Lead Software Engineer

Payrate

Summary: VL Autonomy program is a new initiative under Fleet Management. This role requires a Lead Software Engineer to spearhead efforts in AVT calls, design discussions, and coordination with multiple teams. The position also involves expanding the SIT automation framework.

Responsibilities

• Extend testing automation framework using JAVA/JAVA Script.
• Take ownership of understanding business requirements and develop test strategy/test plan.
• Develop test automation code for Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) of systems, infrastructure, and test framework.
• Plan, design, develop, and maintain API test automation framework.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring for test engineers on multiple applications/projects onshore and offshore.
• Cook with product owner to resolve open issues/enhancements/upgrades.
• Develop automated functional scripts using tools such as Java, Karate, JMeter.
• Perform exploratory and manual testing of the product suite as appropriate.
• Provide expertise in testing methodologies, best practices, and standards.
• Position will be onsite hybrid starting day 1. Interviews may also be onsite.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree.
• 5 years in a Lead role managing a minimum of 5 QE individuals.
• Strong design and development skills in Java, Cucumber, JBehave or other BDD testing frameworks.
• At least 8 years of test automation framework design.
• Strong experience in testing Webservices (REST APIs).
• Proven experience developing test scripts, test cases, and test data.
• Ability to write queries in SQL or other relational databases.
• Experience testing full stack and integration testing with 3rd parties.
• Experience with End-to-end system integration testing for software platforms.
• Experience with DevOps concepts and tools such as CI/CD, Jenkins, Git.

Skills

• Hands-on experience with Python.
• Development experience in AWS Cloud technology.
• Experience in TDD, continuous integration, code review practices.
• 3 years of experience in developing scenario-based performance testing using JMeter.
• Experience with Apigee or other API gateways is a plus.
• At least 2 years working on an Agile team with a solid understanding of Agile/Lean practices.
• Understanding of a microservice Architecture.
• Experience in load and performance testing.
• Strong documentation skills.
• Ability to adapt quickly to a complex environment.
• Pro-active, flexible, and creative.
• Very strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with developers and business users.

Benefits

Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, health savings accounts with qualified medical plan enrollment, 10 paid days off, 3 days paid bereavement leave, 401(k) plan participation with employer match, life and disability insurance, commuter benefits, dependent care flexible spending account, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, accommodations and reimbursement for work travel, and discretionary performance or recognition bonus. Sick leave and mobile phone reimbursement provided based on state or local law.