Senior Quality Software Test Automation Engineer

Description
Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warre, MI; Austin, TX; Mountain View, CA three times per week, at minimum.
The Role
We are looking for an exceptional and experienced Software Quality Engineer who is excited about ensuring high quality web and mobile products across General Motors. The ideal candidate is an expert in automated testing, particularly with BrowserStack, and has a deep understanding of web and mobile application testing, CI/CD pipelines, and cross-platform environments. This role is critical in driving our testing strategy, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring robust, scalable, and user-friendly applications.
What You'll Do

• Automation Development: Design, implement, and maintain automated test scripts for web and mobile applications using tools like BrowserStack and Selenium/Appium.
• Write and execute manual tests for features that cannot be automated.
• Leverage the Insomnia and ReadyAPI tools to perform API testing and validate the back-office integration within the ecosystem.
• Quality Assurance Leadership: Define and enforce quality standards, create test plans, and develop testing strategies for web and mobile app features.
• Cross-Platform Testing: Use BrowserStack to test across multiple platforms (Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, etc) and mobile devices, OS versions, and screen resolutions.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using platforms like GitHub Actions to ensure continuous delivery of high-quality applications
• Defect Tracking and Reporting: Identify, log, and track defects using tools like JIRA, and work closely with developers to resolve issues efficiently.
• Conduct performance testing for web and mobile applications using tools like Apache JMeter, ensuring optimal performance across diverse conditions.
• Collaboration: Work with product managers, developers, and other QA engineers to understand requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Mentorship: Guide and mentor junior QA engineers in best practices, frameworks, and tools.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in software testing, with a focus on API, mobile, web applications.
• Proficiency in automated testing tools and frameworks, including platforms such as BrowserStack, Perfecto, and Insomnia
• Knowledge of app testing processes on Google Play Store, TestFlight, Firebase and Apple App Store.
• Proficiency with Gherkin
• Proficiency in programming languages like Java, Python, TypeScript or JavaScript
• Proficient in developing automated tests using page object model design pattern
• Extensive experience with BrowserStack or similar cross-platform testing tools.
• Experience with Test Case Management in Jira and BrowserStack
• Strong understanding of mobile app ecosystems, including Android and iOS environments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with version control systems like Git.
• Familiarity with SonarQube for code quality testing
• Experience with Datadog for monitoring
• Proficient in feature flag testing using Launch Darkly or similar tool.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• 3+ years of experience developing automated tests for web and mobile applications
• Certification in quality assurance
• Certification in test automation

Additional Information:
This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL
NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
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