[Remote] QA Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Epic Kids is the leading digital reading platform built for kids 12 and under, trusted by millions of children, educators, and families around the world. The QA Engineer will help drive the quality and reliability of Epic's products, working across web and mobile platforms and partnering closely with product and engineering throughout the development cycle.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain test plans and test cases from product specs and acceptance criteria across web and mobile
• Execute manual functional, exploratory, and regression testing across web and mobile, including cross-browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge) and cross-device coverage on real iOS and Android devices
• Own release verification -- run smoke and sanity passes and provide QA sign-off before releases ship
• Write clear, reproducible bug reports; triage severity and priority, and drive defects to closure with engineers
• Strengthen and expand Epic's automated testing -- extend UI/end-to-end and API coverage and grow it as features change
• Partner with product and engineering during feature development to catch issues early
• Track and report QA coverage, defect trends, and release-quality signals

Skills

• 3+ years in a QA or software-testing role, including hands-on manual test planning and execution
• Experience testing native mobile apps on real iOS and Android devices
• Structured bug reporting and defect triage in an issue tracker (e.g., Jira)
• Experience building automated UI/end-to-end and API tests with a modern framework (e.g., Playwright or Cypress)
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a sense of ownership over quality
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• Familiarity with running tests in CI (e.g., Jenkins)
• Prior QA experience with consumer web or mobile applications
• Basic SQL for data verification
• Experience with test-management tooling (e.g., TestRail, Zephyr)
• Familiarity with Testramp for automated regression orchestration
• Familiarity with accessibility testing against WCAG or Section 508
• Proficiency in Mandarin Chinese a plus

Company Overview

Designed for unlimited discovery and unmatched safety, Epic is the leading digital reading platform for kids—trusted by over 50 million children in homes and classrooms around the world. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.getepic.com/.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Epic for Kids has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2024, 13 in 2023, 4 in 2022, 5 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.