Company Profile:
At CAVA we make it deliciously simple to eat well and feel good every day. We are guided by a Mediterranean heritage that’s been perfecting how to eat and live for four thousand years. We prioritize authenticity, curiosity and the pursuit of excellence in everything we do. We are working towards something big, together.

We foster a culture built on five core values:

• Generosity First, Always: We lead with kindness. Our best work happens when we act in service of others.
• Constant Curiosity: We are eager to learn, grow, and explore beyond the obvious.
• Act with Agility: We welcome change; it’s the only constant. We embrace, adjust, adapt.
• Passion for Positivity: We greet each day with warmth and possibility.
• Collective Ambition: We have high aspirations that are achieved when we work together with a shared purpose.

Senior Software QA Engineer:

A Senior Software Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer is responsible for designing and implementing comprehensive test plans, cases, and scenarios continuously through the product delivery cycle. They will use automation and system identification mechanisms to identify, document, and prioritize defects and issues in the software delivery cycle. They will collaborate closely with key business and technical stakeholders to investigate and resolve these issues to meet engineering standards. Assess technical risk in software through ideation and solutioning and be prepared to develop automations, performance testing, integration, or unit tests to facilitate agile testing during the software delivery cycle.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and develop comprehensive test plans, cases, and scenarios based on product or feature requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional scrum team to understand project goals and deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Identify, document and manage issues found in software and collaborate with software engineers through resolution.
• Implement and develop software testing patterns, automations, and best practices to ensure code quality and scalability.
• Assess technical risk through automation, integration, or system test results leveraging
• Develop performance and load test suites to assess scalability and resiliency issues
• Provide feedback and recommendations to developers on software usability and functionality.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies, apply them to improve software development processes.
• Develop and document standards methods, or procedures to determine product quality and release readiness
• Test software components and systems, including unit testing, integration testing, system testing and end-to-end testing
• Develop supplemental software to promote quality and consistency in the SDLC
• Provide technical support and assistance to resolve issues reported by end-users.
• Maintain version control using tools like Git to track changes in the codebase.
• Coordinate user and/or third-party testing of software.
• Ensure testing frameworks and test cases adhere to security and data protection.
• Contribute to the entire software development lifecycle, from initial concept and design to deployment and ongoing maintenance.
• Abide by policies and procedures that support the service mindset
• Manage timeline expectations within and across teams, deliver on our responsibilities accordingly
• Earn the trust of Team Members and Managers by consistently embracing CAVA’s values
• Show discipline in bringing consistent performance, communication, and attitude to the job every day
• Actively contribute to your department in order to complete tasks and meet company goals
• Recognize the emotional stake each Team Member has in personal and organizational success of this business

The Qualifications:

• Minimum of 4 years of working experience in software engineering and digital product delivery.
• 3+ of hands-on experience leveraging current technologies and tools relevant to QA engineering.
• 3+ years of QA Tooling Exposure Including:
• Accessibility: WCAG 2.0, Level Access, Axe DevTools, TalkBack, VoiceOver
• Cross-Browser: Browserstack, LambdaTest
• Testing: WebdriverIO, Cypress, Apium, Cucumber, Postman, Jest, ESLint
• Performance: Loadster, JMeter
• Usage of devops tooling such as Jira, Zephyr, CircleCI, or similar
• Familiar with modern analytics and marketing tools such as Firebase, GA4, Braze, or similar
• Strong grasp of business processes, operations, and metrics.
• Links processes to solutions and foresees challenges.
• Applies new knowledge effectively.
• Balances immediate customer needs with company priorities.
• Collaborates with management on conflicting goals.
• Manages tactical and project work based on company goals.
• Sets and simplifies personal deadlines.
• Documents plans and monitors progress for simple projects.
• Conducts research and offers recommendations.
• Assists junior contributors in problem-solving.
• Promotes team collaboration for common goals.
• Involves relevant stakeholders and seeks clarity.
• Ensures team members have necessary information.
• Serves as an escalation point for the team.
• Occasional Travel Required.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to maintain stationary position to be able to operate a computer and other office equipment
• Must be able to identify, analyze and assess details
• For certain positions, must be able to occasionally move or transport items up to 50 pounds
• Ability to communicate with others and exchange information accurately and effectively
• Constantly positions self and move about to support ordinary restaurant or food production support or office operations, as applicable
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner

What we offer:

• Competitive salary, plus bonus and long-term incentives*
• Early Wage Access!
• Unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, plus paid opportunities to give back to the community
• Health, Dental, Vision, Telemedicine, Pet Insurance plus more!
• 401k enrollment with CAVA contribution
• Company-paid STD, LTD, Life and AD&D coverage for salaried positions*
• Free CAVA food
• Casual work environment
• The opportunity to be on the ground floor of a rapidly growing brand
• All exempt and non exempt employees are eligible for benefits. Benefits are effective the 1st of the month following 30 days of service and you have until the day before the effective date to enroll. A new hire can enroll in our benefit program by selecting a link that is emailed directly to the new hire at their personal email address once hired.
• Please note that visa sponsorship is not available.
• The compensation range posted includes total cash.

*Indicates qualifying eligible positions only

CAVA – Joining “A culture, not a concept”

This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all the duties and responsibilities of the position and such duties and responsibilities may change without notice. As an equal opportunity employer, CAVA considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or any other characteristic or protected classes as defined by federal, state, or local law

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