Senior Software Quality Engineer

Job Description

Senior Software Quality EngineerThe Engineering organization is looking for a Senior Software Quality Engineer to join our team. We re looking for someone who loves automating repetitive tasks, getting elbows-deep into source code and systems to perform root-cause analysis of issues, advocating for high standards of software engineering, and is comfortable jumping between the three. That s where you come in. The role requires the ability to think creatively and adapt to rapid change, as well as the willingness to learn new things. If you have a strong software automation background and are comfortable with testing Software as a Service, we d love to hear from you! What you will do
• Own design reviews and automated testing for major product features and bug fixes. Youll be responsible for creating and carrying out test plans, researching new features, developing automated tests, and maintaining and enhancing test frameworks.
• Serve as an internal advocate for our customers, providing data-driven product quality metrics to all major stakeholders, to enable logical decision-making with proper risk assessment.
• Help grow a company-wide community of Quality enthusiasts that is passionate about our customers needs and ways to ensure the presence of quality in all aspects of the software lifecycle.
• Contribute to the growth of quality engineering while it evolves as an indispensable role in the development of next-generation software products.
• Run technical initiatives that grow, improve, and scale our existing processes, as well as helping us identify what we should be doing next.
• Work with customers to understand pain points.
How youll grow within one month
• Get your local development environment set up and running.
• Learn our existing testing processes and frameworks.
• Run simple automated tests on your own.
3 Within three months, you ll.
• Work on smaller features and bug fixes validation.
• Be involved in planning meetings for upcoming features.
• Automate test cases.
• Give demos of built features to other teams in the company.
6 Within six months, youll.
• Review automation code written by others with confidence, applying best practices along the way.
• Work with the program team to review requirements prior to product development.
• Work with our developers to give feedback on feature planning, implementation and bug fixes.
• Pick up larger tasks with direction and support from other team members.
What you will bring
• Deeply knowledgeable of the web, HTTP, and the automated testing space.
• Comfortable with Python, Git, Continuous Integration, containers, Jenkins and/or CI.
• Solid background in Linux.
• Able to work comfortably and efficiently remotely.
• Understanding that roles are flexible; willing to take on new opportunities as we grow!
• Passionate about shipping products that people love.
• Passionate about making complicated things simple.
• Enjoy working in an open organization, where everyones contributions are valued.
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• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
• Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
• Retirement 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
• Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
• Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!
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