Circle is hiring a
Senior Software Engineer in Test

Summary

Join Circle, a financial technology company, as a Senior Software Engineer or Staff Software Engineer to drive quality initiatives and improve system availability.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering or automation testing development
• Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in computer engineering, computer science, or a related field
• Proficiency in writing clean and maintainable code in TypeScript or JavaScript
• Expertise in API/UI automation testing
• Strong understanding of and ability to utilize automation frameworks
• Familiarity with Linux/macOS operations
• Knowledge of network protocols like HTTP and RESTful APIs
• Experience with CI/CD practices, particularly using GitHub Actions
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes (k8s), and AWS
• Skills in effectively locating or adopting existing tools, or developing new tools as needed
• Dedication to designing and executing various types of testing (e.g., functional, stress, performance, load)
• Ability to design and build automation frameworks from scratch
• Experience contributing to in-house testing infrastructure and frameworks
• Ability to integrate automation frameworks with CI/CD pipelines
• Ability to clearly and concisely describe issues
• Agility and flexibility in fast context-switching
• Capability to guide and mentor more junior team members
• Proficiency in English communication in a professional setting
• Ability to lead internal team projects and develop practical plans to achieve predefined objectives
• Passion for pursuing extensive blockchain/testing knowledge and skill excellence

Responsibilities

• Drive quality initiatives to improve Circle’s system availability and reliability
• Help with peer review on code changes and test cases
• Isolate issues and report to the issue tracking system
• Verify bug fixes and prevent regression bugs by creating quality tools and detecting early
• Test web applications and underlying services, API services, and mobile apps (iOS and Android)
• Participate in designing and building testing processes and test frameworks
• Plan, develop/maintain automated UI and/or API tests
• Develop test tools and programs to fulfill internal needs
• Give internal knowledge sharing on technical topics
• Mentor new hires and junior engineers

Preferred Qualifications

• Blockchain/cryptocurrencies related knowledge
• Know-how of smart contracts, e.g., creation, deployment, and interaction
• Experience in leading a small team