Quality Assurance Jobs in Web3

DESCRIPTION:

The SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) role is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and passionate individual to join the team at Foundry, a subsidiary of the blockchain industry’s most prolific and active investor, Digital Currency Group. Reporting to the DevOps Manager, the SDET will focus on the testability, robustness and performance of Foundry development projects as part of the software testing and development operation processes.

This is a rare invitation to join a small, highly professional entrepreneurial group, with the backing of the most established player in the fast-growing crypto space.

At Foundry, we are working toward a common goal of empowering a decentralized infrastructure. Our team is passionate about the future of finance and is looking for other like-minded individuals who share in this vision. While we are inclusive and diverse in workforce and >

This position is based at Foundry HQ in Rochester, NY.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, implement, and maintains Test Automation frameworks/platforms for existing and upcoming Web applications, REST APIs, and DevOps pipelines.
• Work closely with the Software Engineering teams to design and perform automated functional and non-functional tests as part of the Software Development Lifecycle and DevOps pipelines. These will include the following types of tests:
• Unit / Acceptance
• Integration/Sanity
• Health
• API Contract Tests
• Investigate problems and bugs reported by customers, internal business partners, and engineering teams.
• Create and manage bug reports and communicate with the engineering teams and product owners.
• Strategize and prioritize test planning based on business requirements and feature risk levels.
• Monitor, triage, and report test results as part of code builds, deployments, and code promotions.

ABOUT YOU:

Minimum Qualifications; Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 5+ years professional experience in software development and/or automated test engineering, with a clear understanding of SDLC and DevOps processes.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Solid understanding of testing principles, testing types, and methodologies.
• Highly proficient at debugging applications under test.
• Familiar with API testing clients like Postman.
• Able to write reusable and maintainable code and scripts in languages such as Python, Java, Kotlin, Go, etc. Solid understanding of Object Oriented concepts and principles.
• Familiarity with Mocking frameworks.
• Familiarity with functional UI testing platforms/frameworks like Selenium or Robot.
• Understanding of web application and general client-server model architecture.
• Solid understanding of network protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP/S, FTP/S3, SSH
• Solid understanding of public cloud infrastructure, platforms, and tools.
• Solid understanding of software versioning tools and platforms like Git and associated concepts like pull requests, merges, code reviews, etc.
• Experience with containerized applications and container testing a plus.
• Basic understanding of CI/CD processes.
• Basic understanding of performance and security testing including OSA and SAST scanning.

Preferred Qualifications; Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Have an open and exploratory mindset, be adaptive, and collaborative.
• A passion for learning
• Proactive self-starter with a solutions-focused, positive attitude
• Team player, willing to pitch in wherever needed
• Organized, detail-oriented, and resourceful
• Reliable time management skills and method for tracking objectives and tasks
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to independently manage short term projects from conception to execution and power through setbacks with focus and determination
• Comfort adapting to changing situations and priorities with a high sense of accountability and urgency
• Appreciation of input and candid feedback