Senior Software Engineer in Test
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- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Consumer Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
Requirements
Candidates should possess functional testing experience, including defining test strategy, test planning, test case design, execution, and reporting. They must have expertise with automated testing tools and strategies, a solid understanding of web application structure and potential 'soft spots', recent exposure to a startup environment building and contributing to a test framework, including automation, from the ground up. Experience with Docker and Continuous Integration/Delivery concepts and tools like Jenkins and GitHub Actions is required, along with API testing (RESTful, gRPC) and a passion for testing, development, and solving challenging technical problems. Working experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and one or more test automation tools and frameworks such as Cypress and Playwright is also necessary.
Responsibilities
The Senior Software Engineer in Test will help build an Engineering culture that enables quality in all software feature development teams across the company, develop and execute plans for continuously increasing coverage and decreasing test execution time, make frequent contributions to the test automation harness as part of the continuous integration pipeline, design test cases and execute all types of tests (e.g. functional, integration, end-to-end, security, and performance, both manual and automated), build tools to support automated testing, load testing, and performance testing of the products, interact and participate in meetings with key stakeholders, team members and internal users regarding timelines, and technical issues, mentor and guide other Quality Engineering team members as well as technical and non-technical staff members.
Skills
JavaScript
TypeScript
Cypress
Playwright
Docker
JMeter
K6
RESTful
gRPC
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
API Testing
Test Automation
CI/CD
Performance Testing
Functional Testing
Web Application Testing
Kong
API management and connectivity solutions provider
About Kong
Kong focuses on API management and connectivity, providing tools that help businesses manage, secure, and optimize their APIs for software communication. Its main product, Kong Gateway, is a fast API gateway that can handle up to 50,000 transactions per second, while Kong Konnect offers a SaaS platform for API management and Kong Mesh manages microservices. Kong stands out by combining open-source technology with enterprise solutions, allowing free access to core features and offering premium services for businesses. The company's goal is to enhance developer productivity, security, and performance for a diverse range of clients in a rapidly growing market.
Key Metrics
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2017Year Founded
$334.7MTotal Funding
SERIES_ECompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
501-1,000Employees