Senior Test Engineer
About The Role
You will drive test automation for Yello’s web software to continuously improve quality. As a member of our enterprise development group, you will build out a set of modern test automation suites for Ruby and Java applications. You will architect and maintain modularized test plans, communicate with your team about bugs and issues and build test pipelines to ensure our applications continue to meet the highest quality standards.
How You'll Make An Impact
- Champion a culture of quality throughout your feature engineering team.
- Collaborate with your engineering team on issues that require advanced troubleshooting.
- Work closely with your product manager to develop acceptance criteria for feature stories.
- Design, develop, and execute highly effective automated test suites for all features delivered.
- Build and maintain a set of organized test plans with well-defined test cases.
- Utilize our CI tools to run high performance, automated tests, identify and describe bugs, performance issues and security risks in our applications using a variety of tools.
- Enforce and establish processes that minimize defects such as code reviews, appropriate testing levels, and an overall quality strategy.
- Collaborate with test engineers across the organization to further develop and maintain a comprehensive testing strategy.
- Help maintain a culture of learning by mentoring other test engineers throughout the organization.
What We're Looking For
Knowledge of the agile software development processes
3+ years of experience working with test automation using open source tools
Exceptional scripting skills using Ruby-based tools such as RSpec, Cucumber and Capybara
Strong understanding of current web testing methodologies and philosophies
Ability to efficiently perform manual testing to address edge cases
Understanding of Linux command line usage and script execution
Familiarity with REST APIs and API testing approaches
Familiarity with the Rails framework and MVC architecture
Four-year degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
Experience building continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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