Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Python

Hybrid in Santa Monica, CA, US • Posted 60+ days ago • Updated 14 hours ago

Contract W2

No Travel Required

Remote

$80 - $93/hr

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Python
SDET
Software Development Engineer in Test
Software Development Engineer Test
test automation
test development
Selenium
Software Development
Watir
Gherkin
BDD
TDD
CICD
automated testing
Jenkins
Spinnaker
SQL
Restful APIs

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Unique opportunity with a top mass media organization!

Python Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Location: Hybrid in Santa Monica, CA or PST Remote

Rate: up to $93/HR W2 (DoE)

Contract duration: 12 months +

Summary: The Technology team in Santa Monica is seeking a Sr. Software Development in Test Engineer to join our Engineering Services team to build test automation and processes to ensure the quality of our advertising systems. When our systems work properly, they are able to reliably deliver relevant ads to all of our viewers; driving higher revenue for our business and helping our customers to discover brands and products that are relevant to their interests. Defects in our ad systems can negatively impact revenue and deliver advertisements that detract from the viewer experience due to irrelevance, repetition and other factors. This is a unique opportunity to join an excellent team and have a meaningful impact on the QE and automation process and culture, as well as the products we release. As a result, those most likely to excel in this role are independent, creative, and able to operate effectively in ambiguous circumstances. If you are interested in a testing role with a heavy emphasis on automated testing where the results of your testing will have significant impact on the business and be highly visible to company leadership, then this might be the right opportunity for you!

Responsibilities include:

Work closely with Software Engineers to understand the complex advertising ecosystem in place.
Develop automated test frameworks and suites on UI, API and Integration levels of testing using python or other OO language
Participate in design discussions for our platform to help evolve the platform in a way that enables richer testing scenarios that simplify defect detection and prevention
Assist with triage, diagnosis, and resolution of issues discovered across teams.
Contribute to end-to-end acceptance tests
Where necessary, develop and execute manual test cases to detect issues that cannot be detected through automated means
Drive the conversion of manual tests to automated whenever possible.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 4 years of hands-on software test development experience, including both functional and non-functional test development
Passion around driving best practices in the testing space
Proficiency with Python or other OO language
Knowledge of software engineering practices and agile approaches
Strong desire for establishing and improving product quality
Experience building or improving test automation frameworks .
Proficiency CICD integration and pipeline development in Jenkins, Spinnaker or other similar tools.
Proficiency in UI automation ( Selenium, Robot, Watir)
Experience in Gherkin ( BDD /TDD )
Willingness to take challenges head on while being part of a team
B.S. in Computer Science (or equivalent degree or work experience)

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Dice Id: 10441030
Position Id: SDET_JBX_5.23
Posted 30+ days ago

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