Senior Software Engineer II

Renishaw•Home based-Arizona, AZ

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to join our team. This role involves mobile testing in native iOS and Android applications, understanding CI/CD processes with tools like CircleCI and GitHub CI, and performing mobile test automation using Appium/WDIO. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, proficiency in Jira, Confluence, and GitHub, and the ability to determine automation feasibility. You will contribute to our existing TypeScript Playwright UI and API automation framework, as well as our Appium/WDIO mobile application framework. Responsibilities include analyzing production failures, debugging automation code, managing test cases in Zephyr, discovering testing strategies for integrations, performing code reviews, and creating bug tickets. You will also help document new features, introduce analysis processes and tooling to enhance testing automation, and contribute to streamlining regression processes to ensure high-quality product features. We value a curious, humble, and empathetic approach, a willingness to learn new technologies, a process-oriented mindset with a focus on data and efficiency, a positive attitude, a strong work ethic, and the ability to work under pressure in a rapid development environment. This role also involves collaborating with technical personnel, writing specifications, completing bug fixes, working closely with development teams, implementing development processes, operating in various development environments, resolving technical issues, and potentially training and mentoring junior engineers.

Requirements

Mobile Testing in native iOS and Android App
Understanding and familiarity with CircleCI and deployment process with test flight
Mobile Test Automation in Appium/WDIO
GitHub CI Pipeline knowledge and understanding
Effective communicator to various teams including developers, BAs, product managers, and other QAs
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop efficient workflows and integrations
Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, and GitHub
Effectively able to determine what can be automated and why
Experience with GitHub source control
Proficiency in SQL database querying
A methodical and detail-oriented mindset

Responsibilities

Understand and plug into Flyreel’s software-delivery lifecycle, learning how our unique product functions and the best ways to approach it from an automation perspective
Analyze production failures and recommend improvements to the test suite or codebase
Debug automation code to determine root cause
Contribute to our existing TypeScript Playwright UI and API automation framework for web-based applications and Appium/WDIO mobile application
Zephyr Test Case management
Discover ways to test multiple types of integrations within our system and across platforms
Perform thorough code reviews for other automation team members
Critically think about valid assertions to add to the frameworks
Work to simplify and streamline regression processes and to maintain and provide the highest quality output of product features possible
Create bugs and issue tickets and communicate effectively to engineering and product teams
Help document new application features and testing requirements to educate and level up other team members
Help to introduce analysis processes and tooling that will make testing more automated and targeted
Come to the table curious and humble, ready to learn and contribute anywhere needed. Always drive with empathy first.
Inherently savvy and curious about new technologies and systems, willing to learn and implement the best practices with our platform.
Process minded with a focus on data — ideally you love to take workflows and make them repeatable, you love to think ‘lazy’ and introduce processes that make tasks easier to do.
Have an awesome attitude, comfortable with making mistakes and learning from them. Assume good intent from your peers.
Strong work ethic and ability to work under the pressure of a rapid product and software delivery lifecycle.
Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
Write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of complex system components.
Complete complex bug fixes.
Work closely with other development team members to understand complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
Operate in various development environments (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders.
Resolve complex technical issues as necessary.
Train entry-level software engineers as directed by department management, ensuring they are knowledgeable in critical aspects of their roles.
Keep abreast of new technology developments.
Design and work with complex data models.
Mentor less-senior software developers on development methodologies and optimization techniques.
All other duties as assigned.