Senior Software Engineer in Quality

| Austin | Hybrid
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As a member of our Quality team you will focus on designing and developing automated tests using a variety of innovative tools and frameworks.

WHAT IS COOL ABOUT THIS JOB

As a Quality Engineer, you will help deliver great software for WP Engine’s wide variety of customers. You’ll spend your time designing test frameworks used throughout R&D, writing automation that delivers fast and accurate results, and coaching fellow engineers on how to approach all adventures with a quality mindset. At WP Engine, our team of quality engineers set the bar high with a focus of not only preventing issues but also making it difficult to introduce them. The Q Crew is looking forward to adding another seat to the table with whom to tackle the next quality adventure, and that could be you!

THE DAY TO DAY
  • Coaching fellow engineers on writing code with quality in mind
  • Building frameworks that scale and test environments that power over 5000 servers
  • Preventing issues from negatively affecting our customers by building scalable automated test solutions run in advance of deployment
  • Guiding our CI efforts by having all tests running reliably from our in house CI environment
  • Researching and investigating new technologies that better our quality at all levels
  • Gathering metrics that to help show the value of our awesome quality efforts
  • Perfecting a well-deserved appreciation for glitter text and made up words
  • Training and mentoring peers on the values you bring as a well rounded quality engineer
YOUR EXPERTISE AND PASSION
  • 5+ years in test driven development roles
  • Excitement for learning and a can do attitude
  • Proficient expertise in automation with an object oriented programming language such as Ruby or Python
  • Experience with continuous integration tools such as Jenkins or CircleCi
  • Experience with test automation at many levels using tools such as Selenium, Watir, PyUnit, and RSpec
  • Advanced knowledge of quality engineering best practices and approaches
  • Acute appreciation for alliteration
  • Experience operating in an agile development environment
  • Comfort working in Unix based operating systems
  • BS in Computer Science or related field

Nice to Have:

  • Experience with release/deploy management
  • Experience working with remote teams
THE PERKS & BENEFITS
  • Compensation (We offer market competitive salaries)
  • Stock Options (Every employee is an owner in the company)
  • Health Benefits (100% Paid Employee Medical, Dental, and Vision)
  • 401(k) (Make the most of retirement)
  • Life and Disability Insurance (100% Paid Life, STD, LTD and AD&D)
  • Generous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off)
  • Transportation (Downtown parking or commuter reimbursement)
  • Lunch (Provided Monday – Thursday)
  • Gym membership discount

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WP Engine is on the corner of 5th and Lavaca, blocks away from the Colorado River and Congress Avenue.

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