Lead Software Engineer in Test, Cash App

Company Description

It all started with an idea at Block in 2013. Initially built to take the pain out of peer-to-peer payments, Cash App has gone from a simple product with a single purpose to a dynamic ecosystem, developing unique financial products, including Afterpay, to provide a better way to send, spend, invest, borrow and save to our 47 million monthly active customers. We want to redefine the world’s relationship with money to make it more relatable, instantly available, and universally accessible. This is our mission, and it’s why working at Cash App means so much more than a job.

Today, Cash App has thousands of employees working globally across office and remote locations, with a culture geared toward innovation, collaboration and impact. We’ve been a distributed team since day one, and many of our roles can be done remotely from the countries where Cash App operates. No matter the location, we tailor our experience to ensure our employees are creative, productive, and happy.

Check out our locations, benefits, and more at cash.app/careers!

Job Description

As a Lead Software Engineer in Test at Cash, you'll be responsible for the planning, design, development, and execution of manual and automated test suites for Cash. You'll work collaboratively with members of the release management organization, and product & engineering teams to create smoke, regression & feature test suites, and plan for automated solutions to execute and validate against every build.

You will:

• Manage and grow test engineers working as part of cross-functional product development teams 
• Drive test automation strategy for mobile and web applications
• Review PRDs, functional and design specifications and prepare test plans
• Work closely with cross-functional peers to develop manual and automated test suites for existing & new features
• Strategically introduce and optimize testing processes by defining testing standards and leading scalable solutions to testing bottlenecks
• Integrate with CI systems, parallelize automated test execution, including execution in device cloud
• Continue building a world-class team through hiring, coaching, and ongoing development

Qualifications

You have:

• Experience in managing and mentoring test engineers (including providing feedback and investing in career growth)
• Proficiency with manual testing at different layer of the application (web, app, API, backend) across both desktop and mobile surfaces
• Experience developing and maintaining automated tests using UI and/or API based test frameworks, development environments, and CI/CD tools
• A proven record of prioritizing and coordinating work across a large number of product teams (including Engineering, QA, Product Management and Design teams)
• Experience in code/scripting language such as Python or Ruby or Java
• Experience working with CI systems in an Agile / Scrum development environment

Technologies we use:

• Jira and TestRail for test/defect management
• Java, Selenium WebDriver, Appium, JUnit, TestNG, and Gradle for UI test automation
• Jenkins/CircleCI, GCP, Docker for infrastructure and CI/CD integration
• SauceLab and AppliTool for cross platform and visual validation
• PAW/Postman, Cucumber, Gherkins, Hemcrest for API-based testing
• Charles Proxy, Android Studio, XCode, iOS/Android simulator/emulator for native testing and debugging

Additional Information

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Zone A: USD $184,100 - USD $225,000
Zone B: USD $174,900 - USD $213,700
Zone C: USD $165,700 - USD $202,500
Zone D: USD $156,400 - USD $191,200

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information. 

Benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement Plans including company match 
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance 
• Paid parental and caregiving leave
• Paid time off
• Learning and Development resources
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D. and disability benefits 
• Perks such as WFH reimbursements and free access to ca