Senior Software Engineer – Test

Jobtailor; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a results-oriented QA/Quality Engineer to design and drive automated testing across energy-sector projects. You will build and maintain scalable frameworks, establish data and environment parity, and lead quality gates with measurable metrics.

You will partner with leadership and engineering to turn requirements into repeatable tests, coach teams on best practices, and guide test strategy for complex initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in software engineering.
• 2-5 years of software testing focusing on test automation at scale.
• Experience across UI Automation, API/Service Testing, Backend/Service Automation, and Performance Testing.
• Proficiency in Rust, JavaScript, Python, or C++.
• Knowledge of cloud-native architectures, microservices, event-driven systems, and messaging.
• Experience with containerized deployment patterns.
• Experience with BDD and feature flags.
• Power industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop the quality process and test automation initiatives for resilient, performant, and scalable energy-sector solutions
• Architect, build, and evolve test automation frameworks and pipelines to enable fast, reliable releases
• Establish patterns for test data generation, mocks/stubs, and environment parity
• Collaborate with company leadership, product management, developers, and cross-functional teams to turn requirements into repeatable, business-driven testing
• Implement quality gates using quantifiable metrics such as defect escape rate, test reliability, and meaningful-layer coverage
• Make quality visible to engineering leaders
• Coach engineers on testability, design-for-quality, and clean code practices
• Lead test strategy on complex initiatives

Skills

UI Automation

API/Service Testing

Back-End/Service Automation

Performance Testing

BDD

Feature Flags

Test Automation Framework Development

Rust Programming

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a Related Field; equivalent work experience may be considered

Tools

Rust

JavaScript

Python

C++

Containerization

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

• Design and develop the quality process and test automation initiatives for resilient, performant, and scalable energy-sector solutions


• Architect, build, and evolve test automation frameworks and pipelines to enable fast, reliable releases


• Establish patterns for test data generation, mocks/stubs, and environment parity


• Collaborate with company leadership, product management, developers, and cross-functional teams to turn requirements into repeatable, business-driven testing


• Implement quality gates using quantifiable metrics such as defect escape rate, test reliability, and meaningful-layer coverage


• Make quality visible to engineering leaders


• Coach engineers on testability, design-for-quality, and clean code practices


• Lead test strategy on complex initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a Related Field; equivalent work experience may be considered


• 2-5 years of experience in software testing with a demonstrated focus on test automation or quality engineering at scale


• Competency in one or more of UI Automation, API/Service Testing, Back-End/Service Automation, and Performance Testing


• Proficiency in one or more of Rust, JavaScript, Python, and C++


• Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures, including microservices, event-driven systems, and messaging


• Experience with containerized deployment patterns


• Experience with BDD


• Experience with feature flags and progressive delivery


• Power industry experience

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in test automation and quality engineering, with a strong focus on developing resilient and scalable solutions in the energy sector. Proficient in implementing quality metrics and coaching teams on best practices for testability and clean code.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Test Automation Framework Development


• UI Automation


• API/Service Testing


• Rust Programming


• Cloud-Native Architecture

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Test Automation


• Quality Engineering


• Performance Testing


• Back-End/Service Automation


• Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)


• Defect Escape Rate Analysis


• Test Reliability Metrics


• Clean Code Practices


• Test Data Generation


• Environment Parity

Soft Skills

• Collaboration


• Coaching


• Communication

Industry Keywords

• Energy Sector


• Microservices


• Event-Driven Systems


• Messaging

Tools & Technologies

• JavaScript


• Python


• C++


• Containerization


• Feature Flags


• Progressive Delivery