Be yourself at Protolabs
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace. So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply! You can help make our company even better. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself. We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams. Why Protolabs? We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do. It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home. Join Our Team as a Software Quality Engineer (6-12 Month Contract)We are looking for a Software Quality Engineer to join our team.
This role works closely with business analysts, developers, scrum masters, and software engineers on dedicated scrum teams. The position is responsible for ensuring the quality of our manufacturing and eCommerce software solutions. Software Quality Engineers design, develop, implement, and maintain automated and manual tests and create defects for discrepancies. The right candidate for this role is effective at validating deliverables and providing guidance on risk reduction.
Please note:
We are hiring from
Mexico
, so apply if you are located in Mexico
What you'll do
- Execute on assigned tasks and contribute to software quality with support and guidance from senior resources
- Seek input from relevant stakeholders and consider customer experience when reviewing requirements
- Consistently deliver effective, clear, high-quality, manual and automated tests to provide coverage for new or existing solutions
- Create defects with clear steps to reproduce for all identified issues. Perform initial investigation using server logs, browser tools, and other resources available – include details upon submission. Own and drive defects to resolution
- Participate in code reviews. Provide thoughtful and actionable feedback. Respond to feedback with
- Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation for high priority incidents and address issues with appropriate level of urgency
- Drive discussions with manager about career growth. Actively seek opportunities to grow professional skillset
- Model and promote Protolabs’ defined quality best-practices and standards
- Perform additional tasks as assigned
What it takes:
- Degree in Computer Science or related field, completion of a qualified bootcamp, or equivalent experience
Hands-on experience with the following activities: - Software testing and defect identification
- Writing manual and automated tests
- Use of test and defect management systems
- Use of code version control systems
- Writing test code in object-oriented languages
- Writing SQL queries
- Use of integrated development environments
- Debugging and troubleshooting issues
Preferred:- Tooling and languages: .NET frameworks, C#, Azure DevOps, Git, SQL Server, test repositories, automation frameworks
- Experience working in an agile or agile-like environment using scrum
- Three years of experience in software testing or development with 2 of those years including writing and maintaining automated tests
- Experience working with event-driven services and web service testing
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES- Understanding of software development and testing practices and methodologies. Includes understanding of when to use manual or automated testing
- Capable of reading and navigating functions and classes/modules
- Understanding of web services, service-oriented and microservice architectures, andevent-driven systems
- Strong sense of accountability. Take ownership of assigned work, seek clarification or guidance when needed, and deliver on time
- Ability to prioritizetasks appropriately based on impact and delivery dates
- Ability to learn from mistakes and seekto minimize risk of recurrence without dwelling on them
- Encourage feedback from peers and managers. Act upon it accordingly by looking at both strengths and growth areas
- Share ideas to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the team. Encourage others to do the same by fostering an environment of collaboration and innovation
- Engage in valuable, open, exchanges of differing ideas through productive conflict
- Ability to write and speak with honesty, brevity, and the intent of explaining things in a way the intended audience will understand
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