Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global market leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. We are on a mission to redefine how organizations connect with their audiences - and that’s just the beginning!
Organizations, large and small, depend on us to accurately publicize market-moving news and multimedia, and generate social engagements that develop interactions with their target audiences.
About the Role
Business Wire’s software quality engineering team supports a wide array of on-premises and cloud-based applications. We collaborate with several development teams over multiple product areas and focus on continuous improvement through incremental adjustments and rapid integration of feedback. The quality team quickly identifies and improves our processes and testing methods so that we deliver excellent, dependable products. We are a strong team of skilled, motivated, detail-oriented professionals hailing from diverse backgrounds and continually learning to solve new, challenging problems.
The Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) has experience in software development and quality engineering. The right candidate can apply their knowledge of programming languages, data structures, and algorithms to identify and fix issues in the code while helping to create test automated frameworks, integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline, and write code to improve the overall testability of our software. They investigate and determine how best to automate testing of applications and services and will be responsible for updating the test automation framework, maintaining test cases and troubleshooting application test failures from sprint to sprint.
The SDET will mentor and junior quality engineers, play a leading role in code reviews and promote the use of automation and adherence to quality standards within the team.
What You’ll Do
- Partner with Engineering and Product teams to understand software features, help debug code, automate repetitive tasks, and help implement new tools and frameworks to streamline the quality process.
- Collaborate with your Agile team to understand customer usage models and develop test plans and test cases that closely mimic real-world scenarios.
- Plan, create, automate, and run API, functional and non-functional test cases.
- Identify, log, and track test results including defects discovered during all phases of test and troubleshoot any errors and points of failure.
- Provide a high level of transparency to stakeholders by presenting tests artifacts and results for review.
- Perform exploratory and manual testing as necessary to ensure high test coverage.
- Provide technical direction and mentorship to engineers in test design and coding best practices through code reviews and pair programming.
- Coordinate with leadership and all parties involved in the SDLC to ensure test coverage for code deploy events.
- Produce a large amount of consistent, high-quality automation code and ensure extensive unit, API, and regression test coverage.
What You’ll Need
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field with relevant work experience.
- 5+ years of SDET experience with strong coding skills and a comprehensive understanding of key concepts of software quality.
- 5+ years of experience creating, running, and troubleshooting automation scripts for testing web applications, microservices, and Java applications using open-source test tools like Cypress and/or Playwright.
- 3+ years of experience programming in JavaScript and at least one other modern programming language like Python, Java, C# or Swift which must be demonstrated in a coding interview.
- Experience creating, modifying, and maintaining Automation Framework Models such as Modular, Keyword-Driven, Data-Driven or Hybrid.
- Demonstrated ability for complex problem solving while explaining solutions in simple terms.
- Self-motivated, able to work independently, and perform multiple tasks under minimal supervision.
- Experience working with DevOps installing, configuring, and integrating Automation scripts on Continuous Integration (CI) tools.
- Experience working in version control systems.
- Experience implementing quality improvement and Agile software development methodologies.
- Demonstrated complex problem-solving skills and an ability to explain concepts and solutions in simple terms.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills that drive positive outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications:
- AWS Cloud Certification or other similar cloud vendor certification.
- Experience with stress, performance, and load testing using jMeter or k6.
- Mobile application test experience.
- Ability to query SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Experience testing Salesforce applications.
Business Wire will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
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What We Offer
The base salary range for this position is $120K to $140K/year. Offered salary will be determined by several factors, including but not limited to: applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with geographic market data. Business Wire reserves the right to modify this salary range at any time.
Business Wire’s total rewards include:
- Ability to work remotely
- Excellent health benefits that begin on your first day of employment
- $100 monthly fitness allotment, a tuition reimbursement program, and enhanced mental health resources
- 401(k) plan with generous company match, and annual profit sharing contribution (subject to company performance)
- PTO, Floating Holidays, Wellness Day Off, Birthday Day Off, and more!
A pre-employment background check will be required after the acceptance of an offer. Business Wire is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and local ordinances, and its internal policy, Business Wire will also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
