Mobile Test Engineer
Company Description
Yello’s talent acquisition software enables companies to humanize the candidate experience by providing unprecedented speed and transparency throughout the candidate journey. Founded in 2008, Yello supports hundreds of organizations globally by serving as a key strategic partner in optimizing recruiting operations and talent relationship management.
In 2017, Yello closed a series C funding round of $31 million and continues to grow quickly. We’re looking to hire people who believe nothing is impossible, love to learn and be curious, can be accountable for success, always enjoy the journey and will own their personality. If this is you, come grow your career with Yello.
About The Role
Yello is looking for a motivated, detail-oriented individual with a strong background in testing to join our Mobile Development Group as a Mobile Test Engineer. This individual will be responsible for testing our iOS and Android mobile apps during development and release, as well as improving upon our testing practices over time. They will perform tests to verify the functionality of our mobile applications, build and maintain modularized test plans using modern tools, and communicate with the team on bugs and issues to ensure our products continue to meet high quality standards.
How You'll Make An Impact
- Maintain and improve upon our set of organized, modern test plans with well defined test cases
- Design, develop, and execute manual testing strategies for our iOS and Android applications
- 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
- Explore opportunities to automate parts of our testing process using test scripts, automated UI testing frameworks, and device farms
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Should have at least 2 years of experience working with testing mobile applications
- Ability to efficiently perform manual testing to address edge cases
- Strong understanding of testing methodologies and the Android and iOS platforms
- 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
- Familiarity with building mobile applications in Xcode and Android Studio
- Understanding of how apps are submitted to and downloaded from the App Store and Google Play
- Previous experience working with building and maintaining a test plan in TestRail
- Experience working in an Agile environment (Scrum, sprints, planning meetings)
Additional Information
We are the trailblazers in our space and we continually strive to learn and grow, but there is always time to celebrate a colleague's birthday or a recent success. We dress casually, have one of the best views in the city and the whole team sports Apple laptops. Our CEO Jason Weingarten and President Dan Bartfield always have their office doors open. And with opportunities for professional advancement, medical, dental and vision insurance, and a 401K match – Yello has you covered.
- Yello is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All 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.
- Candidates local to Chicago are preferred.
- You must be authorized to work in the United States.
- 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