Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.
Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space.
We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.
Position Overview:
We are looking for a Principal Software Quality Engineer with a strong focus on automation to join one of our cross-functional development squads.
This role is essential for ensuring the quality and functionality of our applications from concept to implementation and maintenance.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Playwright and Selenium, with an emphasis on Playwright, and will be a key player in both automated and manual testing processes.
Project Tech Stack:
Frontend: React + TypeScript, OpenAPI
Backend: Python, OpenAPI, Celery + RabbitMQ, Django + sqlAlchemy
QA Automation: Playwright + TypeScript, Selenium + Python
DB: PostgreSQL, Redis
CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins
Infrastructure: k8s+Terraform+Helm, Azure, Heroku, GCP
Key Responsibilities:
Automation Testing: Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts, with a focus on functionality testing using Playwright and Selenium (70%).
Validation: Perform manual testing in new development and during regression tests (30% of the role).
Test Case Design: Design test cases and validate them manually as necessary to ensure comprehensive coverage and accuracy.
Collaboration: Work closely with developers, designers, and product managers to ensure alignment on testing strategies and outcomes.
Quality Assurance: Drive the quality and reliability of our applications by identifying and fixing issues early in the development process.
Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with emerging trends in testing technologies and share insights to drive innovation within the team.
Qualifications:
Experience: At least 8+ years of experience in software testing, with a strong emphasis on test automation. Need 2+ years of leading projects.
Technical Proficiency: Proficient in TypeScript and Python with Playwright and Selenium test automation workflows.
Communication Skills: Strong English communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate within cross-functional teams.
Problem-solving Skills: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
Methodologies: Experience with Agile development methodologies.
Flexibility: Ability to work remotely in a distributed team and occasionally participate in late meetings due to time zone differences
Work Hours:
Sphera is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
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