Quality Engineer, Level 4

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

The Activation team’s mission is to help Snapchatters get into our app as seamlessly and as quickly as possible through both new user registration or existing user login experiences.

We’re looking for a Quality Engineer to join Snap Inc. to help us deliver new, exciting experiences through Activation! 

What you’ll do:

• Help drive quality engineering efforts for internal and external product releases

• Help develop test strategies for existing and new, unreleased features

• Define/implement/maintain test automation that drives improvements in Snapchat’s usability, performance, hardware compatibility, and software interoperability

• Diagnose, debug, and perform root cause analysis for defects/incidents, document your findings, collaborate cross-functionally to triage, and champion resolution of your bugs

• Collaborate with Product Design, Program Management, Feature Developers, and other Quality Engineering team members to define requirements, ensure testability, and deliver high-quality features

• Participate in the release process for Snapchat

• Collaborate with partner teams to understand dependencies and to facilitate development of integration and end-to-end tests

• Provide technical support to internal team members

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Proficiency with object-oriented programming in Java, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C, or similar

• Experience with client and/or mobile test automation frameworks (E.g. XCTest/XCUITest, Selenium WebDriver, Appium, Espresso, etc.)

• Highly experienced in defining/implementing/maintaining test coverage for client/mobile applications for a variety of smartphones/tablets

• Proficient with version control (E.g. GitHub) and issue/project tracking software (E.g. Jira)

• Proficient with software development/debugging tools (E.g. Chrome Dev Tools, Postman, Charles Proxy, curl, etc.)

• Experience with TestRail or similar test suite/case management tools

• Experience with Jenkins or similar build tools

• Deep understanding of quality-related agile methodologies and experience applying them throughout the SDLC

• Strong verbal and written communication skills (E.g. Whiteboarding/diagramming system behavior)

• Proven experience demonstrating analytical thinking, reporting, leadership, customer focus, and collaboration

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree in Computer Science, adjacent fields, or equivalent years of experience

• 2+ years hand-on industry experience in a software testing and/or software development with a focus on automated testing of client/mobile applications

• Solid foundational skills and understanding of Object Oriented Programming

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a distributed product-team environment

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Google Cloud

• Experience with continuous integration/delivery systems

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