Staff Software Development Engineer in Test

Job Description

Varo is an entirely new kind of bank. All digital, mission-driven, FDIC insured and designed for the way our customers live their lives. A bank for all of us. Varo’s Quality Engineering Team is accountable to be trusted quality partners to deliver products with the highest business value quickly, predictably & consistently. The Engineering Team at Varo is focused on achieving monumental goals. In our pursuit of becoming the first mobile-centric national bank in the country, over this year we need to build an entire bank from scratch, so if you are looking for growth, join us! Our goal is to repair the stale banking industry and build products that help improve the financial well-being of our customers. You will get to work with new technology stacks, be part of a great and diverse workplace, and improve the financial lives of others. In our Engineering team, we value personal growth, initiative and ownership, collaboration, and the importance of thinking like an engineer.

What you'll do:

• The Staff Software Development Engineer in the Test position is a hands-on technical lead role that will mentor and work with a small group of SDETs and test engineers and will be responsible for all aspects of test automation with a primary focus on Backend testing
• The role contributes to the success at Varo by defining and driving the tools and automation-driven testing landscape for our evolving platform and applications, as it relates to the delivery of our omni-channel applications.
• Review source code for potential problems, help debug and triage issues and isolate fixes.
• Participate in tool analysis, create proof of concept models, and make recommendations to support the tools selection process
• Prioritize and value unowned or undesirable work that enables the team to move faster
• Actively participate in reviews (walkthroughs) of technical specifications and program code with architects & developers, communicating design, requirements, feature set, functionality, and limitations of systems/applications to the team.
• Collaborate with the agile teams including Release Management, Project Management, and Application support teams for the successful delivery of new system features
• Proactively involved with product owners right from inception through functional validation to launch, while always looking for potential quality issues/bugs and offering triaging and root cause analysis capabilities to the engineers
• Work with various teams to promote Quality engineering processes, practices, and standards.

You'll bring the following required skills and experiences:

• Equivalent industry experience of 10+ years in delivering software test automation practices with various automation tools with different testing methodologies
• Ability to write code in various programming languages like Java, Kotlin, Python, and Javascript to automate tests for the full solution stack (UI - App Layer, API Layer, microservice layer, batch jobs, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience in backend test automation development, using frameworks and tools like Jasmine, Jest, Mocha, Chai, Junit, TestNG, and Cucumber for services such as REST, GraphQL, SOAP, and gRPC protocols.
• Knowledge of White Box Testing practices using tools like SonarQube, JaCoCO etc.
• Extensive experience using any standard test case management tools like TestRail, Zephyr or TestRay.
• Experience in bug management tools like JIRA and development environments like Visual Studio Code or IntelliJ
• Prior Agile development experience, preferably in a CI/CD environment using Jenkins, Github, or Gitlab.
• Detailed knowledge of software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build and release processes, continuous deployment, and test suite development and maintenance
• Working knowledge of application software development lifecycle concepts and test environment and configuration management concepts in an Agile and occasionally in a traditional waterfall setting
• Strong problem-solving skills with analytical capabilities to be able to support theories/solutions using underlying data
• A strong developer who is well disciplined in best software QA practices, with a breadth of knowledge up and down the technology stack, and is always in tune with the latest development trends and proactively tries out new things
• Ability to work in a group setting and collaborate by providing transparency in test results
• Ability to critique the work of self and others constructively
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Enthusiastic and energetic with an inherent curiosity to break code and stress test it!

$120,000 - $190,000 a year For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all US-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Per applicable law, the salary range for this role is $120,000 - $180,000. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors as well as candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the identified range. For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all US-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Per applicable law, the salary range for this role is $160,000 - $205,000. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors as well as candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the identified range. #MidSenior We recognize not everyone will have all of these requirements. If you meet most of the criteria above and you’re excited about the opportunity and willing to learn, we’d love to hear from you. About Varo Varo launched in 2017 with the vision to bring the best of fintech into the regulated banking system. We’re a new kind of bank – all digital, mission-driven, FDIC-insured, and designed around the modern American consumer. As the first consumer fintech to be granted a national bank charter in 2020, we make financial inclusion and opportunity for all a reality by empowering everyone with the products, insights, and support they need to get ahead. Through our core product offerings and suite of customer-first features, we aim to address a broad range of consumer needs while profitably serving underserved communities that have been historically excluded from the traditional financial system. We are growing quickly in our hub locations of San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and Charlotte along with colleagues located across the country. We have been recognized among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Forbes’ Fintech 50, and earned the No. 7 spot on Inc. 5000’s list of fastest-growing companies across the country. Varo. A bank for all of us. Our Core Values - Customers First - Take Ownership - Respect - Stay Curious - Make it Better Varo is an equal opportunity employer. Varo embraces diversity and we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. Learn more about Varo by following us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/varomoney Instagram - www.instagram.com/varobank LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/varobank Twitter - https://twitter.com/varobank Engineering Blog - https://medium.com/engineering-varo SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/varobank Beware of fraudulent job postings! Varo will never ask for payment to process documents, refer you to a third party to process applications or visas, or ask you to pay costs. Never send money to anyone suggesting they can provide work with Varo. If you suspect you have received a phony offer, please e-mail [email protected] with the pertinent information and contact information. CCPA Notice at Collection for California Employees and Applicants: https://www.varomoney.com/privacy-legal/ Apply for this job