Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

The mission of the Quality team at dbt Labs (nicknamed the Q-Team) is to enable the EPD department to build reliable, dependable, and predictable software that is intuitive and easy to use. We accomplish this through a variety of activities such as developing tooling and technical examples that make it easy for devs to do the right thing; promoting adoption of quality forward processes; providing a fast feedback loop on quality. Our work is varied, cross-cutting, and extremely rewarding and impactful. It requires both working on delivering software and embedding on teams.

If you are excited by the challenge of being thrown into the deep end and are able to start swimming quickly, this is an exciting opportunity to help shape the dbt Labs Quality process from the ground up. As one of the early members of our Q-Team, you will be responsible for working with Product and Engineering teams to design, deliver, and support new products and features. You will also help to define best practices for dbt Labs Quality. 

• Embed within our Engineering team, but rotate through other teams to help them solve their biggest quality challenges
• Systematically measure and improve the quality of our systems
• Mentor and train engineers on how to effectively test their work to production quality
• Learn new technologies, and pass on that knowledge to the rest of the team
• Identify inefficiencies, create processes, and drive change across the engineering organization
• Collaborate closely with others on the product development team to resolve issues discovered during any stage of the software development lifecycle, with an emphasis on preventing issues rather than reactively catching them
• Encourage and advocate for team ownership of software quality
• Be a product expert, and bring this product knowledge upfront to the team before code has been written

• Have 5+ years experience as a quality engineer
• Minimum requirement of Bachelors degree in related field (computer science, computer engineering, etc.) OR
• Completed enrollment in engineering related bootcamp

• Have a background in software engineering
• Have a deep understanding of CI/CD processes and QA methodologies
• Are excited by the challenge of being thrown into the deep end, are able to start swimming quickly, and see problems as opportunities
• Are an active listener and compassionate communicator who leads by example and by serving others
• Understand how quality impacts the company's bigger picture, and prioritize work aligned with delivering value to customers
• Are willing to take a leadership role in projects with the ability to deliver in an agile environment
• Take ownership of team success and customer outcomes
• Have broad exposure to test frameworks
• Are aligned with our company values

• Have experience as a software engineer or SDET
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Have experience leading QA efforts, especially on a remote team
• Have experience mentoring QA Engineers

• Salary: $141,000-$181,000
• Equity Stake*
• Benefits: In the US, dbt Labs offers unlimited vacation (and yes we use it!), 401k w/3% guaranteed contribution, excellent healthcare, paid parental leave and a home office stipend. For employees outside the United States, dbt Labs offers a competitive benefits package.

*Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal limitations