Software Engineer in Test

Sense is a fast-growing greentech scale-up based in Cambridge, MA. We build smart home monitoring systems to help people take command of their energy usage, saving money while combating climate change. Our mission is to reduce global carbon emissions by making homes smart and efficient, and we’re looking to make an impact at scale: Sense’s technology has the potential to remove one gigaton of carbon from the atmosphere every year.

To accomplish our mission, we are building an AI and automation platform for home energy infrastructure. Our product, built on our unique machine learning technology, gives people visibility into the energy usage of their homes and provides insights to simplify saving energy and money. We are a team of highly curious, collaborative engineers who enjoy working together to solve a wide range of interesting technical challenges across a deep stack that spans embedded, native mobile, web, and the cloud. If the idea of having a significant positive impact on our product (and climate) sounds exciting to you, let's talk!

Sense supports a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to foster an engaging, respectful, and supportive community where everyone feels empowered to do their best work.

What you are good at

• Setting up and maintaining test automation frameworks, building test scenarios and acceptance tests
• Developing CI/CD Pipelines for execution of test cases and release validation
• Working with the development team to understand the application architecture in order to access risk and integration points and develop good test cases
• Researching test tools, methodologies, trends and upgrading existing practices and processes
• Support automation of multiple components in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Effectively collaborate with cross-functional development and QA team

Requirements

• Passion for Quality
• 3+ years of experience developing robust Test Automation frameworks
• Strong understanding of automation coverage (unit, functional, regression, smoke, nightly)
• 3+ years of strong programming knowledge and experience in Object Oriented languages (Java or Python)
• 3+ years of experience with API testing
• 3+ years of experience with automation frameworks (Appium, Selenium, Cypress, etc)
• 3+ years of experience with GIT
• Experience with Atlassian Tools (Bitbucket, Jira, Zephyr, Bamboo)
• Critical thinker, solutions-oriented with strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with cloud infrastructures
• Experience working with Linux is a plus
• Authorized to work in the US

Sense supports a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other. We welcome candidates with backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in tech, and we strive to foster an engaging, respectful and supportive community where everyone feels empowered to do their best work. Sense is committed to being an equal opportunity employer.

Sense is a growing VC-backed startup with an experienced leadership team and revolutionary machine learning technology.

• Best Startups in Cambridge - Tech Tribune
• "One of the world's top 100 AI companies" - VentureBeat
• Clean Tech Company of the Year - New England Venture Capital Association
• 50 on Fire - BostInno
• Top 100 - Red Herring
• Best Consumer AI Technology - AI Dev World
• Global Cleantech 100

Benefits

• Competitive compensation including equity
• On-site or Hybrid work model based in our Cambridge Central Square office
• Great work-life balance
  • Flexible work hours
  • Vacation starting at 3 weeks/year + 1 week paid sick time
  • Paid parental leave (5 weeks or more depending on location)
  • Dependent Care Accounts
• Generous healthcare benefits for employees and dependents
  • Medical (90% of the premium and first 50% of the deductible)
  • Dental (90%)
  • Vision (100%)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life, AD&D, long- and short-term disability insurance (100%)
• 401k plan with attractive company match
• Free Sense energy monitor for your home, discounts for friends and family