Software Engineer (QA - Quality Assurance) - X Delivery

Who We Are

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BCG X

BCG X is the tech build & design unit of BCG. Turbocharging BCG's deep industry and functional expertise, BCG X brings together advanced tech knowledge and ambitious entrepreneurship to help organizations enable innovation at scale. With nearly 3,000 technologists, scientists, programmers, engineers, and human-centered designers located across 80+ cities, BCG X builds and designs platforms and software to address the world's most important challenges and opportunities. Teaming across our practices, and in close collaboration with our clients, our end-to-end global team unlocks new possibilities. Together we're creating the bold and disruptive products, services, and businesses of tomorrow.

Practice Area Profile

What You'll Do

As a Software Developer in Test at BCG X, you will play a pivotal role in improving our software development lifecycle, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, robust software solutions. Assignments will range from short term Proof of Concepts/Minimum Viable Products to long term cases.

As a member of BCG's X Delivery team, you will work with consulting teams on a diverse range of sophisticated topics.
You will have the opportunity to leverage software development methodologies to deliver value to BCG's Consulting & BCG X (case) teams, BCG X Product teams and Practice Areas (domain) through the delivery of specialized knowledge in software development, and accelerated execution support.
Collaborate with teams to gather requirements, specify, design, develop, deliver and support software solutions serving client needs.
Provide technical support through deep understanding of relevant tools and processes to build high quality and efficient technology solutions.
Work closely with development and product teams to identify and mitigate risks before software release.
Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts to validate software functionalities, performance, and reliability.
Implement continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) processes to streamline testing and deployment phases.
Collaborate on software design reviews to ensure testability and best practices are incorporated early in the development process.
Analyze test results, identify issues, and work with development teams to resolve them promptly.
Stay abreast of the latest testing technologies and methodologies to continuously improve testing strategies and efficiency.

What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)

Must-Have Technical Skills:

Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, JavaScript, and familiarity with Unix/Linux environments.
Proficiency with Git and CI/CD tools (e.g., CircleCI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
Experience with automated testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright) and API testing tools (e.g., Postman).
Knowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and the ability to write and debug SQL queries.
Job Requirements:

Bachelor's / Master's in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
Fluency in Portuguese and English
Proven track record as a Software Developer in Test or similar role, focusing on automated testing in a dynamic development environment.
Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identify and resolve issue

Quality Assurance Responsibilities:

Understand and implement best-fit approaches to testing, ensuring that applications and new features' work as expected.
Maintains knowledge base of manual and automated testing.
Create and execute reusable automated / manual test cases and translate business logic into project requirements.
Leverage technologies to support business needs to attain high reusability and maintainability of current and newly developed systems.
Understanding of available automation tools and how/when they should be used.
Write effective unit tests and integration tests to ensure high-quality software delivery.
In-depth understanding of Executing System and Regression Testing.
Awareness of performance testing tools in an Agile environment.
Work independently on quality / testing tasks with minimal direction.

Business requirement gathering and collaboration:

Establish credibility by thought partnering with highly demanding stakeholders / consulting teams on application development and delivery topics; drawing conclusions on a range of external and internal issues and dependencies.
Executing software testing approach and creating defined outcome; contributing to approach selection.
Assuring proper sign-off before uploading materials into internal repository for reference; sanitizing confidential client content in marketing documents.
Contributes to team's content & IP development.

Please apply for the positions equivalent to your previous work experiences. The seniority will be evaluated according to your experience and career structure at BCG X during the process.

Even if you don't meet all these requirements, we encourage you to apply if this job description excites you.

Locations

São Paulo and Sourrounding areas
Rio de Janeiro and Sorrounding areas
Salvador
Goiânia
Belo Horizonte
Curitiba
Florianópolis
* Porto Alegre

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