TalTeam - Santa Monica, CA
posted 8 days ago
Full-time - Mid Level
Santa Monica, CA
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
About the position
The Sr. Software Development in Test Engineer will be part of the Engineering Services team, focusing on building test automation and processes to ensure the quality of advertising systems. This role is crucial for delivering relevant ads to viewers, which drives revenue and enhances customer experience. The position offers a unique opportunity to influence the quality engineering and automation culture, as well as the products released by the company.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with Software Engineers to understand the complex advertising ecosystem.
- Develop automated test frameworks and suites for UI, API, and Integration levels using Python or other OO languages.
- Participate in design discussions to evolve the platform, enabling richer testing scenarios and simplifying defect detection and prevention.
- Assist with triage, diagnosis, and resolution of issues discovered across teams.
- Contribute to end-to-end acceptance tests.
- Develop and execute manual test cases when automated testing is not feasible.
- Drive the conversion of manual tests to automated tests whenever possible.
Requirements
- Minimum of 4 years of hands-on software test development experience, including both functional and non-functional test development.
- Proficiency with Python or other OO languages.
- Knowledge of software engineering practices and agile approaches.
- Experience building or improving test automation frameworks.
- Proficiency in CI/CD integration and pipeline development using Jenkins, Spinnaker, or similar tools.
- Experience with Gherkin (BDD/TDD).
- Strong desire to establish and improve product quality.
Nice-to-haves
- Strong SQL knowledge and experience with database testing.
- Experience with server-side and database projects.
- Selenium experience is preferred; strong Python skills are a must.
