Test Engineer

Discovery; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 66,000 - 100,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy over schedule

Freelance hours

Job summary

Discovery is hiring a Test Engineer in Akron, OH for a freelance-hours role. You will contribute to sprint planning and roadmaps, ensuring the Akron deployment pipeline stays green, while designing and maintaining backend services with TestNG and Zephyr.

You’ll review code to uplift quality, identify bottlenecks, and set up proactive alerts to keep production environments reliable. Ideal candidates communicate clearly across channels, think critically, and translate jargon into plain English,

Qualifications

• Excellent communication across channels (email, calls, in-person)
• Independent judgment and sound decision-making
• 4+ years building trust in software projects
• Ability to translate jargon into plain English
• Familiarity with Discovery-scale workflows or willingness to learn them
• Team player who unblocks teammates

Responsibilities

• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions
• Keep the Test Planning build pipeline green so Akron deploys never wait on a red light
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using TestNG and Zephyr
• Guard the Test Planning codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for production environments

Skills

Communication

Critical thinking

4+ years experience

Plain-English

Tools

TestNG

Zephyr

Job description

Our technology stack is growing faster than our team, so Discovery is bringing on a Test Engineer to keep the architecture honest. Strip away the buzzwords and here's the deal — $66,000 - $100,000, freelance hours, and a technology team at Discovery that actually hands you the keys.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions
• Keep the Test Planning build pipeline green so Akron deploys never wait on a red light
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using TestNG and Zephyr
• Guard the Test Planning codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for relentlessly curious production environments

What You'll Bring

• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• 4+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
• Familiarity with Discovery-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them
• A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself

Somewhere between a startup and an institution, Discovery has spent years perfecting SoapUI for clients all over Akron, OH. The fastest way to earn standing at Discovery is to make a teammate's hard problem disappear.

Discovery offers $66,000 - $100,000 plus the autonomy to set your own schedule and the support to keep growing.

Live and hiring this very moment for the Akron, OH team.