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We are seeking a talented, driven Staff Software Automation Engineer (independent contractor role) to help our Adswizz Engineering organization. Duration of the contract: until end of 2026, with opportunity to renew it for 2027. We are seeking a talented, driven Staff Software Automation Engineer (contractor) to join our growing Inventory Forecasting team. In this role, you will be partnering with a very high-performing team of engineers that build, own, and maintain backend services and data pipelines at scale. You will contribute to strategizing, designing, testing and productizing of new features & new components and maintaining existing ones for the Inventory Forecast at scale that powers services for SXM Media and AdsWizz.
Job Responsibility:
building from scratch tests for new and existing components and functionality
building custom backend testing frameworks
building test data generators if needed
building performance testing tools if needed
Mantain CI/CD infrastructure like Gitlab pipelines
maintain record & replay tools
reviewing code and providing technical feedback (like code reusability / extensibility) and business feedback related to testability and quality aspects
closing technical debt gaps as part of QA technical projects
technical knowledge sharing and mentoring other engineers
Setup the basis for a new automated testing framework for the Inventory Forecast services
Build the basis for an end2end testing framework involving components from multiple realms, to name a few of them: big data pipelines, APIs, microservices, reporting components, etc
Drive and influence testing & automation best practices inside and outside of your team
Collaborate with the Product team to clarify the scope of the projects & delivery timelines
Build complete and meaningful tests plans for the features you’re working on, making sure they cover both functional and non-functional (performance, scalability, stability) requirements for the tested components
Implement and execute automated tests to identify defects, track issues, and ensure the overall quality of the software
Analyze test results, identify trends, and provide recommendations for improvements
Collaborate with the engineering & GOPS teams to ensure a smooth end2end and integration testing phase
Handover newly deployed features to L1/L2/L3 teams and help with incidents investigations
Stay updated with industry trends and advancements in automated testing techniques and tools
Mentor and provide guidance to other members of the quality engineering team on a per need basis
participate in the requirements, analysis and design and implementation of projects
analyze & understand business/technical specifications and identify & communicate gaps/issues found
define test strategy, test plan, test cases
review test strategy, test plan, test cases
test from different perspectives: functionality, performance, security, compatibility
create testing environments and infrastructure
perform root cause analysis and submit comprehensive bug reports
offer support to other teams
investigate Staging/E2E/Production issues
Requirements:
10+ years of proven experience as a Quality Engineer or Software Developer in Test, with a focus on automated testing using Java
Strong proficiency in Java programming language and object-oriented design principles
Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks such as JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, Selenium WebDriver, Playwright etc.
Hands-on experience building automated end2end testing stacks spanning across multiple components
Solid understanding of software testing methodologies, test case design, and defect tracking
Experience with continuous integration and delivery tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, Maven, Gitlab)
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a keen attention to detail
Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in a team-oriented environment
Ability to adapt to changing priorities and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Experience working with Amazon services (S3, Lambda, EC2, SQS, Athena, etc.)
Docker, Kubernetes hands on experience
Exposure to a variety of database platforms/warehouses such as MySQL, MariaDB, Snowflake, Druid, or equivalent
Experience with Linux / Unix commands and shell scripting
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
strong coding experience (preferably Java or equivalent OOP language)
good experience using various design patterns
experience using dependency injection frameworks (eg. Spring, PicoContainer, Guice)
experience using API mock & test frameworks (eg. MockServer, WireMock)
experience using various industry standard libraries used in testing, eg. Rest-Assured
strong experience building test frameworks for backend services & applications
scripting & linux skills
SQL skills (DDL, DML)
experience working with NoSQL databases (eg. MongoDB)
experience working with Data Warehousing tools (eg. Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, Snowflake)
experience building CI/CD infrastructure (preferably gitlab pipelines) and experience using Docker, Kube
experience working with cloud services (eg. AWS, GCP, Azure
preferably AWS)
Nice to have:
Nice to have – previous exposure to a leadership role within the quality assurance real and strong mentoring/coaching skills
Nice to have - familiarity with Agile development methodologies and working in an Agile environment
Ability to conduct technical interviews for positions in the Quality Assurance field
What we offer:
Casual & friendly working environment with opportunities to impact the company with your ideas and involvement
Technology diversity, interesting technical exposure in building the best ad-tech product on the market
Working with the latest versions of programming languages, frameworks and tools