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At Life Fitness / Hammer Strength were not just building equipmentwere shaping the future of fitness. As pioneers in fitness innovation we deliver high-performance reliable solutions that empower people around the world to live healthier lives.

Our Software Quality Assurance team plays a critical role in ensuring the performance reliability and user experience of our connected fitness solutions. Were looking for an experienced and driven Software Quality Engineer II to take ownership of quality assurance processes lead testing efforts across our cardio fitness products and serve as a key technical resource for the team.

In this role youll bring a proactive detail-oriented approach to preventing defects and continuously improving product quality. This position offers the opportunity to work cross-functionally in a collaborative environment while contributing to QA strategy and best practices.

This is a hybrid position based at the Nieto-Jones Innovation Center in Schaumburg IL (remote M/F; in-office T/W/Th). #LI-Hybrid

As our Software Quality Engineer II you will:

• Own and lead end-to-end testing efforts for software features and bug fixes

• Design develop and maintain comprehensive test cases based on functional specifications design documents and JIRA tickets

• Drive exploratory testing strategies to proactively identify bugs edge cases and usability issues with our software

• Verify hardware/software integration between our application platform and connected cardio equipment

• Serve as a technical escalation point for complex defects analyze root causes and provide detailed actionable reproduction steps

• Define and enforce defect triage processes; track prioritize and verify bug fixes through resolution

• Identify opportunities to improve test coverage and QA processes and implement those improvements

• Lead and participate in sprint planning QA test case reviews representing quality as a first-class concern

• Collaborate cross-functionally with developers product managers and hardware engineers to clarify requirements and resolve quality issues early

What Life Fitness / Hammer Strength is looking for in our Software Quality Engineer II:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

• 5 yearsof hands-on software testing experience witha track recordof increasing responsibility

• Advanced understandingof software testing methodologies including functional regression integration and exploratory testing

• Demonstrated abilityto design test strategies independently from requirements through release

• Expertisewith bug tracking and test management tools (e.g. Jira TestRail)

• Proficiencyin at least one programming or scripting language(e.g. Python JavaScript Bash) for test automation or tooling

• Strong analyticaland problem-solving skills with the ability to isolate and communicate complex technical issues clearly

• Excellent written and verbalcommunication skills; able to document findings and present technical risks to non-technical stakeholders

At Life Fitness / Hammer Strengthwe think customer firstplay as one team andraise the bar on fitness innovationin the gym and in every corner of our facilities. Wepersevere and get it done with a clear purpose toinspire each other to live healthier lives. If youre ready to bring out the best in people while powering the future of fitness manufacturing we invite you to apply.

Life Fitness / Hammer Strength offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time team members including but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with 4% employer match; medical dental and vision insurance parental medical and military leaves of absence paid time off including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year paid vacation days beginning at 13 days annually paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws company paid short-term disability and optional long-term disability health savings account health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance hospital indemnity; identity protection legal services adoption assistance tuition assistance commuter benefits employee discounts and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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