Senior Software Engineer - Testing Infrastructure, Engineering Productivity
Baton Trucking - San Francisco, CA
posted 2 days ago
About the position
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer - Testing Infrastructure to join our dynamic team. This role focuses on creating and maintaining a robust testing infrastructure that enhances engineering productivity and sets a high standard for code quality. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of software engineering principles, the ability to lead the development of testing tools, and a strategic approach to improving our development processes. This role is crucial to our mission of delivering reliable, scalable, and secure software solutions. As our Senior Software Engineer - Testing Infrastructure, you will play a pivotal part in our software development lifecycle by building the tools and infrastructure. You will work with our Head of Engineering to enable our engineers to produce high-quality code as well as layout the foundational groundwork for what code quality looks like here now at Baton and in the future.
Responsibilities
- Lead and Collaborate: Work with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and operations, to identify, prioritize, and address engineering challenges related to testing and quality.
- Testing Tools Development: Create and maintain sophisticated testing tools and infrastructure that empower engineers to improve code quality and productivity.
- Design and Code Reviews: Participate in design and code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and overall software quality, while also providing guidance on testing strategies.
- System Integration: Develop systems that integrate multiple components, improving performance, reliability, and scalability, and ensuring these systems are testable.
- Automation Strategy: Design, develop, and implement advanced automation strategy frameworks that integrate seamlessly with our CI/CD pipelines, enhancing the overall efficiency of the software development lifecycle.
- Automated Testing Frameworks: Develop robust automated testing frameworks for complex integrations, ensuring continuous delivery and deployment without compromising quality.
- Data Validation: Implement stringent data validation processes within the testing tools to ensure accuracy and integrity in software development.
- Code Security: Strengthen security within testing environments, preventing system failures and ensuring secure operations.
- Standardize Engineering Excellence: Commit to superior engineering by applying industry best practices and innovative methods to create efficient and high-quality software solutions.
Requirements
- Advanced proficiency in Python development
- Ability to Design and Implement enterprise-grade testing automation strategies
- Capability to apply first principle thinking to project planning in order to reach impactful milestone achievements
Nice-to-haves
- 1+ years experience with Gherkin Style Testing within a BDD environment
- 6+ years experience in software testing and quality assurance, with a focus on automation testing
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field
- Strong experience in designing and implementing automation frameworks using tools such as Cucumber or similar
- Experience with test management tools such as TestRail or Zephyr
- Experience with performance and load testing using tools such as JMeter or Gatling
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions
- Strong understanding of web application development and QA processes
Benefits
- Competitive salary and bonus structure
- Annual bonus and Long Term Incentive Plan participation
- Hybrid work schedule
- 401k with matching
- Medical, Dental, and Vision health coverage
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (15% discount to market value)
- Hyper-stable, publicly traded enterprise
- Collaborative, fun, and tech forward office in Hayes Valley (San Francisco)
