QA Automation

Roberts Recruiting • Watertown, MA

18h

About The Position

As our first Software QA Automation Engineer, you will work with the rest of the software engineering team to guarantee that our software quality is top-notch and that our testing infrastructure enables rapid development and deployment while eliminating the probability of bugs. We have a unique problem to solve: we deploy software across a wide range of hardware devices and environments that manufacture arbitrary parts out of an array of materials and need to guarantee 100% uptime and industry-leading part quality. Our software and printers work together to enable some of the world's foremost leaders in manufacturing to solve problems in hours instead of weeks. To succeed here, you need to be a quick learner and have a passion for software engineering, test automation, and exploratory testing. You don't need prior experience with 3D printing or our software stack; you can pick up those skills on the job.

Requirements

• Command of a scripting language (Javascript, Python, etc.) and ability to write automated tests, scripts, and tools
• Thorough knowledge of Linux or Mac OS X with strong knowledge of Bash scripting
• Experience with automated build / continuous-integration systems like CircleCI
• Familiarity with SQL, databases, and data-driven automated tests
• Webdriver / Web Browser Automation Testing (any language)
• Experience with version control in Git or equivalent
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, a sense of curiosity and the desire to ask lots of questions
• Strong desire to learn new skills and solve hard problems
• Strong debugging skills
• Expertise in troubleshooting complex customer-facing systems
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, or equivalent

Nice To Haves

• Experience with API automation testing
• Experience with AWS (EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, ElastiCache, IAM, KMS, etc)
• Experience with evaluating open source tools

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy automated tests in a continuous build environment
• Work with the rest of the software team to design and implement automated tests that enable rapid development
• Review automated tests and provide suggestions to improve the quality of the tests
• Dig into code to help identify the root cause of an issue and help the engineering team develop a solution
• Design and develop exploratory test frameworks to cover areas unreachable by automation
• Pioneer new methods to test hybrid software/hardware systems
• Help write test plans, test cases and provide suggestions in improving the QA processes
• Troubleshoot issues related to features as discovered during test execution
• Communicate with product and development teams to develop a strong understanding of the project and product testing objectives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level