Newsela is an Ed-tech startup that takes content from trusted providers and turns it into learning materials.

Newsela

Why You'll Love This Role 
 
As a Senior Full-Stack QualityEngineer, you will be a critical force in ensuring that mission is delivered through reliable, high-quality software. You will work alongside talented product engineers to test complex front-end applications powered by cloud-based back-end services, internal LLMs, and third-party AI tools. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in test automation, API validation, manual testing, and performance testing, with a proactive mindset and excellent organizational skills. This role requires someone who can deeply understand business and technical requirements and translate them into effective test strategies. 
 
What You'll Be Doing 
 


* You will own quality end-to-end: from story acceptance criteria all the way to production health monitoring.
* You will perform manual testing for exploratory, regression, and end-to-end scenarios when needed.
* You will review and analyze business and technical requirements to define appropriate test coverage Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure quality across the SDLC.
* You will build API and service-layer test automation from scratch; test APIs both manually (via tools like Postman) and through automated scripts.
* You will test internally built LLMs and AI-driven features for accuracy, consistency, and edge case behavior.
* Evaluate third-party AI tools and services integrated into the Newsela platform. 
 
 

About You 
 


* 7+ years of software testing and quality assurance experience in a professional engineering environment.
* 4+ years building automated test frameworks and scripts using TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python.
* 4 + years of hands-on experience with WebdriverIO and/or Playwright.
* 4+ years working in an Agile Scrum team.
* Demonstrated experience across the full spectrum of testing types: manual, exploratory, regression, integration, API/services, and database testing.
* Experience testing both web applications and mobile apps.
* Hands-on experience with AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) as part of your daily workflow.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills — you can explain a bug to a developer and a risk to a product manager equally well.
* Prior experience in EdTech or consumer-facing SaaS products. 
 
 

Please note that given the nature of the contract, this role will not be eligible to participate in company-sponsored benefits 
 
About Newsela 
 
Newsela is a leading education technology company dedicated to meaningful classroom learning for every student. We deliver integrated, AI-powered solutions designed to unlock student engagement, empower teachers, and drive meaningful learning outcomes. Our suite of products supports knowledge and skill development, writing practice, daily instruction, assessment, and data-informed decision-making across K–12 classrooms. Grounded in learning science research, Newsela’s solutions integrate content, assessment, and analytics to help educators track progress, understand student outcomes, and deliver high-impact instruction that supports every learner.