Scholastic
Sr. Specialist, Quality Engineer
🇺🇸
Hybrid - New York, NY
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Full-Time
💰
$130K
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Software Engineering
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April 1st, 2026
CI/CD
Python
TypeScript
Edtech.com's Summary
Scholastic is hiring a Sr. Specialist, Quality Engineer. This role leads quality engineering efforts for Education Solutions Engineering's Agile teams by developing and coordinating manual and automated test strategies, analyzing test results, and mentoring junior engineers. The Senior Quality Engineer works closely with product owners, engineers, and quality teams to improve product quality and deliver robust software testing across UI, API, and database layers.
Highlights
- Lead quality engineering on multiple projects and coordinate testing activities across teams
- Develop and implement manual and automated test strategies covering UI, API, and database testing
- Analyze test results, report defects, and collaborate with engineering teams to resolve issues
- Mentor Associate and Staff Quality Engineers to support organizational growth
- Strong knowledge of Agile product development and continuous delivery environments
- Experience with test automation tools and frameworks; familiarity with Postman, Jira, Jenkins, Cucumber, Cypress preferred
- Proficiency in Git/Github/Bitbucket and scripting languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, or Python
- Understanding of cloud infrastructure, especially AWS, to enhance test tooling and CI/CD pipeline integration
- Required: BS degree in a technical or engineering discipline and experience in technology product development in Agile settings
- Annual salary offered: $130,000
Sr. Specialist, Quality Engineer Full Description
Job Description:
NOTE: This role is based in New York City and encourages a minimum of two days per week in the SoHo office. Some roles or teams may require additional in-office attendance if the essential functions of the role require it.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Senior Quality Engineer oversees quality practices and processes for Education Solutions Engineering's Agile team(s). You will be required to oversee all aspects of software and product testing within the team. This may include developing manual and automation test strategies, drawing up test documents, identifying faults, and reviewing QA results. The role requires experience in analytics, high-level problem-solving skills, and the ability to identify risks and communicate them
RESPONSIBILITIES
Note: Referencing the Career Management Framework, drawing from Quality Engineering job family.
- Serves as Quality Engineer Lead on one or more projects. Works closely with Quality Engineers to implement automated / performance tests. Defines and coordinates test activities across multiple teams.
- Ensures test results are analyzed, documented, and reported accurately. Based on test execution result analysis, opens defects as necessary and works with engineering teams for resolution. Identifies patterns of failures or practices contributing to overall product quality and works with other leaders to refine and improve development and quality practices
- Engages with Product Owners and Engineers to document test scenarios and test plans.
- Creates and/or guides other quality engineers in developing Test Automation scripts using tools to test UI, API, Database layers.
- Mentors Associate and Staff Quality Engineers to build scale and organization growth
About Scholastic
For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been meeting children where they are - at school, at home and in their communities - by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy. Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children's books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media. As the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom libraries, school and public libraries, retail, and online, and with a global reach into more than 135 countries, Scholastic encourages the personal and intellectual growth of all children, while nurturing a lifelong relationship with reading, themselves, and the world around them. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.
Some benefits that we offer:
- Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan)
- Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions
- Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Generous Parental Leave Program
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount
Thank you for your consideration in choosing Scholastic.
Qualifications
HOW YOU CAN FIT (Qualifications)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Have an excellent understanding of how modern web and mobile applications interface and communicate with web services and other back-end systems
- Excellent analytical skills, including debugging, triage, and root cause analysis
- Solid communication skills and the ability to interact with software developers, product managers, and business leaders
- Strong understanding of Agile product development and practices
- Deep knowledge in test strategy development and test design
- Test automation skills in one or more test tools and frameworks for both front end and back end testing
- Knows modern source repositories such as Git / Github / Bitbucket and associated workflow and code/branch/version management and release strategies
- Knowledge of applicable development and scripting languages, such as Javascript, Typescript, Java, python, or other
- Ability to work develop and/or modify scripts to integrate tests and tools into CI/CD tool chains
- Have an understanding of cloud and infrastructure, AWS in specific, and leveraging cloud services for quality engineering tooling
Experience and Education:
Experience:
- Experience specifically with technology product development and delivery in an Agile, continuous development and delivery environment
- Defined and managed test suites for various purposes, e.g. smoke, regression, BVT/CVT, etc
- Front End Testing Experience
- Back End API Testing Experience
- Experience with automation coding practices and building/modifying frameworks for integrated solution
- Experience with Postman, Jira, Jenkins, Cucumber, Cypress are a plus
- Experience working in EdTech is a plus
- Experience with REACT based Web application
Education:
BS in technical or engineering discipline
Time Type:
Full time
Job Type:
Regular
Job Family Group:
Information Technology
Location Region/State:
New York
Compensation Range:
Annual Salary: 130,000.00
EEO Statement:
Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.
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