Software Quality Engineer 

“When your car doesn’t work, your life doesn’t work!” That’s our motto here at Pull-A-Part, and it’s the challenge that we help our customers overcome every day! We’re currently looking for experienced, detail-oriented professionals who are passionate about delivering high-quality software solutions to join our growing technology team. If you’re looking to grow with a customer-focused company, then our Software Quality Engineer opportunity could be your next best career move. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

As a Software Quality Engineer, you will work closely with product, engineering, and business teams to fulfill the following job responsibilities: 

• Promote a culture that emphasizes quality, reliability, and continuous improvement throughout the software development lifecycle 
• Perform hands-on manual testing across web applications, mobile applications, APIs, POS systems, and integrated platforms 
• Execute exploratory, functional, regression, integration, usability, and negative testing 
• Analyze requirements, designs, and acceptance criteria to ensure clarity, completeness, and testability 
• Identify gaps, ambiguities, and risks in requirements and collaborate with teams to resolve them early 
• Design, document, and maintain test plans, test cases, and test scenarios 
• Ensure traceability between requirements, test coverage, and reported defects 
• Clearly document and communicate defects, risks, and quality concerns with actionable detail 
• Collaborate with software engineers in an Agile/Kanban environment to embed quality early in development 
• Partner with database and reporting teams to validate data accuracy, integrity, and performance 
• Participate in design reviews, release readiness reviews, and post-release evaluations 
• Contribute to the development and growth of test automation efforts where appropriate 
• Assist in defining and improving QA processes, standards, and best practices 
• Support mentoring and knowledge-sharing as the QA team grows 

QUALIFICATIONS 

The ideal Software Quality Engineer will possess the following qualifications: 

• 5+ years of professional experience in software quality assurance or testing 
• Strong hands-on experience with manual testing methodologies across complex systems 
• Proven ability to analyze requirements and translate them into effective test coverage 
• Experience writing, maintaining, or working with automated tests 
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile/Kanban workflows, and defect lifecycle management 
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment 
• Demonstrated attention to detail and problem-solving skills 
• Comfortable collaborating cross-functionally with developers, database teams, and stakeholders 

Preferred qualifications (but not required) include: 

• Experience in Microsoft-based environments (.NET, Azure, SQL Server, Power Platform) 
• Familiarity with API testing tools and data validation techniques 
• Exposure to POS systems or hardware-integrated software 
• Experience helping establish or scale QA practices 
• Interest in modern or AI-assisted testing approaches 

Benefits for Full-Time Team Members 

Our Software Quality Engineers are eligible for some great company benefits: 

• Medical Insurance – Low-cost medical insurance for team members and household members 
• Dental Insurance – Low-cost dental insurance for team members and household members 
• Vision Insurance – FREE vision insurance for team members; low-cost options for household members 
• Life Insurance – FREE life insurance 
• Short-Term Disability Insurance – FREE short-term disability coverage 
• Long-Term Disability Insurance – Available based on age and earnings 
• 401(k) – Optional plan with 100% company match on the first 3% and 50% match on the next 2%