QA Specialist / Full-Time / Baltimore, MD, Washington DC

Exciting Opportunity: Join Our Team as a QA Specialist

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Cambium Carbon, a circular economy innovator, tackles key environmental challenges in supply chains. Utilizing our Traece® technology, we salvage fallen lumber and transform it into Carbon Smart Wood™, a carbon negative building material. Our partnerships with cities enable us to salvage fallen trees from landfills, repurpose them, and reinvest in local tree planting efforts. This approach not only supports environmental sustainability but also stimulates job creation and strengthens local economies, underscoring our commitment to combating climate change.

What You’ll Do 

The QA Specialist has a crucial responsibility of maintaining the quality standards of the Traece® platform for both web and mobile interfaces. This role demands adaptability in a dynamic, fast-paced, and agile development environment. This individual will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and execute comprehensive test plans, identify and report defects, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our quality assurance processes. Furthermore, they rigorously test the deliverables against predefined content, design, and functional benchmarks to ensure that they meet the desired outcomes.

Perform QA Function for our Traece® Platform (85%)

  • Develop and execute detailed test plans and test cases to thoroughly evaluate product functionality, performance, and user experience. (both manual and automated) 

  • Perform software QA testing (manual/automated) on the Traece® Product (mobile & web) 

  • Own the final Acceptance & Release process from development to production deployment of all Cambium Software products 

  • During testing, any bugs or quality issues found will be identified, documented, and resolved.

  • Investigate, report, triage, and document errors in functional systems and products. Verify execution and quality of change requests to ensure continuing quality as products evolve

  • Experience testing APIs via Postman

Traece® Subject Matter Expert (SME) (15%)

  • Establish expertise in the functions, features and usage of our software platform 

  • Assist in the documentation of features (guides) 

  • Be the first line of defense on our user support channels

The Details

This role will report to: Nishan Bhagat, QA and Product Support Lead

When: We’re looking to fill this role immediately

Where: Baltimore-based candidates preferred, but open to remote candidates.

Salary Range: $70k - $85k, or commensurate with experience.

Perks & Benefits

  • Equity options package

  • Flexible schedule

  • Unlimited PTO 

  • Retirement plan and 401k matching

  • Comprehensive medical, dental & vision insurance

  • Regular team events

  • Work with an incredibly smart, diverse, climate mission-driven team

  • An opportunity to play a core role in defining our fast-growing company

Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness

Cambium Carbon is committed to building an inclusive organization that reflects the diverse communities our team works to serve. We believe that diversity in all its forms (gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, veteran's status, disability and more) is essential to imagining and actively building a more just and sustainable future for all. We also actively promote diversity outside our organization, through the partnerships we enter into and the business decisions we make.

Learn more about our culture and values here

Requirements

About You (Required) 

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

  • At least two years relevant experience required

  • Proven experience in software quality assurance, with a strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.

  • Solid knowledge of software testing principles and techniques, including test planning, test case design, and defect management.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.

  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, with the capacity to work effectively in a team environment.

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment and manage multiple tasks concurrently.

  • Passion for quality and continuous improvement, with a proactive and results-driven mindset.

Preferred Qualification

  • Experience as a QA tester or similar role, specifically in web and mobile development preferred

  • Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks is a plus.