QA Specialist at Chess

About Us

Chess.com is one of the largest gaming sites in the world and the number one platform for playing, learning, and enjoying chess. We are a team of 600+ fully remote people in 60+ countries working to serve the global chess community. Our mission is to support 200M+ chess players worldwide by delivering the best product, content, and tools. We are a tech company, a gaming company, and a content company, all driven by passion and commitment to the game. We prize a mission-driven, flat, life-celebrating culture, and we look forward to learning what you can bring to the team.

About You

You are passionate about quality and take pride in raising the bar across teams and features. You have hands-on experience with test management systems and can design, execute, and monitor test suites that make an impact. You help teams adopt better practices with humility, humor, and a collaborative spirit. Most of all, you are excited to bring your skills to the gaming world and help make the chess experience better for millions.

What You'll Do

• Plan, develop, and execute testing strategies.
• Design and maintain test plans and cases, leveraging AI for smarter coverage, faster updates, and edge-case discovery.
• Perform manual and exploratory testing across web and mobile platforms, including iOS and Android, to ensure consistent quality.
• Collaborate with the automation team to identify gaps, set priorities, and expand regression coverage using tools like Playwright.
• Continuously refine test data management and environments to streamline validation.
• Identify product functionality gaps and implement systemic improvements to testing.
• Establish standards and best practices to embed quality throughout the development process.
• Use analytics and defect trend analysis to proactively highlight risks and opportunities.
• Pinpoint areas of the customer experience that are suboptimal and advocate effectively for improvements.

Preferred Skills

• Proficiency in JIRA.
• Experience with AI-assisted test case design and bug analysis.
• Hands-on experience testing mobile apps on iOS and Android.
• Familiarity with Playwright or similar automation frameworks, working in partnership with the automation team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Sense of ownership and responsibility.
• Chess player and lifelong learner are a plus.

About the Opportunity

Employment type: This is a full-time position.

Remote: We are 100% remote, always have been, always will be.

Learn more about how our remote team works: https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-chess-com-virtual-team-works-together and about the company at https://www.chess.com/about.

How to Apply

Apply now via our careers portal. The application will collect your details, and you can submit your resume and supporting information through the Rippling application flow.

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