Software Test Engineer - Automated Testing & CI/CD

Paylocity; Región Centro; On-site; MXN 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Paylocity in Guadalajara is seeking a Software Test Engineer who will independently drive testing initiatives, implement automated testing solutions, optimize test coverage, and mentor junior engineers.

You will design and execute tests across functional, API, performance, and security domains, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to raise the quality bar of our cloud-based HR and payroll platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 2 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement comprehensive automated testing solutions across functional, API, performance, and security domains
• Develop and maintain medium-complexity test plans, ensuring thorough product coverage
• Independently oversee testing projects from planning to delivery, meeting project deadlines
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, optimizing continuous integration workflows
• Expand automated test coverage across multiple testing layers
• Analyze and identify testing gaps; develop strategies to address them
• Provide expert feedback on product testability during development phases
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve overall quality processes
• Proactively identify and escalation technical risks and project delays
• Participate in architectural discussions to ensure quality considerations
• Document and track defects effectively, collaborating with development teams
• Contribute to improving team-wide testing strategies and methodology

Skills

API testing

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Agile development

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Cypress

Playwright

Selenium

CI/CD tools

Git

SQL

Test management tools

Job description

Paylocity in Guadalajara is seeking a Software Test Engineer who will independently drive testing initiatives, implement automated testing solutions, optimize test coverage, and mentor junior engineers.

You will design and execute tests across functional, API, performance, and security domains, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to raise the quality bar of our cloud-based HR and payroll platform.