Sr. Software Engineer in Quality

Jobsbridge; Westlake Village (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company seeks a quality champion to drive the overall end-to-end quality for their products. Responsibilities include creating automated tests, troubleshooting defects, and influencing engineering designs. The ideal candidate has a BS in Computer Science, 5+ years of software development experience, and expertise in test automation. Strong analytical skills and experience with Agile Development are essential. This role requires excellent written and communication skills, with a focus on defect prevention.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in fast-paced software development.
• Experience in test automation with automated test APIs.
• Web Services experience: XML, SOAP, and REST.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the overall end-to-end quality for a product.
• Influence engineering designs for quality and testability.
• Provide proactive guidance during all stages of development lifecycle.

Skills

Test automation

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Software engineering

Agile Development

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

Tools

Robot Framework

Selenium/Webdriver

SQL

Job description

A champion for quality: own and drive the overall end-to-end quality for a product

Influences engineering designs and solutions to ensure quality and testability of products and services

Helps define overall test strategy and plan with emphasis on automating as much as possible

Creates automated tests APIs with re-usability in mind

Reads code to troubleshoot and isolate defects

Work closely with Development Engineers to build-in quality during development, including actively driving increased code and test coverage

Provides proactive guidance during all stages of development lifecycle influencing specific project outcomes with the goal of defect prevention

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years experience in fast-paced software development
• Experience in test automation. Create/maintain/execute automated test APIs. Apply automation throughout the SDLC to drive efficiencies.
• Web Services experience: XML, SOAP and REST
• Practical knowledge with SQL
• Whitebox testing experience
• Familiarity with Linux environment
• Must have great analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Solid software engineering skills: Object Oriented Design and Programming
• Familiarity with Agile Development: Creating Test Plan and Tests in lock-step with development
• Excellent written and communication skills

Plus Skills

• Robot Framework Automation and/or Selenium/Webdriver
• Working experience with Apache web server and JBoss application server
• Java, Python, or Ruby development
• Experience with large scale, high volume web-based transactions
• Performance testing with JMeter
• Security testing
• Automation framework creation and extension development