Software Quality Engineer (EU - Remote)

Medium; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optimization technology firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Software Quality Engineer to ensure the quality of cloud services and platforms. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in software quality assurance, expertise in Cypress for automation, and a Bachelor's degree in a related field. Responsibilities include implementing test suites, improving CI/CD pipeline efficiency, and collaborating with a high-performance team. Join us to contribute to impactful technological solutions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance focusing on test planning and automation.
• Good knowledge of computer science including software design.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain automated test suites and execute manual tests.
• Validate stories and verify deployment with attention to detail.
• Monitor CI/CD pipelines for efficiency improvements.

Skills

Cypress test automation framework

JavaScript for test automation

React

REST APIs

CI/CD tools

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

At Gurobi Optimization, we're on a mission!

A mission that focuses on mathematical optimization. We empower our customers to expand their use of mathematical optimization technology in order to make smarter decisions and solve some of the world's toughest and most impactful business problems. We're looking for passionate, dedicated, innovative game-changers to join our team and drive the future of Gurobi.

As a Software Quality Engineer at Gurobi Optimization, you will play a critical role in ensuring the excellence of the Gurobi Cloud Services and Platforms, which include the Gurobi Compute Server platform, Instant Cloud (cloud.gurobi.com), the Web License Service (license.gurobi.com), the User Portal (portal.gurobi.com), and the live optimization application demos (demos.gurobi.com). You will collaborate daily with a high-performance team, including front-end developers, back-end developers, cloud engineers, and managers, to maintain and enhance the quality of our software solutions. You will be expected to uphold our core values at Gurobi internally and externally.

What will you be doing?

• Implement and maintain automated test suites of the front-end components, especially with end-to-end tests.
• Design, document and execute manual tests, when necessary.
• Validate stories before closing them and verify staging and production deployments with attention to details.
• Monitor the CI/CD pipelines to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the quality assurance process.
• Identify, report, and track software defects using issue tracking systems, collaborate with developers to address issues, and verify their resolution.
• Contribute, review, and test documentation for technical correctness.
• Be an escalation contact for the support team.
• Stay current with the latest trends, tools, and languages in QA ecosystem.

What experience and qualifications should you have?

• 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance with a focus on test planning, execution, and automation.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Good knowledge of computer science, including software design.
• Fluent in English.

What skills, abilities, and behaviors should you have?

• Proficient with Cypress test automation framework.
• Comfortable writing JavaScript for test automation, including async programming, CSS selectors, and organizing test code cleanly.
• Solid grasp of React and REST APIs to implement frontend tests.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins and Groovy scripting.
• Good understanding of container technology, specifically Docker.
• Knowledge of cloud computing is a plus.

What other requirements should you have?

• Clear comprehension of agile methodologies, especially SCRUM.
• Familiarity with operation research (OR) tools is advantageous.
• Experience in writing or reviewing technical documentation/examples is advantageous.

Your Alignment with our Gurobi Core Values:

• Customer Focus: Verbal & written communication skills that bring clarity and build trust.
• Power of the Team: Motivated with a team-oriented mindset that aims to both inspire and be inspired by others.
• Innovation: The courage to bring ideas forward and see yourself as an integral part of our global team.
• Dedication: Organized and agile, focusing on meeting professional objectives while promoting a healthy work/life balance.
• Integrity: Promise to uphold honesty as your compass and conduct all business practices with an ethical mindset and fiscal responsibility.

Gurobi Optimization is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Gurobi Optimization is an E-Verify employer. As part of our hiring process, we utilize the federal E-Verify program to verify the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For additional information regarding E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov.