Job Description

Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we’re driven by the idea of a smarter, cleaner, more connected future—and the possibilities that will bring to the world and to the 7.3 million customers we serve. 

Vivint Smart Home, an NRG-owned company, is a leading smart home company in the United States, dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services. We find purpose in proactively protecting and keeping our customers connected to home, no matter where they are. Join the Smart Home team to create smarter, safer and more sustainable homes. More information is available at www.nrg.com or www.vivint.com. Connect with NRG and Vivint on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Providing fully automated testing and quality assessment for our thermostat and energy products
• Implementing automated tests with an emphasis on reliability, repeatability, and metrics measurements.
• Integrating test solutions into CI/CD pipelines
• Root-causing test failures and indicator changes and driving quick resolution of product, infrastructure, and environmental issues
• Maintaining a database of automated test cases with thoroughness and consistency
• Debugging and diagnosing embedded systems, video streams, and networks
• Frequently collaborating with teams to work towards long-term automated product quality goals

Required Education/Experience:

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 4+ years of experience with software test automation
• 4+ years of experience with Linux
• 2+ years experience with Python

Required Skills:

• Experience working with and testing back-end software
• Experience with unit testing frameworks
• Experience with metrics gathering and reporting
• Excellent test plan and test case writing skills
• Ability to demonstrate solid software development practices
• Ability to take ownership of test automation for specific components and features
• Ability to promote best practices for test automation across the entire development organization
• Research, evaluate, and propose technologies and tools to use for test automation purposes

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience working with Mesos, Akka, and Kafka

• Experience working and debugging with Scala, Java, and the JVM
• Experience working with cloud platforms and applications
• Experience working with microservices

Here are some highlighted perks you should ask us about:  

• Free daily lunch and drinks on site 
• Paid holidays and flexible paid time away 
• Employee/Friends/Family Discounts 
• Onsite health clinic, gym, gaming tables 
• Medical/dental/vision/life coverage & 24/7 Medical Hotline 
• 401(k) + Employer Match 
• Employee Resource Groups 

WORKING CONDITIONS:   

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. 

SAFETY: 

We enforce a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe working environment.  Each new employee is responsible for completing all training requirements.  Additionally, the employee must accept they have responsibility for maintaining the safety of themselves, their co-workers, and the public.  Employees must adhere to all written and verbal instructions, promptly report and correct all hazards or unsafe conditions, question no