Software Test Engineer

Paylocity is an equal opportunity employer.
Why Work at Paylocity
Many companies offer payroll and human capital management (HCM) solutions, but Paylocity takes technology to the next level. We've evolved beyond HCM to a next-generation employee experience platform. With uniquely designed solutions to help companies engage employees, we've changed how and where work gets done and created a personalized work environment. Join Paylocity as we continue to transform the future of technology!
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Position Overview
Software Test Engineers work with dedicated product teams to ensure that our products deliver against our customers' unmet needs. They function as ambassadors of quality within the team instilling a testing mindset to improve overall quality and team velocity. ?They are responsible for ensuring our software functions the way it is intended by creating automated testing plans and strategy, creating/coaching software engineers and Associate Software Test Engineers to create and execute various forms of automated testing, and solving complex issues. They work side by side with software engineers to improve overall software quality and recommend opportunities for improvement.
Recognition and Rewards is a new and exciting platform being developed that provides the capability to recognize and reward employees throughout the suite to help our clients foster a positive culture of appreciation and respect. Within our team you will have the opportunity to influence our quality strategy and help us achieve our goal of building a modern cloud native platform that delivers exciting new product capabilities. You will be focused on quality automation and help to solve key architectural challenges that will enable future growth and scale.
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Responsibilities

• Recommend and implement improvements to team core processes
• Self-sufficiently perform routine testing work
• Create test plans of medium complexity and oversee testing tasks from design to completion
• Solve technical testing challenges with input from senior team members
• Ask questions of developers to ensure complete understanding of the technical design of features
• Identify testing gaps in the team's product and finds ways to address them
• Plan for future testing by making sure that test plans are reusable for regression testing
• Create automation strategies for their team and add automated tests to existing framework
• Work within the scope of a team, cooperatively with developers and product owners
• Work with Product Analysts to create thorough testing plans and strategy for automated testing
• Perform exploratory testing on the product to understand its testing challenges
• Create and coach software engineers and Associate Software Test Engineers to create various forms of automated testing (of medium to high complexity), identify and use appropriate methods of testing.
• Exercise manual and automated security tests to find gaps in security coverage
• Monitor state of quality, raising awareness and resolution of gaps in quality
• Drive the team and organization toward implementing and maintaining Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery pipeline
• Actively participate in sharing knowledge, including strong participation in CoP discussions

Required Experience

• 3+ years of experience in testing software
• Demonstrated experience building tests from scratch without an existing framework
• Working knowledge of an object oriented language (preferably C#)
• Working knowledge of client-side web technologies (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript)
• Experience with MongoDB or a similar document database
• Experience testing APIs (preferably using a tool similar to Swagger or Postman) and working knowledge of API best practices
• Experience testing consumer facing web applications
• Deep knowledge of software testing best practices in an agile environment
• Knowledge of the fundamental concepts of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery
• Experience with Cypress, BrowserStack, and/or similar testing frameworks preferred
• Must be adaptable to change and have a willingness to learn
• Must have a strong sense of curiosity
• Must commit to their role and take responsibility for their tasks
• Must be able to work effectively in an agile and team environment
• Must be effective and creative in problem solving

Paylocity is an equal opportunity employer.
Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected] .
This role can be performed from any office in the US. The pay range for this position in Colorado is $67,500 - $131,570/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual restricted stock unit grant based on individual performance in addition to a full range of benefits outlined here. This information is provided per the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via www.paylocity.com/careers.