Boom.tv

Boom.tv

QA Engineer

Austin Texas · Exec

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 64 days ago
AccountingCustomer SuccessTest AutomationLeadership

About the role

  • Now serving thousands of renters, Boom is led by second-time founder Rob Whiting https://www.linkedin.com/in/robwhiting/ (ex-BCG, Rubicon).
  • You'll run manual and exploratory testing, identify bugs, and verify quality across web, mobile, and our integrations, with a focus on customer impact, edge cases, and release readiness.
  • At Boom, quality directly affects property manager trust and renter experience.

Responsibilities

  • Run manual and exploratory testing across new features, regressions, and edge cases. Validate behavior across browsers, operating systems, and mobile devices
  • Test third-party integrations (payment processors, accounting systems, banking partners) for data accuracy and reliability
  • Own final QA sign-off for production releases. Critical paths work or we don't ship
  • Maintain regression suites and catch unintended side effects from new code or config changes
  • Partner with PMs and engineers to clarify requirements, reproduce issues, and ship customer-focused tests grounded in real user workflows
  • Maintain test cases, checklists, and QA standards so quality holds up as we scale
  • Validate behavior across browsers, operating systems, and mobile devices

Requirements

  • 2+ years of QA or software testing experience, ideally on web and mobile in SaaS or fintech

Nice to have

  • Plus: experience testing payment flows, financial systems, or compliance-sensitive features
  • exposure to test automation or scripting

Skills

  • Comfortable with browser dev tools, network inspection, basic debugging, and API integration testing
  • Balance thoroughness with speed in a fast-moving startup environment

Compensation

  • Competitive salary with stock options

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with stock options
  • Full healthcare coverage (health, dental, vision) including 50% coverage for dependents

Company info

  • Boom https://www.boompay.app/ is on a mission to level the playing field for the 110+ million renters in the US by making housing more flexible, affordable, and rewarding.
  • Boom is building a suite of rental financial services for renters and property managers, including tenant screening, rent payment reporting, rent reporting-as-a-service, and a number of integrations with the largest property management systems (PMS).
  • Boom serves renters through the Boom App and property managers via the Boom Platform.
  • It's backed by investors such as Starting Line https://www.startingline.vc/, Clocktower Ventures https://www.clocktowerventures.com/, Gilgamesh Ventures https://www.gilgameshvc.com/ (Petal co-founders), and angels such as William Hockey https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2022/04/21/plaids-billionaire-cofounder-is-back-with-a-new-startupa-fintech-friendly-bank-hes-running-with-his-wife/?sh=df10dc453908 and Zach Perret https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/14/plaid-ceo-touts-new-clarity-after-failed-visa-acquisition/ (Co-founders of Plaid) and Harry Stebbings https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/16/harry-stebbings-turns-up-the-volume-on-20vc-with-new-140m-fund/.
  • Boom has been profiled by Inman https://www.inman.com/2023/10/30/new-boom-api-to-scale-reporting-of-tenant-payments-to-credit-bureaus/, Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/boom-pitch-deck-fintech-credit-builder-seed-2023-6, HousingWire https://www.housingwire.com/articles/rent-reporting-platform-boom-raises-4-5m-in-seed-round/, and more.
  • The QA Engineer owns product quality, reliability, and consistency across the Boom platform.
  • A payment that fails, a report that breaks, or a workflow that confuses users erodes confidence fast.
  • You'll partner closely with product, engineering, and customer success to catch issues before they reach customers, document clean reproduction steps, and advocate for the fixes that matter most.
  • This is a hands-on testing role for someone who enjoys breaking things to make them better and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
  • For this role, we are hiring for candidates in Austin, TX, where our leadership and product team is located.
  • Comp range listed is directional and adjustable +/- based on competency.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • It's backed by investors such as Starting Line https://www.startingline.vc/, Clocktower Ventures https://www.clocktowerventures.com/, Gilgamesh Ventures https://www.gilgameshvc.com/ (Petal co-founders), and angels such as William Hockey htt

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