QA Automation Engineer
Sporty Group
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Job Description
About The Role
As a QA Automation Engineer at Sporty Group, you will be crucial in ensuring the quality of every product release. Unlike many organizations, Sporty Group empowers its QA team members to make critical decisions, including determining what is ready for launch and what requires further development. You will be fully integrated into the development process, participating from initial requirements capture and estimation through to final testing and deployment.
Our Stack
- Programming language: Python
- DB: MySQL / MongoDB
- DevOps: AWS / Jenkins / K8S
- Web: Selenium / Postman
- Mobile: Appium / Android Studio / XCode
What You'll Be Doing
- Performing comprehensive testing (black box, white box, integration, and performance) across Web, Android, and iOS platforms.
- Creating automated test cases for Web, Mobile, and API functionalities.
- Tracking and analyzing automated tests to continuously enhance testing efficiency.
- Recording and analyzing product issues using various tools, providing essential feedback for corrections.
- Sharing crucial test-related information with fellow team members.
- Developing advanced automated tests and robust test frameworks.
- Improving our Continuous Integration pipeline to streamline development.
- Identifying and implementing opportunities to improve or establish quality processes.
- Helping automate all aspects of the software engineering process.
- Writing detailed test plans and test cases, and generating comprehensive test reports based on feature requirements.
- Simulating user needs and actual usage scenarios from a user perspective.
- Reviewing designs and code from other team members and providing constructive feedback.
- Continuously developing your own skills and mentoring less experienced members of the team.
What You'll Bring
- 3+ years of professional testing experience.
- A BS / MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Electrical Engineering.
- Strong hands-on experience with Python.
- Experience with Docker/Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with Web / Android / iOS manual testing methodologies.
- Proven experience in developing and running a Continuous Integration system.
- Familiarity with Automation testing knowledge for REST APIs.
- Experience with web debugging and API testing tools (e.g., Chrome DevTools, Postman).
- A solid understanding of various testing types: unit, integration, end-to-end, regression, stress/performance, and API testing.
- Experience in test automation for mobile applications (Android and iOS).
- Working knowledge of relational databases, preferably MySQL.
- Experience with Java and working knowledge of NoSQL databases (preferably MongoDB) are a plus.
- Familiarity with Jira / Jenkins would be advantageous.
What’s In It For You
Sporty Group is a remote-first company committed to sustainability, offering a supportive and flexible work environment.
- A competitive salary complemented by individual performance-based bonuses every quarter.
- 28 days of paid annual leave.
- Flexible core working hours from 10 am-3 pm in your local time zone.
- Referral bonuses & flash bonuses.
- Provision of top-of-the-line equipment.
- Annual company retreats for internal networking and team building.
Interview Process
Our hiring process is designed to be efficient and transparent:
- Offline technical assessment.
- Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team.
- Remote video interview with 3 x Team Members (45 mins each, not separate days).
- Expect 24-72 hour feedback loops throughout the process.
We encourage all interested candidates to apply! Every application is thoroughly reviewed by a human team member (we do not use AI in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.
Key skills/competency
- QA Automation
- Python
- Selenium
- Appium
- REST API Testing
- Continuous Integration
- Mobile Testing
- Web Testing
- Performance Testing
- Docker/Kubernetes
How to Get Hired at Sporty Group
- Research Sporty Group's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Customize your resume to highlight Python, test automation, CI/CD, and mobile testing experience relevant to Sporty Group's needs.
- Showcase automation skills: Prepare to discuss your experience developing automated tests and improving CI pipelines, especially with Python, Selenium, or Appium.
- Demonstrate problem-solving: Be ready to share examples of how you tracked, analyzed, and solved product issues and improved quality processes.
- Highlight team collaboration: Emphasize your ability to work with development teams and mentor others, aligning with Sporty Group's collaborative environment.
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