Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test

Vertafore•Denver, CO

60d•$90,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships. Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success. Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better. We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India. We believe that quality is everyone's responsibility. As a team member embedded in an energetic agile team of Software and QA Engineers, you will create software products utilizing state of the art technologies. You will help the software engineers and teams cultivate a quality mindset, advocating for quality while assisting the engineers with software development and test automation best practices. Our culture fosters collaboration, innovation, integrity, mentorship, commitment to success and FUN. Our managers are dedicated to growing their people and offering an opportunity that allows you to make impact in your career. If you love technology, are hungry to learn, and are looking for a creative, fun and friendly workplace where you get to develop high quality software that will transform the insurance industry, we would love to get in touch with you.

Requirements

Ability to define problems, collect data, analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to manage a broad range of deliverables in an ever-changing environment
Ability to communicate and work effectively with cross-functional teams
Ability to comprehend documentation clearly and effectively
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Working knowledge of OOP coding concepts
Strong time management and organizational skills
Detail oriented; demonstrated ability to handle multiple strategic projects and priorities with efficiency and accuracy
An inherent drive to solve problems, collaborate with others and mentor team members
Strong presentation, verbal and written skills as proven with well-written technical, project, client and related communications and presentations
3-5 years of professional experience with C#
Experience coding in a modern scripting language (e.g., JavaScript, C#, etc.)
Experience writing SQL (you should be able to join tables)
Experience testing JSON-based APIs and web applications
An understanding of Selenium 2/WebDriver
An interest in understanding how systems behave (and misbehave)
Minimum of 3 years' experience in software engineering
Experience in agile / scrum methodologies
Excellent communication skills
Minimum of 3 years' experience building and executing Automated Tests

Nice To Haves

Have iOS/Android experience
Have 5-7 years experience with JavaScript, HTML, CSS and AJAX
Strong understanding and experience with Node.js and the NPM ecosystem
Experience with modern web application frameworks (Ex. Angular, Ember, React, etc.)

Responsibilities

Write reliable UI and API tests to increase testing coverage
Develop database fixtures and testing hooks to facilitate automation
Develop scripts and tools for our continuous integration system
Research new testing tools and technologies
Review specs and technical designs from a testability perspective
Work closely with product and development teams to understand requirements and technical specifications
Create test plans, test cases, and automation for new features and enhancements to existing features
Plan, design and implement automation frameworks for various applications from frontend to backend
Setup and monitor continuous integration for build, deploy and automated tests
Work with support and implementation team to investigate production support issues and perform root cause analysis as needed
Perform exploratory testing as needed
Investigate and troubleshoot failing automation tests to determine root causes
Other duties as assigned