Staff Test Engineer

Summary

Join Method, a global design and engineering consultancy, as a leader of multidisciplinary teams, guiding projects from conception to delivery. You will mentor team members, understand project domains, and foster an inclusive leadership style. Effective communication with clients and colleagues is crucial, as is the ability to optimize processes and procedures. Collaboration with engineering teams on prototype development and participation in sales support and hiring are also key aspects of this role. Travel up to 15% is required for team and client meetings.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of experience in test engineering, including automation testing
• 5 years experience with mobile testing
• Ability to contribute at a high level within a team environment, with experience leading small to mid-sized teams
• Ability to create accurate estimates, manage and prioritize work, and communicate very effectively
• Experience with identifying and communicating project risk
• Strive for quality while actively tracking and eliminating technical debt within projects
• Ensure that best practices, processes, and procedures are being followed within their project teams and in the engineering department
• Lead client relationships and are able to deliver large, complex projects
• Experience with Appium

Responsibilities

• Manage a project of any complexity and size
• Mentor and guide your teammates to deliver the best possible outcome, supporting each colleague's individual development goals
• Understand each domain of the project, including the roles and the strengths of each teammate
• Exhibit an inclusive leadership style embracing diversity of all kinds, including cognitive diversity
• In cases where you are uncertain or need support, you know how and when to ask for help
• Be an effective communicator, able to synthesize and communicate progress to the client. Be an active listener, showing appreciation for the views of others. Deftly handle client conversations
• Consistently evaluate existing processes and procedures to identify areas that need optimization
• Work to build, set up, and improve systems, procedures, and equipment
• Collaborate with the engineering team on prototype development
• Educate others through written and verbal content ( posts, blogs, presentations, etc. )
• Periodically participate in sales support opportunities
• Help out with the interviewing and Hiring process
• Review test cases and ensure that they align with requirements and have appropriate coverage
• Support project teams in defining suitable quality objectives and acceptance criteria
• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback and suggestions to increase quality
• Fulfill all the duties of more junior test engineer team members when necessary

Benefits

• Continuing education opportunities
• Flexible PTO and work-from-home policies
• 401K matching
• Health, Dental and Vision benefits, starting on day 1
• Company lunches, company outings, along with a lot of snacks
• Health and wellness programs