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SageSure

Senior Software Engineer in Test

Reposted 16 Days Ago
Remote
Hiring Remotely in USA
Senior level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in USA
Senior level
This role involves quality assurance through test case development, automation efforts, defect tracking, and mentoring within agile teams.
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Overview: 

SageSure, the insurance first, tech-forward, capital-lite managing general underwriter that focuses on the underserved, preferred homeowners middle-market, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Test.  This role plays an important part in our company’s Software development process. Our ideal candidate will have a strong customer focus, is passionate about continuous quality improvement and highly committed to creating world class automation for feature testing and regression. This person will serve as a project team member and provide technical leadership, mentoring, and training to less experienced individuals. 

This role will work with Technical and Business groups to define the scope of testing required, research new tools and testing approaches and execute upon/monitor the implementation of such items 

What you’d be doing: 

  • Responsible for testing through the entire lifecycle of a project, including test case development, execution, and verification, ensuring adherence to quality standards.  
  • Work with the development team to prioritize automation efforts and build comprehensive test suites to ensure the quality of software development.  
  • When part of scrum team, ensure stories are well-defined and contain clear acceptance criteria.  
  • Analyze formal test results to discover, log, and report any defects or configuration issues. Identify automation opportunities and develop test automation for applicable test types.  
  • Communicate test progress, results, and relevant information to stakeholders and management.  
  • Setup software defects lifecycle and defect tracking tools, then identify trends and recommend options. 
  • Provide project management with testing effort estimates for project planning and scheduling purposes. 

We’re looking for someone who has: 

  • Experience with automated test frameworks for web applications and backend services.  
  • Strong knowledge of system testing best practices and methodologies, identifying test coverage gaps and improvements.  
  • Experience writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases.  
  • Experience integrating test automation into CI/CD.  
  • Hands-on experience in: Selenium, Python, Open API, Git, Jira, and modern delivery frameworks and tools.  
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a remote/distributed team, prioritizing workload, and deliverables within schedule constraints.  
  • Support culture of quality by integrating with development tools like Jira and Gitlab, which improve collaboration between developers, software QA and product QA to make the impact of testing more visible. 
  • Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related area or equivalent experience.  
  • 5-7 years of experience testing in agile companies/projects.  
  • Automated script design, coding, debugging and maintenance skills.  
  • Demonstrable understanding of REST API.   
  • Experience with REST, SOAP and JSON.   
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills. 

Highly preferred candidates also have: 

  • Insurance and/or Financial Industry experience.  
  • Experience in performance, load, and security testing methodologies and tools. 

Software at SageSure: 

Originally founded as a software and analytics business, SageSure's proprietary technology has always been a key source of competitive advantage. We offer agents and policyholders best-in-class, modern capabilities to quote and bind insurance, service policies, and submit and track claims. We operate a microservices-based SaaS platform and conduct a substantial share of our business through our API. Our software product, engineering, and operations teams set the bar for talent in our industry. We work remotely from numerous states across the country and are always looking for exceptional individuals to join us. 

We are continually innovating with modern tools and technologies, and we welcome new perspectives. An ideal candidate will have a passion for some of our key technologies and advocate pragmatic industry practices around availability, scalability, security, and automation. A cloud-based infrastructure, continuous integration and delivery, and a quality-first approach help us to better deliver software. A metrics-driven mindset has become part of our DNA and helps us make data-driven decisions. If you have interests across these domains, we want to help grow and foster them. 

About SageSure:
 
Named among the Best Places to Work in Insurance by Business Insurance for four years in a row (2020-2023), SageSure is one of the largest managing general underwriters (MGU) focused on catastrophe-exposed markets in the US. Since its founding in 2009, SageSure has experienced exceptional growth while generating underwriting profits for carrier partners through hurricanes, wildfires, and hail. Available in 16 states, SageSure offers more than 50 competitively priced home, flood, earthquake, and commercial products on behalf of its highly rated carrier partners. Today, SageSure manages more than $1.9 billion of inforce premium and helps protect 640,000 policyholders. 
 
SageSure has more than 1000 employees working remotely or in-office across nine offices: Cheshire, Connecticut; Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; Houston, Texas; Jersey City, New Jersey; Mountain View, California; Marlton, New Jersey; Tallahassee, Florida; and Seattle, Washington.  
 
SageSure offers generous health benefits and perks, including tuition reimbursement, wellness allowance, paid volunteer time off, a matching 401K plan, and more.
 
SageSure is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a workforce that reflects the spectrum of perspectives, experiences, and abilities of the world we live in. We recognize that our differences make us strong, and we actively seek out diverse candidates through partnerships with organizations, institutions and communities that represent various backgrounds. We champion belonging and inclusion for all identities, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, ability status, gender, and country of origin, striving to create a culture where all individuals feel valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.
 
Our nimble, highly responsive culture nurtures critical thinkers who run toward problems and engineer solutions. We relentlessly pursue better outcomes by investing in the technology, talent, and tools that position us to succeed in demanding markets. Come join our team! Visit sagesure.com/careers to find a position for you.

Top Skills

Git
JIRA
JSON
Open Api
Python
Rest
Selenium
Soap

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