Senior Software Engineer in Test I

What You'll Do

• 6+ years of testing experience in a software domain
• Broad knowledge of Computer Science concepts
• Codes in at least one language; Exposed to multiple languages, testing frameworks and tools
• Design, write and implement integration, component and UI tests
• Understands how key systems interoperate and the business problems they solve and designs tests relevant to the complexity/risk/performance of each system/problem 
• Collaborate with Software Engineers, Product Owners and other stakeholders to design test and automation opportunities that measure or improve quality or customer experience of the products
• Identifies and reports issues and defects of high quality/complexity with extensive research and evidence
• Pairs with developers to design systems for testability
• Executes tests, triages and analyses test results 
• SDLC processes are followed, including adopting agile-based processes/meetings, peer code-reviews, and technical preparations required for scheduled releases
• Write moderately complex code/scripts to test systems, implementing test harnesses, load tests and test infrastructure as necessary 
• Demonstrates high-level debugging and problem-isolation skills in production, test and development environments
• Partners with product and analytics and to drive test and product requirements that take into account all parties' needs
• Establishes test baselines and reports on quality trends and metrics for the project/team 
• Ensures tests are repeatable and can be executed and monitored by others
• On-boards and mentors less experienced team members
• Develops sophisticated automation software with minimum supervision
• Strong ability to mentor and guide junior developers and testers
• May have role in supervising others or leading small to moderate projects
• Performs advanced refactoring, identifies and proactively tackles technical debt in automation 
• Sets test and automation direction at the project/service level and consistently influences decision-making 
• Provides technical advice and weighs in on technical decisions that impact other teams or the company at large. May explore, research, and propose new technologies
• Learns industry jargon and business concepts to better understand the challenges our technology is designed to solve
• Learns QA/automation industry practices and communicates and educates the team
• Build relationships with software development peers and pairs with developers for test planning
• Gives constructive feedback to team members
• Ability to communicate complicated concepts to junior staff

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent years’ experience
•  Minimum of 2 years’ professional experience in Java development
• Experience working in OS X and Linux environments, Spring, AWS, Microservices, SQL, NoSQL, GIT
• Experience working in a scrum and DevOps environment
• Good understanding of agile application development lifecycle
• Preferred: Experience Designing and building JSON or REST services, experience working with 3rd party APIs, AWS APIs, Docker or other containers, large-scale or distributed web applications, Test Driven Development and functional testing
• Familiarity with the full stack of web development and proven history of web application development
• Understanding of secure application programming practices or vulnerabilities
• Strong understanding and practical experience with common design patterns
• Ability to solve business problems through creative and forward-looking solutions
• Ability to write clear, concise documentation