Software Test Engineer

Our mission at is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their ŌURA Ring and its connected app. We've helped over one million people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.

Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office.

We are seeking a highly skilled Software Test Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, implementing, and executing tests for end to end features and data/algorithms within commerce enterprise programs. You will play a key role in ensuring product quality by driving test automation efforts, reporting issues and bugs, and collaborating closely with developers to debug and resolve complex issues. You will also own and refine testing capabilities, processes, and methodologies, contributing to continuous improvements in our test capabilities. And work closely with cross-functional teams across the US and Oulu, Finland to deliver high-quality products.

Key Responsibilities:

Test Strategy and Planning

• Develop comprehensive test strategies and plans for end-to-end features including mobile applications, commerce platforms, and data/algorithmic solutions considering requirements, timelines, and acceptance criteria.
• Define project deliverables, testing objectives, scope, and success criteria for each test phase.
• Define accurate estimations and identify resourcing needed to achieve deliverables in a timely fashion for successful completion.
• Organize the team, assigning roles and responsibilities to ensure efficient project completion

Test Execution and Reporting

• Collaborate with the test team to create test scenarios and cases that cover all functionalities and requirements. Monitor team’s progress towards completion of testing activities.
• Define and execute manual and automated tests, analyze test results, and report and track defects and bugs in a clear, concise manner.
• Assist in debugging and root cause analysis for any issues that arise during testing phases.
• Use and Implement big data monitoring against acceptance criteria.
• Visualize data and metrics to communicate test coverage and quality status to stakeholders.
• Automation and Continuous Integration

• Implement, maintain, and enhance test automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Pytest, Appium).
• Integrate automated testing in CI/CD pipelines (e.g.,GitHub Action, Jenkins) to support continuous testing.

Collaboration and Debugging

• Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to debug issues and ensure timely resolutions.
• Advocate for best practices in QA and continuously improve testing methods, processes, and tools.

Quality Assurance Ownership

• Take ownership of product quality, driving testing initiatives that ensure high reliability and performance.
• Champion quality standards, ensuring all teams adhere to best practices and processes.

Process Improvement

• Evaluate and introduce new tools and methodologies for efficient, scalable, and robust testing.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior test team members.

Advanced Testing & Technology Exploration

• Explore the use of AI-driven testing approaches and tools, especially in the context of LLMs (Large Language Models).
• Conduct performance testing to verify that products meet performance benchmarks.

Requirements

• Extensive QA and Test Automation Experience
  Proven track record of designing, building, and executing automated tests for complex applications.
• End-to-End Testing Experience Experience testing complex, multi-component systems (e.g., embedded software combined with mobile applications & cloud-based applications).
• Automation Frameworks & Tools
  Strong hands-on experience with frameworks such as Playwright, Pytest, Appium (or similar).
• Programming/Scripting Skills
  Proficiency in JavaScript or Python
• CI/CD Expertise
  Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, and the best practices for continuous testing.
• Analytical and Troubleshooting S