Senior Quality Assurance Engineer - Land.com - Austin, TX&lt;br&gt;Job Description&lt;br&gt;Company Overview: CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces.  Included in the S&amp;P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers.  We’ve continually refined, transformed, and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.  We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation.  This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors.  By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate. <div>About Land.com  </div><div>Land.com offers the largest and most effective marketplaces to discover, buy and sell rural real estate. The Land.com network connects 12 million active buyers and land owners with the best local real estate professionals every month across three platforms.  </div><div>Learn more about <a href="https://costarsoftware.sharepoint.com/sites/Landsproduct" target="_blank">Land.com</a>.  This role is located in our Austin, TX office and has a schedule of 4 days on-site and 1 day work from home.Role Description:Our Team at Land.com seeks a qualified Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join our collaborative team. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience ensuring high quality for highly performant web applications supporting millions of monthly users.  We’re looking for someone adept at testing systems, APIs as well as being involved early in the process with Dev and Product to ensure that a quality process adheres to strict quality standards. <div><div>Responsibilities: </div><div><ul><li>Define and execute test cases to thoroughly evaluate software functionality, integration, and reliability</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Participate in Agile ceremonies, including providing feedback during grooming meetings</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Investigate, log, and escalate as appropriate the defects identified during testing</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Collaborate with other Software Quality Assurance team members on the continual improvement of our testing methods and strategies</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Act as an advocate for testing, training and support other team members as appropriate</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Coordinate testing for releases and participating as necessary</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Gaining a deep understanding of the CoStar Land business and apply them on the job</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Ensure that products conform to business requirements/company policies, software quality standards, and established procedures </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Collaborate with development and product teams to ensure that quality considerations are incorporated throughout the software development lifecycle</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Monitor and analyze test results, identify trends and areas for improvement, and provide actionable recommendations to stakeholders</li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul><li>Drive continuous process improvement, implement best practices, and promote the adoption of industry standards within the quality assurance function</li></ul></div><div> </div><div>Basic Quallifications: </div><div><ul><li>Bachelors degree from an accredited, not-for-profit university or college. </li><li>A track record of commitment to prior employers</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>5+ years of experience in manual software testing </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Experience with test management tools such as Azure DevOps </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Knowledge of SQL and the ability to validate data at the database level</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Experience in API testing and tools like Postman</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Experience testing web-based and backend applications</li></ul></div></div><div> What’s in it for you?   </div><div>  </div><div><div>When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.  </div><div>  </div><div>We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth and tuition reimbursement. </div><div> </div><div>Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):  </div><div></div><div><ul><li>Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug </li><li>Life, legal, and supplementary insurance  </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Virtual and in-person mental health counseling services for individuals and family members</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Commuter and parking benefits  </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions  </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Employee stock purchase plan  </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Paid time off  </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Tuition reimbursement  </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, &amp; Inclusion Employee Resource Groups  </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks  </li></ul></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.   #LI-CM2 #land.com</div></div></div>&lt;br&gt;CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing