Senior Software Test Engineer

Coursera

$137K — $172K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in software testing, particularly for web applications
  • Experience working in agile teams for 7+ years
  • 6+ years of UI and API automation expertise
  • 1+ years in developing AI augmented testing frameworks
  • 6+ years experience with CI/CD and test automation pipelines
  • Familiarity with open source test automation tools like Puppeteer and Selenium

Responsibilities

  • Develop software solutions that enhance Engineering workflows and product quality
  • Research and implement AI-powered testing automation solutions
  • Monitor and troubleshoot test environments during errors or incidents
  • Create end-to-end test strategies, design test cases for new features and integrations
  • Lead quality initiatives across multiple teams to elevate software quality standards
  • Identify and pursue opportunities for tech stack enhancements
  • Utilize quality and performance metrics to facilitate improvements

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a company impacting millions of learners globally
  • Collaborative environment with Infrastructure and SRE teams
  • Focus on innovative testing solutions incorporating AI
  • Engagement with cross-functional engineering leaders
  • Ability to develop and implement quality strategies on a large scale
Full Job Description
Job Overview:

As a Senior Software Test Engineer (Test Infrastructure and Tooling) at Coursera, you'll play a key role in helping teams produce high-quality software for millions of learners across the world. Actively seeking out opportunities for test coverage, infrastructure, and framework improvements, you'll be an enabling force; allowing developers to deliver value to our customers quickly and safely.

You'll work closely with Infrastructure, and SRE teams to optimize build and test pipelines for speed, coverage, and reliability. Collaborating with Engineering leaders and fellow Test Engineers, you'll help define effective test strategies and process improvements to help quality at Coursera scale.

Responsibilities:
  • Build software and solutions that empower Engineering teams to solve problems and deliver high-quality software
  • Research and identify AI augmented agentic solutions and lead large-scale test automation initiatives
  • Monitor test environments and provide support when errors and incidents occur
  • Contribute to e2e test strategy, analyze requirements, build test plans, and design test cases for new features, integrations (regression, performance, load)
  • Lead quality initiatives of one or more teams to ensure higher bar of quality
  • Actively seek out areas for improvement in our tech stack and find creative ways to break our product and systems
  • Use quality metrics and performance metrics to drive change and improve quality


Basic Qualifications:
  • 7+ years of testing experience, ideally testing web applications
  • 7+ years working directly with product teams in an agile environment
  • 6+ years of experience in UI and API automation
  • 1+ years of experience in developing AI augmented agentic testing frameworks, evals for AI driven applications
  • 6+ years of experience working with CI/CD build pipeline with a focus on test automation (Github actions, Circleci, Kubernetes)
  • Experience with development and maintenance of test automation tools using popular open source technologies(Puppeteer, Cypress, Playwright, Selenium), MCP servers,


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Previous startup experience and testing in an Agile development life cycle is a plus
  • Experience with API testing frameworks (Postman, REST-assured, Pact)
  • Programming or scripting language proficiency (JavaScript, Java, Python)
  • Experience with Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills


If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:
  • Interactivity with JavaScript
  • Testing with Agile


Compensation
Coursera offers competitive pay and fair compensation practices across all regions. Job titles may span multiple career levels, and the targeted hiring base salary range for this role in Canada is CAD $137,600 - $172,000. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as experience, education, transferable skills, business needs, and location. This range may be adjusted over time and may include eligibility for variable pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

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