Job Description

OpenGov is home to an exceptional team - passionate about our mission to power more effective and accountable government. By bringing the OpenGov Cloud to our nation's state and local government, we're transforming communities so they can thrive!Imagine yourself being able to owners open their doors faster, ensuring our are accounted for, creating , modernizing the , and assisting with . The work you do here every day has a meaningful impact on people's lives!xf0x9fx8cx9f OpenGov is a and a xf0x9fx8cx9fJoin our smart, fun, and humble team to experience the most rewarding career of your life!Job Summary:The SDET Engineer III will take an active role dedicated to enabling efficient testing via extending existing automation frameworks and adding new functionality. You'll leverage industry-standard tools and services to drive efficient and comprehensive quality practices across the team. This role will support the broader team on better practices, processes, frameworks, tools, and automation to improve the overall quality of OpenGov applications and increase velocity and confidence in software delivery.A typical day in this role would provide multiple opportunities to lead and design well scoped test frameworks, test cases and resolve unique technical challenges. The role provides you the ability to become a subject matter expert in one or more functional areas. Strong collaboration skills with the product, UX, and platform engineers, ability to navigate ambiguity and execute quickly will enable your success.Responsibilities:

• Drive the quality strategy for the team by setting standards and driving continuous improvement
• Work hand-in-hand with the developers and product managers to enable quality in the application
• Develop automated tests for regression, feature testing, and performance testing
• Review design documents and product requirement documents in close collaboration with product managers and tech lead for creating and documenting test plans and test cases for features
• Perform code reviews for tests and supporting test code
• Perform manual and exploratory testing in conjunction with requirements as a prerequisite for test automation, time-sensitive delivery scenarios, and unscheduled hotfix releases
• Mentor and guide junior software engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Use defect patterns and insights from observability to drive testing practices and assess scalability and resilience to improve quality and testing effectiveness
• Work with CI tools to execute tests and analyze test results to share metrics and feedback with key stakeholders

Requirements:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience required
• 5 or more years of industry experience, with 2 years as an SDET or a test automation engineer required
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Javascript, Java, or any object-oriented programming language
• Proficiency in test automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, etc.
• Proficiency in automated testing REST and/or GraphQL services and microservice architectures
• Proficiency in database fundamentals
• Good understanding of Continuous Integration and Deployment tools and processes and how they integrate with deployment cycles
• Experience improving quality through a combination of unit tests, integration tests, UI and API tests, load/performance tests, and monitoring
• Experience creating testing artifacts, gathering requirements, and clarifying ambiguities by communicating effectively with product managers and developers
• Experience with quality engineering for SaaS Platform teams and understanding software system internals
• Experience with Load/Performance testing with k6 is highly preferred
• Experience with GitHub, GitHub Actions, and the overall GitHub ecosystem
• Understanding of testing event-driven systems preferred
• Experience with GovTech or FinTech domains preferred

What makes OpenGov uniquexc2xbb Leadership: CEO Zac Bookman (MPA from Harvard and JD from Yale) is truly a mission-driven CEO. He was named one of the 100 most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs, a Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and !xc2xbb Growth: Record breaking growth with 1,800+ governments (and counting) using our products. Click for read more.xc2xbb Culture: , , , . Check out our !xc2xbb Product: Named to the GovTech 100 (seven consecutive years), we are the leader in cloud software for our nation's cities, counties, and state agencies.xc2xbb Mission Driven: We are a technology company with a passion for the mission. We're powering more effective and accountable government.Come join us and make a positive social impact!OpenGov is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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