Software Engineer in Test (6 months contract)

About this role:

A Software Engineer in Test (SET) is a  Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) is a hybrid role that combines the responsibilities of a software developer with the expertise of a quality assurance (QA) tester. They are integral to ensuring the quality and reliability of software products by designing and developing automated testing solutions

As a part of R&D Department at Altium you will be responsible for maintaining and improving existing testing infrastructure along with creating new test frameworks from scratch and Youll be participating in building test platforms to support software engineering. You will be involved in a wide range of automation activities to support the fast development of new features of Altium cloud products. As a Software Engineer you will work together with an ambitious team of professionals.

A day in the life of our Software Engineer in Test:

• Design and development of test automation: Create develop and maintain automated test frameworks and test scripts to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Collaboration: Work closely with software developers product managers and other stakeholders to understand features technical implementations and testing requirements.
• Testing execution and analysis: Execute both automated and manual tests (functional non-functional regression performance security) analyze results and provide detailed reports.
• Integration with development lifecycle: Integrate testing processes into the CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) pipelines and Agile methodologies.
• Process improvement: Participate in code reviews recommend corrective actions and continuously improve testing practices tools and processes
• Knowledge and experience with at least one of OOP languages: C# (preferable) Java Python; the willingness of programming in C# as main technology required; 
• Experience with test tools standards and frameworks such as Selenium WebDriver SpecFlow/Reqnroll NUnit Fiddler HTTP Debugger etc.
• Understanding of Cloud computing solutions (AWS Alibaba) containerization and virtualization
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins Gitlab) and Git;
• Experience with Grafana and test automation reporting tools (eg. Allure);
• At least base understanding REST-based and GraphQL API technologies
• Collaboration: Work closely with developers product managers and QA to understand requirements and ensure testability. 
• CI/SD Integration: Integrate automated tests into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery pipeline (e.g. Jenkins)
• Process Improvement: Continuously improve testing processes tools and methodologies

Qualifications :

Who Were Looking For

• Experience with performance testing process performance testing tools (eg. Nbomber Jmeter Locus K6 etc.) tools and techniques for performance measurement profiling and optimization;
• DB basic knowledge (MySQL Firebird);
• Playwright experience - big plus
• 4 years of experience in test automation or software development
• English communication skills (written & verbal) required 

Additional Information :

Altium Limited a part of the Renesas Group and headquartered in San Diego California is a global software company accelerating the pace of electronics innovation. We are redefining electronic product creation in a software-defined world with our industry-first cloud-based platform that unites every stakeholder and phase of electronics development.

From startups to worlds technology giants our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers supply chain and manufacturing letting them collaborate as never before. At Altium our teams are empowered to innovate collaborate globally and help create the future of electronics development.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract