Job Description
CompanyPayfare is a global financial technology company powering digital banking and instant payout solutions for today’s workforce. Payfare partners with major platforms (Lyft, DoorDash, Uber and more) in the on-demand gig economy to drive financial inclusion and empowerment for next-generation workers.Payfare’s suite of products include Payfare branded and co-branded Mobile Banking apps and a debit/prepaid card that allows gig workers to get paid instantly, earn cashback rewards and get access to no-fee banking. Based on a microservice architecture, Payfare’s core platform has proven capabilities of processing high volumes of payments.Job OverviewWe are looking for a curious, details-oriented Senior Quality Engineer who is skilled in both manual and automated testing. You will join the team and help expand our testing regimen, ensuring that every corner of the application is covered with the most thorough test runs known to man, woman or beast, while simultaneously maintaining the responsiveness.We use tools like Jira, Xray, Jenkins, Appium, Xcode, Android Studio, TestFlight, Kibana, Rundeck, BDD Test Automation, Pytest and Cypress Testing Frameworks. We believe in evaluating better technologies in order to continuously improve our testing efficiency and coverage. While we value expertise with the tools above, we know that smart QEs are great learners as well. Quality Engineering is an integral part of the product-development team and closely involved in every step along the way - from ideation of the project, during implementation, and to the final deployment. Assuring the quality of our product is a heavy responsibility. Our development team builds in rapid iterations and our QE team needs to respond to that. As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will be working in a cross functional team of designers, developers, product and project managers to build a world class banking product focused on the next generation workers. Reports to Quality Engineering ManagerResponsibilities and DutiesResponsible for in-sprint manual and automation testing of the scheduled releases and maintaining the regression suiteCreate and maintain E2E test automation scripts and perform continuous testing using Jenkins and SauceLabsCreation of test plans, test strategies, test cycles and test cases using BDD Gherkin languageWork closely with the product and development team to meet the requirements for functional, regression and sanity testingAssess the reports generated after automated scripts execution and identify bugsFamiliar with reporting bugs on Jira and defect lifecycle managementWrite APIs automated tests and DB validations using Python in the pytest frameworkResponsible for managing the Jira board from opening to completion of tasks and target to meet the deadline of the projectResponsible for creating and maintaining documentation on ConfluenceCommunicate project status and discuss release plan with their ManagerQualifications and Skills6+ years of functional and automation testing experience in native iOS and android mobile applications3+ years of experience with writing automated tests for web applications in selenium with Java framework1-2 years prior experience managing a team of Quality EngineersStrong grasp of testing methodologies for all types of testing - Functional, Regression, Sanity, Smoke, White box, and Black box testingExperience working with atlassian products like Jira, Xray and ConfluenceExperience working with Postman and API Testing (manual + automation)Experience in one or more programming languages like Java, Python, and JavascriptExperience with BDD Test Framework and the Gherkin scripting languageExperience in working closely with the software development and product team in an agile environmentTime management skills, ability to meet deadlines, and function in a fast paced and flexible environmentExperienced in release cycle management in an agile environmentExperience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essentialAbility to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucialDetail oriented with superior analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to deal with situations where information is difficult to obtain, complex or ambiguousExperience in handling multiple projects at the same time in a fast paced environmentExperience and knowledge in the Fintech industry is an assetNice to haveKnowledge of Kibana, Rundeck, AWS, Android Studio and XcodeGood understanding of source code management and version control systems like GitHub, SourceTreeHands on experience with BDD Test Framework and SeleniumExperience with SauceLabs is an assetEqual OpportunityPayfare Inc. recognizes the importance of providing an accessible and barrier free environment to succeed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse and equal opportunity workforce where all employees are valued and respected. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.