QA Tester (Remote)

Open menu PolicyFly Modernizing Specialty Insurance QA Tester (Remote) $30K - $50K • BR / Remote (BR) Job type Full-time Role Product Experience 1+ years Visa US citizenship/visa not required Apply to PolicyFly and hundreds of other fast-growing YC startups with a single profile. Apply to role › About the role About Us PolicyFly is modernizing the way specialty insurance works. Our platform simplifies complex, manual workflows (e.g. quoting, issuing, and managing policies) by connecting underwriters, brokers, and carriers with automation and clean, intuitive design. We’re powering the future of insurance infrastructure, one line of business at a time. Job Description We’re looking for a sharp, detail-driven QA Tester to help us ensure the quality and reliability of the PolicyFly platform. This is a remote role ideal for someone who enjoys finding bugs, validating complex workflows, and helping a fast-growing team ship clean, confident releases. You’ll work closely with our product and engineering teams to test new features, validate updates, and support issue tracking in Jira — all while getting exposed to the inner workings of a modern insurance platform. If you have an eye for detail, love breaking things (in a good way), and thrive in a remote-first, collaborative team, we’d love to hear from you. What You’ll Do Execute functional, regression, and exploratory tests on web-based insurance software Log, track, and verify bugs using Jira Help reproduce and isolate edge-case issues across a variety of use cases Review requirements and user stories to identify test gaps Collaborate with engineering and product teams to validate fixes and provide feedback Support release readiness through hands-on QA sessions What You’ll Bring Required: Experience with manual QA testing for software applications (e.g. are curious to reproduce, find and even document bugs found in software applications) Comfort using Jira for test case management and issue tracking Experience in testing automation (web, APIs) Strong attention to detail and methodical testing approach Competence with understanding mathematical formulas (i.e. pricing an insurance policy) General experience and comfort with Excel English fluency Clear written and verbal communication (we’re remote!) A proactive, self-starter mindset with the ability to work independently Nice to Have: Experience in the insurance industry (underwriting, quoting, or policy admin exposure is a big plus) or a financial industry of some kind Familiarity with test planning tools or QA frameworks Experience in remote team environments Position Details Type: Full-time (after paid part-time trial period) Location: Remote (Within +/- 3 hours of ET time zone preferred for overlap) Compensation: Based on experience About PolicyFly PolicyFly enables Insurers to sell and manage specialty insurance. Insurance? 😴🛌🪦 — Wait, keep reading! Here is why we are fired up — it’s a massive industry (5%+ of US GDP) with HUGE challenges and the tech being applied is 30+ years past its expiration date. Insurance is fairly recession-proof – in fact when economic conditions or turmoil occurs, is precisely when people wish they had insurance. At its core, insurance is the vehicle that minimizes suffering and maximizes economic growth. Unfortunately, for many that require specialty insurance to protect their livelihood, it’s difficult to get. For example, how does someone protect their house that is being impacted by climate change? Or, how can a company protect their goods along the supply chain, allowing them to expand? This is specialty insurance — where complex or higher risks are placed. It can take 30-60 days to get coverage, without price transparency but with PolicyFly, an agent can place coverage on the same day. Our product provides immediate DEEP value for our customers, the insurers — enabling them to automate back office ops while providing a storefront for their agents. We’re processing a ton of data ... (truncated, view full listing at source)