Senior Software Engineer, QE
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. The Q Crew at WP Engine is an unprecedented example of fun, charismatic, and focused engineers who love a good challenge. 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
• Eating donuts/tacos/kolaches/candy regularly brought in by your peers • 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 • 3-5 years in test driven development roles
• Excitement for learning and a can do attitude
• Genuine love for unicorns and rainbows
• Mid level expertise in automation with an object oriented programming language such as Ruby or Python
• Love for Legos
• 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
• Working 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 Haves
• 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