Yello is looking for a motivated, detail-oriented individual with a strong technical background to join our Mobile Development Group as a Mobile Test Engineer. This individual will be responsible for handling our automated testing suites across various mobile platforms and improving upon those suites over time. They will build and maintain modularized test plans, communicate with the team on bugs and issues, and work with cutting-edge native mobile automation tools to ensure our applications continue to meet high quality standards.

• Design, develop, and execute native automated UI test suites for our iOS and Android applications
  
• Maintain and improve upon our set of organized, modern test plans with well defined test cases
  
• Utilize tools such as AWS Device Farm or Sauce Labs to run automated tests across a wide variety of device types and operating systems
  
• Identify and describe bugs, issues, and risks in our mobile applications to the rest of the team
  
• Develop expert knowledge of the functionality and usage of our mobile apps
  
• Participate in discussions with various teams on the development and testing of current and upcoming features
  
• Transform lists of business requirements into detailed, organized sets of test cases
  
• Help reproduce reported bugs and work with developers on resolving confirmed issues
  
• Work with Production Support on issues that require advanced troubleshooting
  
• Engage in knowledge sharing and professional development with Test Engineers in other areas of Yello Engineering
  

•  Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experienceShould have at least 2 years of experience working with UI test automation tools
• Exceptional object oriented coding skills and an understanding of common object oriented design patterns
• Strong understanding of iOS and Android platforms and testing methodologies
• Ability to efficiently perform manual testing to address edge cases
• Understanding of Jenkins and the continuous integration process
• Familiarity with REST API technologies and HTTP
• Proven track record with creating new test cases in addition to maintaining and updating existing ones
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of typical software development processes
• Eagerness to learn new technologies and leverage advanced testing tools

​Additional Plusses:

• Experience writing code in Swift and Java

• Understanding of Espresso, XCTest, and EarlGrey testing frameworks

• Previous experience running automated tests on AWS Device Farm or Sauce Labs

• Familiarity with building apps in Xcode and Android Studio

• Experience working in an Agile environment (Scrum, sprints, planning meetings)

At Yello, we work together to improve the hiring experience and power recruitment programs. Every Yello team member is empowered to grow each day and achieve new career accomplishments, and we always make time to celebrate team members’ successes. Our Loop office is steps away from public transportation, overlooks Lake Michigan and our open concept office offers plenty of space to collaborate with colleagues, or to work independently. We offer health, dental and vision insurance, a competitive 401k match, a reimbursement for fitness memberships and support for ongoing learning. Above all, we look forward to coming to work each day to solve interesting problems and make the impossible, possible.

• Candidates local to Chicago are preferred.
• You must be authorized to work in the United States, full-time, for any employer.
• Must be able to sit or stand for continuous periods of time

• This role frequently communicates/interacts with individuals, must have strong written and oral communication skills

• Yello reserves the right to assign or reassign the responsibilities and requirements to this job at any time 

• Yello is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.