The Role

Are you passionate about quality?! We are looking for a Lead QA Engineer to be the subject matter expert and standard bearer for testing and quality for our SaaS platform here at Knock. You will lead and drive the design of our road map for automated end to end testing and quality assurance. You will work closely with our DevOps and product development team to help us improve developer productivity, product quality, reliability and release cadence across our suite of products.

The Team

The Engineering and Product teams consist of 40 talented and passionate team members, working to make Knock the premier software product in the Multifamily real estate industry. 

The Company

We started Knock to solve problems we faced ourselves. One of those problems was that the process for renting an apartment hadn’t evolved at the same pace as technology. Our mission was to improve the experience for both apartment renters and managers. 

We’ve developed an industry-defining SaaS platform, an intelligent front office platform providing the productivity and business intelligence tools needed to maximize occupancy, rent growth, and customer satisfaction at every community. Our customers trust us to deliver the consumer experiences and business applications that are essential to their bottom line. The proof is in our 10x revenue growth over the past two years, in addition to our numerous industry awards.

In May 2020 we announced we raised a $12m Series B round to continue on the path of growth, led by Madrona Venture Group, with partners from Lead Edge Capital and Seven Peaks Ventures: https://bit.ly/2WfllsX

We have been recognized across multiple platforms as a best place to work, including 2021’s 50 Best Places to Work Multifamily®: https://bit.ly/3mq06z8 and Seattle’s Best Small Companies to Work in 2020 by BuiltIn Seattle: http://bit.ly/3r1uUKf

Our Values

To be successful and recognized as a high performer at Knock, you should naturally encompass our core values: Determination, Excellence, Trust and Community. We take these behaviors seriously and expect everyone to bring a positive Knockstar attitude with them to work every day.

At Knock, we have a #oneteam philosophy. A big part of bringing new capabilities to life is to continue to bring in exceptional talent that works together toward a common goal. We’ve been incredibly fortunate to build an amazing team that delivers real value to our customers each and every day. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Day - to - Day

• Own the detailed design and implementation of infrastructure for automated testing across Knock
• Develop and oversee appropriate processes, toolset, and staging environment, to support our testing strategy
• Serve as the tech lead for contracted manual testers 
• Increase and maintain product quality, reliability, and security across the product surface
• Work closely with engineering leadership to develop clear prioritization 
• Develop effective reporting and analysis of critical product quality metrics
• Daily stand ups with operational tech (QA, DevOps, Security)
• Ensure our weekly releases pass necessary quality checks

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in QA and test automation experience
• Experience as a SDET or related (Javascript or Python preferred)
• Experience as a tech lead
• Experience working with testing frameworks such as Cypress, Selenium, and Jest

Why You’ll Love It Here

• You'll join a category-creating company that has enthusiastic customers, an ambitious roadmap, and industry leading products.
• You are comfortable taking risks and thinking outside the box.
• Being part of a great team with solid infrastructure in place.
• You want an opportunity to win, drive change and be in an environment that will optimize for your success.
• You embrace our set of core values - determination, excellence, trust, and community.
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees. Partial dependent coverage.
• Flexible time off & paid holidays
• Parental leave program
• 401k to help you save for the future
• Stock options
• We like to do fun things together (Virtual for now!) such as conferences, off site retreats, and happy hours.
• Whatever mode of transportation you use - we got you covered! (Or remote work from home budget if you are not Seattle based)

At Knock we don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We welcome all types!