As an SDET, you will leverage your strong software engineering and test automation expertise to design, develop, and maintain robust testing solutions that ensure the quality and reliability of customer-facing applications. Your responsibilities will include building and enhancing automated test frameworks, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines, and driving best practices for test coverage and code quality. You will work closely with development teams, partners, technology leads, and agile teams to validate functionality, performance, and security.
The Expertise You Have
- Bachelor’s degree required; technology-related field preferred
- 6-9 years of experience testing and automating front-end and webservice applications
- Hands-on experience with object-oriented programming languages (Java, C#, Groovy, etc.), HTTP, RESTful web services, Jenkins, and Git
- Experience using UI test automation frameworks (Selenium, Protractor, etc.)
- Experience testing and automating webservices (HttpClient, RestAssured, JMeter, SoapUI, etc.)
- Ability to investigate and debug issues with front-end applications and web services
- Experience testing Angular web applications
- Knowledge of software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Experience in delivering software in the Agile environment.
- Experience with APIs is a plus
- Experience with contact center integration projects
- Familiarity with Genesys or similar telephony platforms
Software Engineer In Test If you are a techie, like being challenged and are passionate about driving positive customer experience, then we would like to hear from you. Hit Apply. The Expertise We’re Looking For • Experience and/or knowledge of both QA Engineering and Software Development • Proficiency or proven ability to learn professional software development skills and practices. Examples include: Coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, design patterns, Object- Oriented Design and Development, Software design principles. • Experience or knowledge of using a Selenium automation framework (Java based) • Experience or understanding of Agile software development methodology using Scrum
• Understanding of QA engineering, analysis, and testing concepts • Understanding the concepts of defect tracking tools and processes • In addition, candidates with the following skills are highly desired o SQL and NoSQL database experience o BDD experience or familiarity – Gherkin experience is a plus but not required o Experience or knowledge of testing web applications and WebServices (REST API’s) o Have the ability to contribute to the Test Pyramid definition for our product • Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Deployment • Computer Science degree or coursework, or software development experience. The Purpose of Your Role • Work as an Agile team member to provide solutions to User Stories (requirements) including automated test scenarios • Participate in understanding and refinement of User Stories, QA related tasks and test cases, and functional automation • Participate in product demos at iteration reviews • Log defects/issues and work with team members to ensure resolution • Participate in defect triage • Participate in production release deployment verification on a regular cadence The Skills You Bring • Excellent written and verbal communication skills is a must • Highly collaborative team player that works well within a cross functional team • Strong problem identification and solving skills • Continuous improvement mindset where mistakes and failure are viewed as opportunities to learn and improve • Understanding of the benefits of sustainable development including a good work-life balance • Is driven by a QA mindset that the product is already broken - it has defects and flaws and it is your job (along with your team members) to find them
The Skills You Bring
- Passionate about crafting the best end-to-end customer experience
- Owns the outcome by taking personal accountability for delivering strong results
- Experience designing and building applications and using test automation frameworks
- Multi-stack engineer with knowledge in a breadth of technologies and test automation frameworks (Java, Groovy, Selenium, Geb, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTTP, RESTful web services)
- Extensive experience working with Java and its ecosystem
- Strong advocate for Test-Driven Development, writing testable and maintainable code
- Self-directed, proactive, and results-oriented
- Keen attention to detail and a problem-solving mindset
- Able to learn large software systems end-to-end quickly
- Interest in learning new technologies and driving their adoption
Compensation, Benefits and Duration
Minimum Compensation: USD 37,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 132,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is not available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post
Photon San Francisco, California, USA Office
San Francisco, United States
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