Software QA Automation Engineer

Advisor360•Needham, MA

1d•$106,000 - $140,000

About The Position

This role involves driving and owning quality within a team, working collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders with a "shift left" mentality. The engineer will shape the "definition of done" for project quality, proactively prevent bugs, and help drive the quality engineering vision by establishing best practices for automation. The position also includes assisting in manual testing, forming a deep understanding of product offerings to ensure proper test coverage, interpreting documentation to create test plans and strategies, and designing/developing automated tests. Responsibilities also include monitoring and maintaining nightly automation, leading and mentoring junior engineers, and engaging in software release activities.

Requirements

5+ years of software quality assurance experience.
A data driven and analytical approach to problem solving.
Strong programming experience in Python, Javascript with Selenium and Playwright.
Familiarity and willingness to work with AI tools such as Copilot and Augment.
Understanding of code architecture best practices such as reusability, maintainability, scalability, and abstraction.
Experience and understanding of source control (BitBucket/GitHub) and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Github Actions).
Experience working with REST APIs and usage of tools like Swagger and Postman.
Experience with SQL and relational databases and capability to dig into and understand data.
In-depth knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology.
Excellent oral and written communication across disciplines and teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Snowflake is a plus.
Experience in the financial industry is a plus.
Experience in Trading platforms and workflows is a plus.

Responsibilities

Work back from the customer to drive and own Quality within your team.
Work collaboratively with cross functional stakeholders employing a “shift left” mentality.
Work with Product/Design/etc. to understand and clearly shape the “definition of done” when it comes to signing off on the quality of a project.
Be proactive about quality. Finding bugs is cool, but you know what’s cooler? Preventing them in the first place.
Help drive our quality engineering vision by establishing best practices for automation.
Assist in manual testing where applicable. We employ an automation first strategy, but manual testing is an important tool in our toolbox.
Form a deep understanding of our product offerings and how best to provide the right test coverage for our customers. Don’t just write a lot of tests, write the right tests.
Interpret documentation requirements to create comprehensive test plans and test strategies.
Design and develop automated tests in collaboration with engineers to ensure software quality and efficiency.
Monitor and maintain the nightly automation and extend these as we add new customers.
Lead, mentor and guide junior and mid-level automation engineers.
Engage in software release activities when required.