Senior Quality Assurance Testing Engineer
Fora
About Fora
Fora is the modern travel agency, redefining what it means to be a travel advisor in today’s world. We’re a next-generation platform that provides a comprehensive, business-in-a-box solution—combining cutting-edge technology, personalized training, a vibrant community, and exclusive industry partnerships—all designed to empower anyone with a passion for travel to turn that passion into a thriving business. Whether you're a travel enthusiast or an experienced professional, Fora equips you with everything needed to launch and scale a successful travel advisory business, making it the ultimate way to align work with your lifestyle.
At the heart of Fora is our mission: to power the next generation of travel entrepreneurs to transform their love for travel into a fulfilling full-time or part-time career, offering unparalleled flexibility, autonomy, and support. We believe that everyone, from seasoned travel professionals to first-time entrepreneurs, can build a career that’s both profitable and aligned with their passions.
Our platform combines innovative technology with the human touch, offering:
- Best-in-class training programs to help agents develop expert knowledge, no matter their starting point.
- A powerful suite of tools for booking, client management, and marketing, ensuring agents can focus on delivering exceptional travel experiences.
- Access to an engaged community of fellow advisors, fostering collaboration, support, and shared learning.
- Exclusive partnerships with top travel brands, providing access to competitive rates, perks, and experiences that elevate advisors’ offerings.
Since our founding in 2021 by experienced travel entrepreneurs Henley Vazquez, Jake Peters, and Evan Frank, Fora has experienced rapid growth, expanding to a team of 130+ full-time employees based in downtown New York City. Earlier this year, we announced our $60 million Series B and C investment rounds, led by Thrive Capital and Insight Partners, with participation by previous investors including Forerunner and Heartcore Capital. This funding represents a vote of confidence in the enduring power of entrepreneurship, and secures our ability to build a category-defining travel brand. We have a vision for the future that leverages the best of humans and the best of technology to create the first truly unified platform for all travel needs - from staycation to the safari.
We're proud of the recognition we've received, including:
- LinkedIn’s Top Startups List 2024
- Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies 2025 and 2023
- Built In 2025 Best Places to Work
- And several "top agency" awards from our fantastic partners including Virtuoso, IHG, Four Seasons, and more
Fora is a mission-driven company that believes in the power of entrepreneurship, community, and passion. As we continue to grow, we are looking for more talented and like-minded individuals to join our team - people who are excited about transforming the travel space and helping us scale our vision globally.
About The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience in backend-focused quality assurance, with a strong focus on integration testing, system-level validation, and data quality across interconnected services.
This role is perfect for a QA professional who thrives on understanding how complex systems fit together, digs deep into the "why" behind the data, and isn't afraid to creatively explore beyond the happy path. You will work closely with developers, product managers, and data teams to test APIs, validate webhook-based flows, ensure data consistency across systems, and champion product quality from planning to post-release. This position supports the Finance pod, so a comfort with numbers and strong analytical thinking is a major plus.
Our application is actively developed, with new features constantly added and existing ones evolving based on valuable end-user feedback. As a Sr. QA Engineer, you will play a key role in making sure these changes are thoroughly tested, reliable, and delivered with high quality. Experience collaborating with offshore teams is a plus.
Key Responsibilities
- API, Integration, and Contract Testing:
- Create and execute integration test strategies for backend services and third-party APIs, validating how components interact across systems.
- Simulate and validate webhook-driven flows, testing for successful delivery, error handling, retries, and payload correctness.
- Use tools like Postman to explore, document, and validate backend APIs, ensuring they meet functional, performance, and edge-case requirements.
- Support early involvement in design discussions to ensure testability and reliability of backend interactions.
- Database Validation:
- Write and execute direct SQL queries (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.) to validate application behavior, financial calculations, and data integrity.
- Understand complex normalized schemas and trace data across multiple tables and relationships to ensure backend correctness.
- Help identify and resolve data anomalies such as missing references, incorrect aggregations, or unexpected rounding behaviors.
- Collaboration & Communication:
- Partner with engineering, product, and data teams to fully understand business logic, technical architecture, and financial use cases.
- Provide thoughtful, detailed bug reports with clear steps to reproduce and meaningful business context.
- Participate in sprint ceremonies (planning, grooming, retrospectives) and serve as a quality advocate throughout the development cycle.
- Ask probing questions, challenge assumptions, and promote a culture of continuous improvement in testing and delivery processes.
- Quality Mindset & Domain Awareness:
- Approach testing with a high attention to detail, proactively identifying edge cases, data anomalies, and system-level inconsistencies before they reach production.
- Demonstrate a creative and curious mindset—not just validating requirements, but actively looking for what might break or be missed.
- Translate business rules and financial logic into test scenarios, ensuring the system handles calculations, rounding, currency formats, and data integrity with precision.
- Develop a strong understanding of finance-related workflows to better anticipate risk areas and ensure domain-appropriate validation.
- Communicate clearly and constructively across product, engineering, and data teams—raising questions and concerns early, with a focus on cross-functional collaboration.
- Take ownership of quality throughout the lifecycle: from requirement review to post-release validation, always striving to improve testing coverage and effectiveness.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in backend quality assurance with strong focus on integration testing, system behavior, and data validation.
- Proficiency in API testing tools such as Postman or REST clients; able to design and execute exploratory and regression test plans.
- Strong SQL skills; experience querying relational databases and validating data across interconnected tables.
- Familiarity with webhook workflows, asynchronous systems, and contract testing concepts.
- Strong analytical thinking and debugging skills, especially in complex data or finance-related workflows.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
- Experience working with remote or offshore teams is a plus.
Compensation
Compensation for this role varies based on experience, with an indicative range of $110K–$140K + equity. Final compensation will depend on the level at which the candidate is hired, as we are considering multiple levels for this role.
- Unlimited vacation
- Health Insurance (including an option completely covered by Fora HQ)
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Wellhub Memberships
- 401k plan with company match
- Commuter Benefits
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Stock Options
This role is based in New York City with a hybrid WFH & office schedule (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday are our FiDi in-office days, with flexibility for Wednesday and Friday at your preference).
Our Values
We’re forging our own path
Fora has always been about driving change within the industry. We’re not interested in maintaining the status quo.
We’re stronger together
Community is our cornerstone and collective power is our strength. We believe we can all go further when we operate together, using our combined leverage to unlock better opportunities and outcomes for our advisors, partners, and travelers.
We believe in technology
We believe technology is an answer to some of the most fundamental challenges the travel industry faces. We believe advancements in AI, bold investments in our platforms, and a world-class data infrastructure will transform the work of our advisors and our partners, while creating better travel experiences for travelers.
We’re here to serve
We operate in service of our community and believe that when they’re empowered to focus on what they do best, we all win. It’s why we relentlessly advocate for our advisors and prioritize their best interest every step of the way.
We mean business
Fora is equal parts fun, meaningful work and serious travel business. We’re unlocking opportunities for thousands of travel entrepreneurs, delivering a stream of high-quality guests at scale for our partners, and providing a superior travel experience for our travelers. It’s a better equation for the future of our industry.
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WORK AUTHORIZATION
You must have authorization to work in the United States. Fora is unable to assist applicants with obtaining work authorization.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Fora is committed to an equitable hiring process and an inclusive work environment. BIPOC and traditionally underrepresented candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We will not discriminate and will take action to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law.