Tokyo.
Weâre transforming the collecting experience with technology that brings authentication, grading, and trading into the modern era. Our products are equalizing the playing field by providing tools that make complex research analyticsâincluding pricing, scarcity reports, and historic sales dataâaccessible to every collector, old or new. Our engineering mission is to democratize technology while promoting innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning throughout the organization. To learn more, check out the video below!
Clickhereto learn more about our Mexico Engineering Team Expansion.
Role Review: Staff QA Engineer
What Youâll Do:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive QA strategy that aligns with our organizational goals. Define quality standards, methodologies, and processes to ensure the delivery of high-quality software products.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to gather requirements, review specifications, and plan testing activities. Oversee test case creation, test execution, and defect management to ensure thorough and effective testing.
- Lead and coordinate the testing process for new product features across multiple applications. This includes managing both manual testing and automated testing efforts to ensure the features are thoroughly validated before release.
- Implement reliable and repeatable QA processes and tools using automated, load and performance testing approaches
- Plan and drive improvements to the automation and performance test framework architecture and test coverage with focus on faster turnaround times and high quality deliverables
- Assist in troubleshooting of incidents for your products by reproducing in lower environments and testing fixes with a quick turnaround time.
- Effective bug reporting and coordinating with teams on fixes
- Make recommendations for system features and improvements
- Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first giving them a seamless experience at every touchpoint
Who You Are:
- 10+ years of experience in the Quality Engineering or Software Engineering
- 7+ years of QA test automation experience
- 3+ years of setting up load/performance test frameworks
- 3+ years of CI/CD experience integrating automation solutions into the DevOps pipeline, including expertise in PR testing.
- 3+ years of AWS cloud solutions experience
- Strong understanding of Agile, SDLC and STLC
- API testing using Karate(most preferred), Postman, Soap UI, similar tools
- Mobile testing using Appium and Lambdatest or similar tools
- Solid Understanding of containerization tools and technologies using Docker, Kubernetes
- Solid understanding of microservices architecture and realtime datastream and message stream frameworks like Apache Kafka
- Strong experience in any programming languages - Java or Python or JavaScript
- Experience with load and performance testing using tools like Gatling, K6, JMeter, Loadrunner or similar tools
- Experience with Jira (or similar bug tracking software) and GIT (familiar with source control and its best practices)
- Self-motivator, who can work independently, able to learn quickly, meets deadlines, and demonstrates good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent time management and organizational skills; detail-oriented
What we Offer
- The opportunity to be a part of our inaugural Guadalajara, Mexico office, and to make a real impact on the launch and success of this team
- A dynamic and collaborative international engineering team
- An organization dedicated to supporting the passionate Collectors community
- A Competitive Salary and benefits
Location: open to considering remote candidates
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Explore other available openings at collectors.com/careers .
Additional Resources from our technology team:
- Collectors Tech Blog
- Our Engineering Story
Below information is applicable to US candidates only:
We are aware that there are instances where individuals are receiving job offers that fraudulently allege to be from Collectors or one of our business units. This type of fraud can be carried out through false websites, through fake e-mails claiming to be from the company or through social media. We never ask for personal information such as your bank account, Social Security numbers or National IDs, nor do we send or request payments for the purchase of business-related equipment. If you suspect fraud, please reach out to jobs@collectors.com.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We believe that a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills will better service the diverse community of collectors we support.