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Age of Learning · 3 days ago

Director, Quality Assurance

Age of Learning is the leading developer of engaging educational resources for children, and they are seeking a Director of Quality Assurance to lead the QA discipline for their flagship products, ABCMouse and Adventure Academy. This role involves overseeing the QA ecosystem, ensuring that builds meet high standards of reliability and user satisfaction, while also driving continuous improvement and mentoring a cross-functional QA team.

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Responsibilities

Own and evolve the QA strategy across both ABCMouse and Adventure Academy, balancing manual and automated testing to maximize coverage and reliability
Establish end-to-end traceability between requirements, test cases, and production outcomes, ensuring full visibility into what was tested and why
Analyze and optimize test coverage, identifying gaps across device types, features, and performance tiers to align testing with user demographics
Drive continuous improvement in test documentation, defect triage, and regression analysis to reduce escaped bugs and improve release confidence
Oversee automation strategy and roadmap, identifying high-value automation opportunities while ensuring manual testing complements automation effectively
Integrate QA into CI/CD pipelines, maintaining efficient pre-release validation and post-deployment verification processes
Leverage observability and customer feedback tools (e.g., APM, CSAT, app reviews) to surface quality issues proactively and inform QA priorities
Define and monitor quality metrics, ensuring QA effectiveness is measurable and actionable across teams and releases
Lead and mentor a cross-functional QA team, fostering accountability, technical excellence, and a shared culture of quality
Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and release management to align QA processes with development velocity and business goals

Qualification

QA leadershipAutomation frameworksCI/CD integrationTest management systemsManual testing methodologiesScriptingProgrammingQuality metricsStakeholder managementTeam mentorshipCommunication

Required

8+ years in QA or software testing roles, including hands-on test design, execution, and automation
3+ years in QA leadership or management roles, overseeing teams and frameworks
Strong technical understanding of modern QA tools, automation frameworks, and scripting or programming relevant to testing
Proven experience with both manual (functional, exploratory) and automated (UI, API, integration, E2E) testing methodologies
Demonstrated success integrating QA with CI/CD pipelines and release processes
Solid understanding of test management systems (e.g., TestRail) and version control (e.g., Git)
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate QA insights into business impact
Proven ability to improve traceability, test coverage visibility, and cross-team accountability

Preferred

Deep hands-on experience with automation stacks such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium/WebDriver, Appium, or Pytest
Experience scaling QA operations and automation frameworks in large consumer-facing or SaaS environments
Background in mobile and web testing for educational or gaming products
Familiarity with observability tools and APM platforms for post-deployment validation
Experience establishing QA metrics and reporting frameworks that guide executive decision-making

Benefits

90% of employee health and welfare benefits premiums & 65% of dependent benefits premiums
A 401(k) program with employer match
15 paid vacation days (increases to 20 days on your 3rd anniversary), 12 observed national paid holidays, 9 sick days, and 16 paid volunteer hours per year
Our flexible work culture means 2 or more days in the office (hybrid) or 100% fully remote options available for most positions

Company

Age of Learning

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Age of Learning provides a comprehensive and engaging online curriculum for pre-k, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school programs.

H1B Sponsorship

Age of Learning has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (9)
2024 (4)
2023 (13)
2022 (12)
2021 (17)
2020 (16)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$531.5M
Key Investors
TPGTencentICONIQ Growth
2021-06-29Series C· $300M
2020-08-15Series B· $50M
2016-05-03Series A· $150M

Leadership Team

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Alex Galvagni
Chief Executive Officer
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Christine Woertink
SVP Product
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