API Testing

Programmers.io; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Programm ers.io seeks a QA Engineer with deep expertise in Java-based REST API automation testing and strong leadership to mentor peers. The role emphasizes autonomous work, analytical bug analysis, and supporting live production deployments.

You will collaborate on CI/CD pipelines, performance testing, and log retrieval using Splunk, with a focus on functional, regression, and integration testing in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Java-based REST API automation testing.
• Experience with Cucumber for BDD testing.
• Proven leadership in mentoring peers and leading testing initiatives.
• Strong bug analysis and log investigation using Splunk.
• Self-dependent in fast-paced environments; autonomous work style.
• Solid grasp of functional, regression, and integration testing.

Responsibilities

• Mentor peers and lead testing initiatives.
• Support deployments with testing during live production windows.
• Investigate outages and troubleshoot production issues.

Skills

API Testing

BDD Frameworks

Leadership

Analytical Problem Solving

Autonomy

Core QA

Production Deployments

Critical Outages Handling

Tools

Splunk

Dashboard creation

Job description

Detailed JD:

• API Testing: Deep expertise in Java-based REST API automation testing.
• BDD Frameworks: Hands-on experience writing and executing tests with Cucumber.
• Leadership: Proven ability to mentor peers and lead testing initiatives independently.
• Analytical Problem Solving: Sharp bug analysis and log investigation skills (Splunk Analysis, Dashboard creation).
• Autonomy: Strong track record of being self-dependent in fast-paced environments.
• Core QA: Solid grasp of functional, regression, and integration testing methodologies.
• Support Production Deployments: Provide hands-on testing support during live production deployments and release windows.
• Manage High-Pressure Scenarios: Maintain composure and clear communication while troubleshooting critical production outages or tight release deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Performance Testing: Experience designing and running load tests using JMeter.
• DevOps Integration: Familiarity building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins.
• Code Coverage Analysis: Experience calculating code coverage using JaCoCo to identify testing gaps in Java applications.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Familiarity with Kubernetes (Kube), Docker, and cloud microservices environments for debugging and log retrieval.