Posted at: 17 February

Automation QA Engineer

Company

Payscale

Payscale is a Seattle-based B2B SaaS company specializing in compensation management solutions for employers and employees, serving a global market.

Remote Hiring Policy:

Payscale operates with a remote-first model, allowing employees to work from various locations, including the US, Canada, and the UK, while not hiring in Quebec, Northern Ireland, and Hawaii. This approach supports flexibility and collaboration across time zones.

Job Type

Full-time

Allowed Applicant Locations

United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Romania

Salary

RON 258,600 to RON 387,900 per month

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Job Description

Description

What You’ll Do
  • Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reusable test automation frameworks and scripts.
  • Collaborate with developers and QA team members to ensure test coverage for new and existing features.
  • Write, execute, and maintain automated test cases for functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
  • Identify, document, and track defects using bug tracking tools, ensuring clear communication with the development team.
  • Analyze test results, troubleshoot failures, and provide detailed reports on testing progress and results.
  • Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies, contributing to sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
  • Continuously improve the automation process by identifying opportunities for optimization and adopting best practices.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to integrate automated tests into the development workflow.
  • Stay up-to-date with emerging test automation tools, frameworks, and trends, and implement them as needed.
What We’re Looking For
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, and at least 3 years of experience in software test automation.
  • Strong understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
  • Hands-on experience with Selenium.
  • Proficiency in programming or scripting languages such as Java, or C#.
  • Experience testing REST APIs and using tools like Postman or SoapUI.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
  • Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to troubleshoot and debug complex issues.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and explain technical concepts clearly.
Desirable Experience and Knowledge:
  • Knowledge of performance testing tools such as JMeter or Gatling.
  • Experience testing applications in cloud environments like AWS or Azure.
  • Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Exposure to SaaS and multi-tenant application testing.
  • Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git).
  • Experience with test data management and mocking tools.
  • Exposure to behavior-driven development (BDD) frameworks like Cucumber or SpecFlow.
Why Join Us?
  • Impactful Work: Ensure the quality and reliability of cutting-edge SaaS applications used by businesses worldwide.
  • Career Growth: Enhance your technical skills, contribute to challenging projects, and grow within a collaborative and innovative team.
  • Flexibility: Enjoy remote or hybrid work arrangements tailored to your preferences.
  • Cutting-Edge Technology: Work with the latest tools, frameworks, and methodologies in test automation and software development.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: Receive competitive compensation and career development opportunities.
Compensation  
For roles with compensation ranges:  
In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the monthly base salary range for this position is 258,600 - 387,900 RON, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses. If you are hired at Payscale, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider any internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on benefits listed below).  
  
About Payscale  
As the industry leader in compensation management, Payscale is on a mission to help job seekers, employees, and businesses get pay right and to make sustainable fair pay a reality. Empowering more than 65% of the Fortune 500, Payscale provides a combination of diverse and dynamic data sources, experienced compensation services, and scalable software to enable organizations such as Angel City Football Club, Panasonic, Mars Global, eBay, American Airlines and PetSmart to make fair and appropriate pay decisions.  
Pay is powerful. To learn more, visit www.payscale.com 
 
Location  
Payscale Romania has an employee centric hybrid model that provides you the flexibility to do your best work in a space that supports you, while also finding time to collaborate in person in our office for the moments that matter.  
 
In our hybrid model, employees can work from the location that works best for them when not in the office.  
 
When you work from home, we recommend ensuring that you can meet the following technology, equipment and workspace requirements: 
  • High-Speed Internet - A stable broadband or fiber connection (satellite is highly discouraged) with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps in a dedicated workspace that has a reliable Wi-Fi signal.  
  • Device for Multifactor Authentication (MFA/2FA) - smartphone, tablet, etc. 
When it matters (usually no more than a few times a year) we take the time to gather in larger groups for in-person events. Payscale has employees across the US, Canada, UK, and Romania however we are currently unable to hire in the Quebec Province, Northern Ireland, and Hawaii.  
  
Benefits and Perks    
All around awesome culture where together we strive to live our 5 values:  
  • Respect every individual, work as a team  
  • Be Customer first, customer centric  
  • Have a Bias towards action  
  • Commit to excellence (we give our best everyday)  
  • Make Data driven decisions  
An open and inclusive environment where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like:   
  • Monthly company All Hands meetings  
  • Regular opportunities for executive leadership exposure through things like AMAs  
  • Access to continued learning & development opportunities   
  • Our commitment to a continuous feedback culture which allows us to drive performance and career growth  
  • A growing network of Employee Resource Groups  
  • Company sponsored volunteer hours  
  • And more!   
 
Our more standard benefits  
  • 15 paid Romania public holidays + 2 additional Payscale holidays (Global Mental Health Day & US Independence Day) 
  • 25 paid days of additional leave  
  • Supplemental medical covered by Payscale for employees 
  • Employees can add supplemental for family/spouse/dependents at their own expense 
  • Additional days of per RO Labor Code that are not included in holidays & additional leave days 
Equal Opportunity Employer:   
We embrace equal employment opportunity. Payscale is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. It is our policy that employees will not be subjected to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, education, and social and recreational programs.  
We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you.
If you have a disability or impairment and need assistance with the application process, please email recruiting@payscale.com for support. 
  
Fraud Alert:  
Payscale values security and privacy. During your job application and interview process, we will never ask for your personal banking or financial information, social security number, or other sensitive information, if you are unsure if a message is from Payscale, please email recruiting@payscale.com  

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