Automation QA Engineer

About the role

In this role you will be responsible for ensuring the quality of every release that goes out. Sporty isn’t like other organisations that just see QA as a blocker - we give our QA team members the power you need to do your job, including deciding what is ready for launch and what needs more work. You will be involved at every step of the development process, from requirements capture and estimation, all the way through to final testing and launching. 

Our Stack

• Programming language: Python
• DB: MySQL / Mongo DB
• DevOps: AWS / Jenkins / K8S
• Web: Selenium / Postman
• Mobile: Appium / Android Studio / XCode

What you'll be doing

• Testing (black box, white box, integration, and performance) of the Web and Android / iOS platforms
• Create automated Web / Mobile / API test cases
• Track and analyse automated tests to improve test efficiency
• Track and record product issues and analyse the problems through various tools, giving feedback to relevant personnel to make corrections
• Share test-related information with other team members
• Develop automated tests and test frameworks
• Improve our Continuous Integration pipeline
• Identify and execute on opportunities to improve or establish quality processes
• Help automate all aspects of the software engineering process
• Write test plans / test cases and output test reports according to feature requirements
• Simulate user needs and actual usage scenarios from a user perspective
• Review designs and code done by others and provide constructive feedback
• Continuously develop your own skills 
• Mentor less experienced members of the team

What you'll bring

• 3+ years of testing experience
• BS / MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering
• Strong experience with Python
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes
• Familiarity with Web / Android / iOS manual testing
• Experience in developing and running a Continuous Integration system
• Familiarity with Automation testing knowledge with REST APIs
• Experience with web debugging and API testing tools (Chrome DevTools, Postman)
• Solid understanding of testing types: unit, integration, end-to-end, regression, stress/performance, and API testing
• Experience in test automation for mobile apps (Android and iOS)
• Working knowledge of relational databases preferably MySQL 
• Docker and Kubernetes experience would be advantageous 
• Familiarity with Jira / Jenkins would be advantageous

Even better if you have

• Experience with Java
• Working knowledge of NoSQL databases, preferably MongoDB

What’s in it for you

• Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability
• A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter
• 28 days paid annual leave
• Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this
• Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
• Top of the line equipment
• Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities

Interview process

• Offline technical assessment

• Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team 

• Remote video interview with Team Members (60 Mins)

• Final discussion with the hiring manager (60 mins)

If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.

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