Senior QA Automation Engineer (Sr SDET)

Company: Take Command

Position: Senior QA Automation Engineer (Sr SDET)

Location: Austin, TX

Salary Range: $110,000-$130,000 per year, benefits, equity options

About Take Command:

Take Command is a start-up on a mission to improve the healthcare system, starting with health insurance. Pragmatically speaking, we help employers reimburse employees for individual insurance instead of offering a traditional one-size-fits-all group plan. We believe this model can empower employees to be savvy healthcare consumers and have a transformative impact on the entire healthcare system.

What you'll do:

• Create detailed, step-by-step documentation of test procedures for each phase of the project to ensure replicability and compliance with standards
• Work closely with software developers to ensure features and products meet the desired level of quality
• Deliver quality products by thoroughly testing throughout all phases of the development life cycle using a combination of testing methods (functional testing, regression/integration testing, performance testing)
• Participate actively in understanding project plans and providing regular updates on milestones
• Enforce quality assurance processes, ensuring all technology practices adhere to best practice standards
• Write automated tests using Playwright and Cucumber
• Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts
• Identify and implement improvements to test automation framework and CI/CD pipelines
• Take initiative and drive the implementation of a QA materials repository (repo of test cases, test steps)
• Work with the product team to organize and facilitate QA sessions, UAT, and production smoke-tests
• Participate in scrum meetings and ensure that proper documentation is created for test automation

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of professional experience as a Quality Assurance Automation Engineer
• 5+ years of experience developing automation frameworks in at least one of the OO languages - Java, Type script, Python and SQL
• 3+ years of experience in JMeter/Artillery/Postman or related tools for performance and API testing
• 3+ years of experience writing complex SQL queries with databases like Postgres, SQL Server, Oracle, etc.
• Demonstrated experience in building frameworks like BDD, Hybrid frameworks using Cucumber/Playwright, Cucumber/Selenium
• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions
• Experienced in Agile or Scrum software development methodologies
• Excellent communication, collaboration, reporting, analytical and problem-solving skills

Tools and technology we use:

• AWS
• Java, Typescript
• UI & API Automation: Playwright, Cucumber, Postman
• Performance: Artillery
• Jira

Take Command Perks: 

At Take Command, we’re excited to build a team and culture that reflects our values. We offer competitive pay, health benefits, and equity options to share with this position. We want you to be an owner along with us in revolutionizing healthcare!

• A generously funded ICHRA for medical, dental, and vision premiums and medical expenses. You’ll get to use our own product and we think that’s so exciting and rare!
• Unlimited paid time off in addition to regular company holidays.
• 401(k): 90-day eligibility for 2% match that vests immediately!
• We have two beautiful offices conveniently located at Holly Commons (Austin) and The Hill (Dallas). The kitchen is well stocked (with both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks) and we've designed both spaces to have lots of different areas to work--lounge on the couch or stand near your colleague at a kiosk desk.
• Paid parental leave for new parents.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Technology stipend--need a new laptop? We can help!
• Flexibility on where you work – we hope to see you around the office a few times a week, but you’re also able to work from home some.

More About Us

We secured our Series A funding in 2021 and are thrilled to be able to expand our team. The health insurance industry needs some disruption and despite being a startup, we’re the recognized industry leaders for the reimbursement model.

We’ve been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Dallas Morning News, and other publications around Texas and are excited about our growth opportunities.

Take Command knows diversity and inclusion among our teammates is integral to our company’s success and growth. Our vision is to recruit, develop, and retain the best team from a diverse candidate pool.

This has mostly been about us, but we’d love to hear from you--we can’t wait to hear your story!

*Take Command is an equal opportunity employer! We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.