Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

State Affairs is the nation’s leading news and policy intelligence platform focused on state governments. We combine nonpartisan coverage of Statehouses across the country alongside state government data and AI-native tools into a singular platform.

We inform and empower decision makers, policy professionals and citizens through our award-winning journalism and data – delivering profound insights to help our customers decode and act on state politics and policy. We’re building a category-defining business that will reshape America as we strengthen visibility into what’s happening and why at the state level.

We are hiring QA Engineers to join our teams located in Washington, DC and San Francisco, California.

As a QA Engineer, you will:

• Design, execute, and maintain manual and automated test cases, plans, and strategies


• Identify, document, track, and verify software defects and quality issues


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to clarify requirements and ensure quality standards


• Perform functional, regression, integration, API, and UAT testing


• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines


• Monitor test coverage, report quality metrics, and drive continuous process improvement

Essential Qualifications for this position include:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field


• Knowledge of software testing methodologies and SDLC/STLC (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall)


• Ability to operate test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium) and scripting/programming languages


• Analytical and problem-solving skills to identify root causes and assess quality risks


• Ability to document and communicate defects clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders


• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with developers, product managers, and cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications for this position include:

• Prior professional work experience as a QA Engineer


• Prior professional work experience in a start-up organization

This is an onsite work opportunity and our teams operate from the State Affairs office in Washington, DC and San Francisco, California. State Affairs offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package to employees.

The annual salary range for this role as it is posted is $100,000 to $130,000 for candidates working from the State Affairs office in Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA. The final job level and annual salary will be determined based on the education, qualification, knowledge, skills, ability, and experience of the final candidate(s), and calibrated against relevant market data and internal team equity. Benefits listed in this posting may vary depending on the nature of your employment with State Affairs.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future company sponsorship.

State Affairs is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. State Affairs does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic in accordance with federal, state, and local law.

State Affairs is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as they go through our job application and interview process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected]

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