Staff Test Engineer

Summary

Join Method, a global design and engineering consultancy, as a leader of a multidisciplinary team, guiding projects from inception to delivery. You will champion a culture of continuous improvement, implementing comprehensive automated testing of APIs and enforcing quality gates in CI/CD pipelines. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align quality goals and drive continuous improvement. Travel up to 15% is required for team and client meetings. The ideal candidate possesses advanced knowledge of full SDLC and test automation best practices, extensive hands-on experience with REST API automated testing, and proficiency in TypeScript and Playwright. Method offers competitive perks, including continuing education opportunities, flexible PTO and work-from-home policies, 401K matching, and comprehensive health benefits.

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of full SDLC and test automation best practices for large scale API-based software products, with focus on CI/CD practices and automated testing
• Extensive hands-on experience with REST API automated testing
• Proficient in TypeScript and Playwright
• Advanced knowledge in API Contract and integration testing
• Experience with Playwright for API contract, integration, functional, and end-to-end testing
• Experience with Postman
• Understanding of API app development frameworks, architectures, and technologies to effectively design and execute testing strategies
• Ability to analyze logs, debug issues, and troubleshoot API performance, compatibility, and functionality issues
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, processes, and best practices, including agile testing methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban)
• Experience in creating and maintaining test scenarios and defect tracking in Jira, Zephyr, or similar
• Experience with test data setup and API mocking
• Experience with code coverage and quality gating tools such as SonarQube
• Hands-on Experience with integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using build tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD
• Deep understanding of API and microservices testing best practices
• Proficient in debugging and log analysis
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with multiple teams across the organization

Responsibilities

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement in Quality and help teams increase productivity and foster innovation
• Implement comprehensive automated testing of APIs, including contract testing, performance and security to produce production ready code each sprint
• Demonstrated ability to innovate and leverage new technologies, tools, and techniques to solve complex technical challenges in testing, test environments and test data
• Utilize testing frameworks, pipelines and tools that promote a shift-left testing approach
• Enforce quality gates in CI/CD pipelines
• Participate in code reviews to maintain the quality and stability of the test frameworks
• Act as a subject matter expert on API testing topics, provide technical guidance to stakeholders on test automation strategies and best practices, and contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing efforts
• Collaborate with development, QE, DevOps, product management, and other cross-functional teams to align quality goals, communicate testing progress and issues, and drive continuous improvement in quality
• Champion a culture of innovation, creativity, and excellence in Quality within the Digital teams, fostering collaboration, continuous learning and a positive work environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience with performance testing (using K6) and security testing is a plus
• Knowledge of modern software development practices such as Agile methodologies, continuous integration, and test-driven development (TDD)
• Deep understanding and commitment to software engineering principles and processes (e.g., Lean, Agile, DevOps) and continuous improvement through measurement
• Preferred degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

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