About FareHarbor
At FareHarbor, our mission is to make experiences better for everyone. Founded in 2013 in Hawaii and acquired by Booking Holdings in 2018, FareHarbor creates powerful tools that enable our clients (think boat rentals, museums, food tours, events and more!) to operate and grow.
With over 20,000 clients across 90+ countries—we’re the largest in our industry and shaping the future of travel, together.
Our team is an ‘Ohana of 700+ people around the world. We’re passionate about pioneering an industry, embracing challenges with open arms, and delivering value to the experiences industry.
FareHarbor Core Values:
- Think Client First
- We Are One ‘Ohana
- Be Curious and Learn
- Own It.
- Act With Integrity
- Embrace the Challenge
Why FareHarbor?
Founding FareHarbor required unwavering passion. Turning a start-up into the world’s leading and largest reservation software for tours, activities, and attractions required relentless dedication and vision. To date, we’ve helped over 20,000 global businesses operate successfully and are proud to have played a role in enabling business owners to live their dreams.
And since day one, we’ve known that our real success lies in our people—the Ohana.
With each new feature launched and new client onboarded, there is a team of incredible people behind the scenes who are full of dedication, passion, energy, and the will to succeed. We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work—to believe in their abilities, to freely express their creativity, and to contribute with their own uniqueness by wearing their true colors. We take care of one another and always prioritize health and wellbeing. We give our people the space and trust to learn, to try, to succeed, to collaborate, to think outside of the box, to make mistakes, and even to fail. And then we come together to try again.
From the minute you join, you have a voice. You find your space. You make an impact. We celebrate our victories, shout our successes, and are always eager to tackle new challenges. And we can’t wait to see all that’s to come.
FareHarbor, a Booking Holdings company, is looking for a full-time Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team in Denver. We’re a quickly growing company with a robust product that tens of thousands of people use to run their businesses every day.
As a QA Engineer, you will play a key role in embedding quality throughout the software development lifecycle. You will work closely with Product and Engineering teams across Amsterdam and San Francisco to design effective testing strategies, improve our automation practices, and ensure the reliability and maintainability of our systems.
This role combines technical testing expertise, strong collaboration, and quality ownership, helping teams deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality software.
What you’ll do here:Quality Strategy & Ownership
• Define and execute the comprehensive test strategy for assigned application areas
• Contribute to the evolution and documentation of team-wide quality standards and testing practices
• Strategically balance manual and automated testing to maximize coverage and efficiency
• Participate in investigation, root cause analysis, and prevention planning for production issues
Technical Execution
• Develop and maintain automated tests using modern frameworks and best practices aligned with the testing pyramid
• Test HTTP APIs for functional correctness, reliability, and performance
• Utilize debugging techniques, system logs, and monitoring data to identify and isolate defects
• Advocate for secure, maintainable, and testable system design within the engineering team
Delivery, Collaboration & Influence
• Adopt Shift Left testing practices, collaborating early in development to validate features iteratively
• Work closely with Product Managers and Engineers to clarify requirements and ensure testability
• Provide tools, feedback, and guidance that help improve overall code quality and testing practices
• Participate in incident resolution and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
• Document testing workflows, tooling decisions, and share testing best practices across teams
Requirements:
• 3+ years of professional software testing experience, including both manual and automated testing
• Experience owning testing for production systems and ensuring quality in customer-facing releases
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated tests using modern frameworks (e.g. Cypress or similar)
• Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or another modern programming language
• Experience testing and maintaining HTTP APIs
• Familiarity with test automation design patterns and testing pyramid principles
• Experience applying Shift Left testing approaches in collaborative development environments
• Strong debugging, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to reproduce, document, and communicate issues clearly and effectively
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills when working with cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated ownership and accountability for measurable quality outcomes
Benefits
- Medical, dental + vision coverage
- 26 vacation days, 10 sick days & 12 paid holidays per year
- Global leave benefit
- 22 weeks paid parental leave
- 2 weeks paid grandparent leave
- Extended care and bereavement leave
- Life insurance policy
- 401k + employer matching
- Social hours & events and team-building
- Educational Opportunities
- Wellness benefits (Headspace subscription & wellness webinars)
- Work-from-home assistance
- Hybrid friendly
- Paid volunteer hours
Salary Range: $78,329-$117,493, plus 10% bonus potential
Please note you must be authorized to work in the United States for this position.
At FareHarbor, we believe making experiences better for everyone starts with fostering a workplace where every voice is heard and everyone is empowered to thrive. We’re committed to inclusion, welcoming all qualified job seekers to apply and join our ‘ohana.
FareHarbor is an equal opportunity employer in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you need adjustments during the application or interview process, or on the job, we’re here to support you. Please reach out to your recruiter to request any accommodations.
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FareHarbor Denver, Colorado, USA Office
1700 Broadway, Denver, CO, United States, 80290
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