OverviewSenior Test Engineer
📍 United States | 💻 Remote
About the Role
The Senior Test Engineer is responsible for writing code and scripts, identifying tools for functional and non-functional tests, and contributing to automated test frameworks to ensure the delivery of high-quality software and products. In this role, you will design test plans, procedures, and code/scripts to accurately assess new products and updates in accordance with product requirements and department quality standards. If you're a technically sharp, collaborative testing professional who thrives on driving quality at scale and mentoring the next generation of engineers, this role is for you.
Technology Tools
- Test Automation & Continuous Integration Tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, Jenkins or Equivalent)
- Source Control Systems (e.g., Git or Equivalent)
- Scripting & Programming Languages (e.g., Python, Java, Bash or Equivalent)
- Database Technology (e.g., SQL or Equivalent)
- Windows & Linux Platforms
- Agile Frameworks & Project Management Tools
Your Role Responsibilities — Here's What You'll Do
- Develop and maintain complex integration, functional, and non-functional tests and automated test frameworks across teams to ensure the holistic quality of the software.
- Lead and maintain the implementation of the delivery pipeline, including test automation, frameworks, build environments, test environments, and security.
- Lead the verification of system functionality by executing complex automated and manual tests, analyzing results, and providing recommendations; create and manage performance metrics, defects/enhancements, test cases, and test results within a team.
- Analyze and report test results and monitor trends over time; operate as a trusted advisor on issues and trends, providing consulting services leveraging expertise and best practice knowledge, and identifying and implementing better test tools and automation methodology.
- Complete complex peer code reviews for test automation code and incorporate feedback into automated tests; influence and lead standards and processes of the team, including planning, work estimation, peer reviews, and test design.
- Mentor, coach, train, and provide feedback to other team members; assess the business value and broader impact of software changes when designing automated tests and contribute to the prioritization of the team backlog.
Role Essentials — What You Bring
- BS or MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience, with experience across all phases of the test lifecycle and in software application testing tools, methodologies, and process frameworks.
- Significant experience with test design, test automation, continuous integration tools, source control systems, and build environments and delivery pipelines, with experience on Windows/Linux platforms.
- Significant experience with multiple scripting tools and programming languages, with experience in database technology, Agile frameworks, and demonstrated experience with regression testing.
- Strong oral and written communication skills that reflect a professional demeanor, with strong collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills and good leadership, sound judgment, and business acumen.
- Self-motivated with the ability to manage projects to completion independently, with strong attention to detail, a driven approach to staying current professionally, and up to 5% travel time required.
What We'd Like to See — Preferred Skills
- Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining complex integration, functional, and non-functional automated test frameworks across multiple teams, with a track record of improving software quality holistically.
- Experience leading the implementation of delivery pipelines, including test automation frameworks, build environments, test environments, and security integration.
- Proven ability to analyze and report test results, monitor trends over time, and provide actionable guidance to teams for continuous improvement.
- Experience completing complex peer code reviews for test automation code, with the ability to influence and lead team standards and processes across planning, work estimation, and test design.
- Strong mentoring and coaching skills with experience providing feedback to team members and leadership on technical capabilities, with the ability to assess business value and broader impact of software changes.
