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
4 to 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
Primary Responsibilities:
Use your knowledge of testing and testability to influence better software design, promote accurate engineering practices, and ensure security and reliability
Actively participate in the development process by writing and maintaining application features and automated tests, including unit, component, integration, functional, performance, scenario, and interoperability tests
Support the team in creating reliable, portable, and trustworthy tests, and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines
Collaborate with team members on improving team's test coverage, release velocity and production health
Design and develop test automation for front-end applications and web services using Groovy/Geb and Java/HttpClient
Participate in application code and test code reviews with the Agile team
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 39,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 137,000
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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