Senior Software Development Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• Generate reports of test results and errors detected.
• Define priorities and plan tests of system requirements.
• Document the functionalities of the systems in both the quality control process and the software development cycle.
• Communicate issues with the appropriate level of urgency Write automated test scripts that enable speed of testing and software delivery.
• Identify and proactively seek out opportunities to augment team and framework capabilities.
• Collaborate with development and product management teams to drive comprehensive requirements for system enhancements and new features.
• Analyze end user requirements to create and maintain comprehensive test plans and test cases.
• Execute manual and automated test cases, debug, detect errors and / or possible improvements, document them and follow up to be resolved.
• Identify, reproduce, and report defects and verify fixes.
• Participate in agile development process and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.
• Represent the end user to the developers to ensure that the requirements are met.
• Detect and propose improvements in both the quality control process and the software development cycle.

  The ideal candidate in this role has:

• Expertise in automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, Appium, and Puppeteer.
• A passion for quality engineering, test automation, and driving efficiency
• An automation-first mindset.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrations.
• Strong API testing skills.
• Critical thinking skills and a pragmatic approach to integration and e2e testing.
• A strong solution-oriented drive and focus on outcomes.
• Experience as quality owner for a product or critical SaaS platform component.
• Excellent writing skills to document unexpected behaviors and discuss testing scenarios with software engineers.
• A tenacious but collaborative approach to working across teams to drive toward objectives.
• A drive to find consistent approaches to solving similar types of problems.
• A pragmatic view on technology. You may be opinionated, but you're not ideological and can view technical decisions as having necessary tradeoffs.
• A highly developed sense of where risks lie and how to manage them.
• Excellent judgement and ability to communicate issues at the appropriate level of urgency.
  

Qualifications

• 5+ years testing, building or supporting web applications.
• Experience testing APIs and client applications.
• Experience with using ticketing systems such as Jira, aha!, etc.
• Experience with test case management software.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. In disagreements, you engage thoughtfully with other perspectives and are willing to compromise.
• Demonstrated leadership ability to build, lead and inspire teams, foster a positive work culture, and develop talent.
• Familiarity with automated browser testing using an end-to-end testing framework.
• Experience with API testing frameworks (Postman, Rest Assured, etc).
• Experience testing or supporting web applications, databases, mobile, complex systems.
• Experience writing code using a language such as JavaScript or typescript.
• Knowledge of SQL and database concepts.
• Desire and ability to take on special engineering initiatives that have an impact.