QA Engineer

Company Description

PLEASE NOTE: this position is based in our Swiss HQ in Mendrisio, Switzerland, which is 7km over the border from Italy and easily commutable from Milan, Como, Varese or Lugano. We are also happy to assist with your relocation to this beautiful part of Europe and we have a hybrid remote working policy.

Cloud Academy is a hyper-growth upskilling and reskilling SaaS company, focused on enabling enterprise customers to have full transparency and control over their tech workforce skills readiness. In a rapidly changing cloud technical landscape where there is an increasing tech skills gap in the market, combined with the difficulty organizations are facing to retain tech talent and the demands for numerous technical certifications, companies need the ability to manage these skills at scale more than ever. We help over 1000 customers visualize, assess, transform and measure their teams’ tech skills readiness through a unique Skills Intelligence Platform, powered by world class cloud training content. Companies like Warner Media, Deloitte, JP Morgan Chase and Walmart trust Cloud Academy with their technical cloud skills readiness at scale, so they can achieve their cloud business goals.

We are a global team, with colleagues in over 14 countries worldwide. We are a diverse team that is innovative, collaborative, pragmatic and passionate about making an impact. We thrive on a common vision, we obsess about our customers and learners, and we take pride in the quality of our work. Most importantly, we know that individually we are only as good as our teams are, and we always have each others’ backs.

We are seeking driven, highly competent, and creative team players to join us on the next phase of our growth story, as we scale our winning products to help even more customers and learners.

Job Description

As a Software Developer in Test focused on Quality, you will play a crucial role in driving the quality and performance of our software solutions. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop tools and frameworks that enable effective quality assurance and adherence to microservices tiering. Your responsibilities include:

Quality Tool Development:

• Design, develop, and maintain quality-focused tools and frameworks.
• Create and maintain a framework for Contract Testing (BDD Gherkin-based), API functional testing (BDD Gherkin-based), and end-to-end testing (using Playwright or any other relevant technologies).

Shift-Left Approach:

• Implement and promote the Shift-Left approach, working closely with development teams to integrate quality assurance early in the software development lifecycle.

Quality Assistance:

• Collaborate with development teams to guide and mentor on best practices in quality assurance.
• Foster a culture of Quality Assistance, where quality is a shared responsibility among all team members.

Performance Monitoring:

• Develop tools and solutions to monitor platform performance and track adherence to microservices tiering.
• Ensure that platform performance meets defined standards.

Automation and Continuous Integration:

• Champion the automation of testing processes and their integration into the continuous integration pipeline.
• Implement automated testing solutions for various aspects of quality assurance.

Documentation:

• Create comprehensive documentation for quality tools, frameworks, and best practices
• Ensure team members have access to resources to support their quality efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Significant experience in software development with a focus on quality assurance and tool development.
• Proficiency in BDD Gherkin-based testing frameworks for contract and API testing like Rest Assured, Behave, pactflow.io, Spring Cloud Contract etc.
• Experience with end-to-end testing tools like Playwright, Cypress, Selenium or similar.
• Exposure and working knowledge of AI Testing.
• Strong programming skills in at least two of the following programming languages: Java, Javascript, Typescript and Python
• Previous Experience in developing Rest and GraphQL APIs
• Good working knowledge of ReactJS framework: development project executed in FrontEnd side is key for the position 
• Familiarity with microservices tiering and quality best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities.
• Self-motivated, with a passion for quality and continuous improvement.

Additional Information

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation and a bonus plan

• Four weeks of paid vacation per year (that increases to five weeks after two years with the company!) plus one day off per year to volunteer at your favorite non-profit

• Highly-skilled teammates and lots of opportunities for growth and development

• Flexible work arrangements

Equality & Diversity:

We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer, committed to equality and diversity amongst both our employees and prospective applicants. We ensure that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process. We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, socio-economic background, neuro-diversity, education, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.