Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer 1047-1

A leading music streaming company seeks a Motion Designer. The ideal candidate has five or more years of test automation experience.

Quality Engineer Pay and Benefits:

• Hourly pay: $70/hr - $75/hr
• Worksite: Oakland, CA - Hybrid
• W2 Employment, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement Savings Program, PSL
• 40 hours/week, 6 Month Assignment

Quality Engineer Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the QE team, software engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to understand system functionality and requirements.
• Develop, maintain, enhance, and execute automated and manual test cases to ensure quality and stability.
• Generate testing completion metrics and analysis.
• Anticipate potential quality problems and ensure the effectiveness and quality of developed components and systems.
• Solve complex automation challenges and work on projects with minimal supervision.
• Set, review, and refine automation framework guidelines to ensure alignment with industry best practices and technological advancements.
• Perform automated test demos and walkthrough tests with team members.

Quality Engineer Qualifications:

• 5+ years of test automation experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a similar field.
• Experience in the frontend web app and/or backend service/API test automation.
• Experience with testing enterprise web apps running in cloud environments like AWS or GCP.
• Experience with databases (SQL at minimum); broader database experience is a plus.
• Experience in the Ads domain is a plus.
• Experience with REST API testing.
• Experience with SDLC and continuous integration tools (GitLab, Jenkins)
• Extensive hands-on experience designing, implementing, and continuously optimizing automated testing frameworks and strategies, with a strong focus on scalability, maintainability, reliability, and integration into CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in various phases of software testing, including test planning, functional, regression, end-to-end, performance, usability, longevity, edge case, integration, and server-side API testing.
• Ability to work effectively within a team or independently in a fast-paced changing environment, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated initiative in process improvements, exploration of new technologies, and proof of concepts.
• Advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, paired with a tester’s mindset, curiosity, and strong communication to support high-quality, scalable solutions.
• Java, Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, REST Assured, GraphQL, Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, TestNG.
• Knowledge of Behavior Driven Development (BDD), Cucumber, and Gherkin is a plus.
• Familiarity with Confluence, Jira, Slack, and TestRail is a plus.