Test Engineer

H star

$105K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of software testing experience with proven technical skills
  • Strong self-motivation and effective communication abilities
  • Familiarity with standard testing processes and automation methodologies
  • Proficient in troubleshooting, problem-solving, and adapting to new challenges
  • Experience in agile frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban
  • Solid background in coding for test automation, specifically JavaScript or TypeScript
  • Knowledge of workflow management with tools like Git and test tracking tools

Responsibilities

  • Advocate for quality throughout the software development lifecycle
  • Craft and share comprehensive test plans and results
  • Conduct service layer testing using tools like Postman and Playwright
  • Employ debugging proxies and performance monitoring to troubleshoot issues
  • Enhance the project's test automation frameworks to prioritize valuable automation opportunities
  • Manage the backlog of automation and testing tools as a co-owner
  • Provide expertise and mentorship on testing methodologies
  • Utilize AI tools to streamline test automation efforts and validate AI-generated code

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package
  • 401K contribution by the company
  • Generous paid time off and holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Free access to baseball games and MLB.TV
  • Discounts at MLB merchandise stores
  • Employee assistance programs available
  • Opportunities for onsite/online training and professional development
  • Tuition reimbursement to support further education
  • Both short and long-term disability benefits
  • Life and accidental death insurance options
  • Pet insurance available
Full Job Description
The Test Engineer is responsible for leading the test effort for one of the Product Development teams within our Venue Engineering group. This role will serve as a core member of an Agile team, collaborating with world-class Developers, Product Managers, Designers, and Project Managers to deliver the highest quality products in a timely and efficient manner.

Responsibilities
  • Proactively evangelizing quality in all phases of the software development process
  • Authoring and communicating clear test plans, results, and coverage to your team and organization
  • Testing service layer using tools like Postman, Paw, and Playwright
  • Utilizing debugging proxies, application performance monitoring, and machine-generated data to identify the root cause of issues
  • Contributing to the project's test automation suites and identifying high-value opportunities to apply automation and testing tools
  • Assuming co-ownership of automation and testing tools backlog
  • Serving as a subject matter expert and coach for testing approaches
  • Actively leverage and evaluate AI-assisted tooling (e.g., code conversion, test generation) to accelerate automation efforts and ensure quality of AI-generated code
  • Demonstrating product/platform expertise to uncover design and implementation risks early in the planning and design phases

Qualifications & Skills
  • 4+ years of software testing experience and the ability to demonstrate testing and technical prowess
  • Self-motivated, communicative, curious, proactive nature
  • Understanding of industry-standard test processes, load testing, and test automation pyramids
  • Excellent communication, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
  • Eagerness to learn new things and overcome challenges
  • Experience in an agile environment using processes such as Scrum, Kanban, etc
  • Experience with software coding, specifically as it relates to building test automation (e.g. JavaScript, TypeScript)
  • Experience with source code management (Git, etc.)
  • Experience with test tracking tools (X-Ray, etc.)
  • Experience with AI-assisted testing capabilities such as self-healing automation, synthetic data generation, or test code generation
  • Playwright experience/expertise
  • Experience introspecting application performance using tools such as JMX and APM (e.g. DataDog) alongside comprehending code paths based on application logging, metrics, and other signals
  • Experience with SRE and SRE concepts such as error budgets, SLI/SLO, etc
  • Experience with continuous integration (GitHub Actions, etc.)
  • Understanding of persistence layer and ability to plan and load test data

Salary Range: $105,000 - $130,000 (Base Salary) + Bonus

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related aspects of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, skills, and any other factors MLB considers relevant to the hiring decision. In addition to your salary, MLB believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package for its employees.

Top MLB Perks & Benefits
  • Competitive Benefits Package
  • Company 401K Contribution
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Access to Free Tickets to Baseball Games & MLB.TV
  • Discounts at MLB Store | MLBShop.com
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
  • Onsite/Online Training & Development Programs
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
  • Life and Accidental Death Insurance
  • Pet Insurance


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