Senior Quality Software Engineer

Who we are: Vegas.com is the leading entertainment and hospitality marketplace for consumers exploring Las Vegas. The company provides insider access to some of the most iconic landmarks, resorts and casinos on the legendary Las Vegas Strip with deals on shows, hotels, vacation packages, tours, attractions, dining and nightlife. Vegas.com has partnered with MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, The Venetian, and The Mirage Casino. 

The Opportunity: As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer you will identify, analyze, and document problems with software applications following an established QA methodology. 

How your role contributes to the success of Vegas.com:  

• Evaluates and tests new software applications according to business and functional requirements 
• Perform API level testing, system testing, black box functional testing, UI testing, and white box testing. 
• Applies test methodology, engineering and product knowledge in the design of tests and testing strategies for the analysis and certification of products. 
• Performs quality engineering reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements. 
• Communicates significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities and provides recommended process improvements to management. 
• Prepares and presents technical and program information to team members and management. 
• Coordinate the activities of QA teams in the development of test plans and test cases to meet individual project objectives. 

How your role expectations will progress as a Sr. Quality Engineer in the first 30, 90, and 180 days:  
 
30 days in 

• Complete new hire orientation, gaining the resources you need to be successful.   
• Learn how vegas.com operates and how you’ll contribute to providing great experiences for our customers.  
• Acclimate to team and company norms, business objectives, and values.  
• Develop basic understanding of applications, tech stack, and development process. 

 90 days in 

• Enhance our approaches, methods, or technologies to mitigate risks and improve efficiencies. 
• Apply technical learnings that align with the product roadmap to overall department and organizational goals that drive company initiatives forward. 
• Develop and lead initiatives for your stakeholders that enhance process, drive innovation, and build on vegas.com values.  
• Build, maintain, and leverage internal and external relationships to achieve progress and advance objectives.  

180 days in 

• Design and implement process improvements that positively impacts the team.   
• Mentor others, playing an active role in elevating the skill sets of those you work with.  
• Guide the team's work so that it fits into the larger team and engineering group objectives.  
• Produce and deliver clean, correct code that drives team and company tech goals forward.  
• Improve efficiency in core systems and applications managed by the team and contribute to engineering group objectives. 

What You’ll Bring:  

• 5+ years prior experience in Quality Assurance, experience leading/mentoring is preferred. 
• Bachelor’s Degrees in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Technology, or related field. 
• Experience with implementing and auditing test methodology and QA standards. 
• Working knowledge of the Software Development Life cycle and QA’s role in it. 
• Solid understanding of SQL Server and Mongo databases. 
• Working experience with XML testing technologies. 
• Java coding experience highly desirable. 
• Selenium based automation experience preferred. 

Our Commitment: 
We are an equal opportunity employer that values the critical importance of a diverse workforce and sense of belonging. Many of our roles have flexible requirements and we encourage you to apply regardless of whether you meet every qualification. 

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada  

Vegas.com offers competitive salaries, benefits packages that include affordable health, vision and dental insurance, life insurance, three weeks of PTO, and 401k. We also offer employee discounts and complimentary Vegas show tickets.