QA Automation Developer

Location: New York, New York

• The Quality Assurance Team at Exiger is looking for an experienced, easy going and energetic QA professional. The candidates will demonstrate a solid understanding of QA practices, and are interested in working on exciting projects in a fast-paced and casual environment, which values communication and contribution by all team members. They will be self-motivated and capable of working independently, as well as in a team setting.

  Reporting to the QA manager, the Quality Assurance Automation Developer will be involved in all software quality assurance activities for their assigned projects. This professional is expected to drive product quality improvements, participate in discussions regarding the requirements and design of new features, as well as improvement of existing functionality. The Quality Assurance Automation Developer will be responsible for functional test design, planning, creation and execution of automated and manual test cases.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Review story requirements and participate in requirement discussions.
  • Set up test data and environments to achieve solid and reliable test coverage.
  • Modify and enhance existing QA tools written in Java/JavaScript to perform successful testing.
  • Design, develop and maintain a Cypress based test framework for GUI.
  • Work closely with Product and Development teams to resolve system and product issues.
  • Work directly with the NLP team providing testing support on algorithms and discuss results to determine and prioritize further enhancements.
  • Follow Agile principles and work independently without direct input or oversight. 
  • Work closely with developers, IT Ops engineers in the CI/CD pipeline.
  
  

  Professional Experience Required

  • Bachelors’ degree in a computer science or equivalent practical experience.
  • Hands on experience with Java, JavaScript, SQL and Shell. Ability to program in Java and Java Script (write, read, understand, debug, fix and improve code)
  • Experience in testing Angular JS applications. Preferably using Cypress.
  • Experience in Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud computing
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Self-manager with the ability to perform well under little supervision
  • Quick learner of new concepts and technologies
  • Critical thinking skills, with the ability to organize and articulate effective problem solving solutions.
  • Good oral and written communication skills
  • Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience
  • Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment
  • Experience in Agile environments
  • Understanding of Big Data, machine learning, NLP, and data analysis

  You’ll be joining a distributed team of experienced software professionals with a wide range of specialties and interests. We make use of big data and natural language processing technologies as well as dealing with day-to-day application development and scaling issues. We utilize agile methodologies, iterate quickly to find solutions, and work together to ensure that the system evolves in a maintainable and performant fashion.

  We’re committed to ensuring a strong work/life balance for our staff and offer a casual office environment with an open work space focused on learning. We encourage our development staff to tailor their development environment and hardware to meet their own preferences.