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QA Engineer

Fooda · Chicago · United States

$100,000–$125,000 per yearFull timeQA / Test Engineer

Posted: 10/14/2026 · Last checked: 10/16/2026

Job description

Quoted in full from Fooda's job posting. Gavroche does not edit it.

Who We Are:

Our story began in 2011 when a group of office workers at a major logistics company in Chicago had a lunch problem. Nearby options were limited, and the team was spending too much time and money traveling to their favorite restaurants. They had an idea: bring Chicago’s local restaurant culture inside the office to sell food. It was an immediate hit. When they discovered people from other companies sneaking into their office, they knew they were on to something.

Fooda pioneered the concept of rotating popup restaurants inside offices. Today, we operate in 60 cities, have served over 100 million meals, and continue to grow rapidly. Powered by technology and a network of 1,500+ restaurants, we feed hungry people at work through a platform of unique food programs located within companies, office buildings, hospitals, schools, distribution centers, and more. At Fooda, we believe a workplace food program should be something employees love and look forward to every day.

Requirements

Summary:

The QA Engineer is a trusted, self-directed professional who ensures product quality throughout the development lifecycle. They identify risks early, plan and execute testing, collaborate closely with developers and Product Managers, and help improve QA processes within the team.

They demonstrate increasing ownership of product quality and are on the path to QA Leadership or deeper technical expertise.

Candidate Requirements:

•   2-5 years of experience in software quality assurance and testing of production-grade applications.

•   Strong knowledge of software testing principles, methodologies, and the software development lifecycle.

•   Experience testing complex features end-to-end - from requirements analysis and test planning to release and post-release verification.

•   Experience with functional, regression, integration, exploratory, and API testing.

•   Ability to analyze requirements and identify gaps, risks, and unclear scenarios before implementation begins.

•   Experience creating clear test plans, test cases, checklists, and high-quality bug reports.

•   Hands on experience working with test management and task tracking tools (e.g. TestRail, Jira or similar), API testing tools (e.g. Postman, Graphiql, BurpSuite, Proxyman or similar).

•   Ability to use SQL for test data validation and issues investigation.

•   Experience with web and/or mobile application testing, including debugging and log analysis (e.g. SumoLogic, DataDog, Splunk or similar).

•   Contributes to QA discussions, testing strategies, estimations, and delivery planning for medium-scale features, and sometimes leads these activities.

•   Collaborates closely with developers, Product Managers, and other team members to ensure solutions meet user needs, business requirements, and quality expectations.

•   Contributes to the continuous improvement of QA processes, test coverage, and overall product quality.

•   Mentors team members through knowledge sharing, reviews, and informal coaching.

•   Demonstrates increasing ownership of product quality, release readiness, risk management, and testing priorities.

•   Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or a related field is preferred, or equivalent practical experience.

•   Hands-on experience with AI Agentic Tools is a plus (e.g. Claude, Codex or similar).

•   Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, automated testing tools is a plus.

Benefits

What We’ll Hook You Up With:

  • Competitive market salary and stock options based on experience
  • Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance plans
  • 401k retirement plan with company match
  • Paid maternity and parental leave benefits
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Company-issued laptop
  • Daily subsidized lunch program (ours!) and free food and beverages in the office
  • A fulfilling, challenging adventure of a work experience

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. No recruiters please.


The salary range for this role is between $100,000 and $125,000 and is dependent on a number of factors, including but not limited to relevant work experience, leadership scope, training, location, and skills.

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