Software Development Engineer in Test

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) is a leader in the environmental services industry. We provide customers with the most complete set of products and services, including recycling, waste, special waste, hazardous waste and field services. Our industry-leading commitments to advance circularity and support decarbonization are helping deliver on our vision to partner with customers to create a more sustainable world.

In 2023, Republic’s total company revenue was $14.9 billion, and adjusted EBITDA was $4.4 billion. We serve 13 million customers and operate more than 1,000 locations, including collection and transfer stations, recycling and polymer centers, treatment facilities, and landfills.

Although we operate across North America, the collection, recycling, treatment, or disposal of materials is a local business, and the dynamics and opportunities differ in each market we serve. By combining local operational management with standardized business practices, we drive greater operating efficiencies across the company while maintaining day-to-day operational decisions at the local level, closest to the customer.

Our customers, including small businesses, major corporations and municipalities, want a partner with the expertise and capabilities to effectively manage their multiple recycling and waste streams. They choose Republic Services because we are committed to exceeding their expectations and helping them achieve their sustainability goals. Our 41,000 team members understand that it's not just what we do that matters, but how we do it.

Our company values guide our daily actions:

• Safe: We protect the livelihoods of our colleagues and communities.
• Committed to Serve: We go above and beyond to exceed our customers’ expectations.
• Environmentally Responsible: We take action to improve our environment.
• Driven: We deliver results in the right way.
• Human-Centered: We respect the dignity and unique potential of every person.

We are proud of our high employee engagement score of 86. We have an inclusive and diverse culture where every voice counts. In addition, our team positively impacted 4.6 million people in 2023 through the Republic Services Charitable Foundation and local community grants. These projects are designed to meet the specific needs of the communities we serve, with a focus on building sustainable neighborhoods.

STRATEGY

Republic Services’ strategy is designed to generate profitable growth. Through acquisitions and industry advancements, we safely and sustainably manage our customers’ multiple waste streams through a North American footprint of vertically integrated assets.

We focus on three areas of growth to meet the increasing needs of our customers: recycling and waste, environmental solutions and sustainability innovation.

With our integrated approach, strengthening our position in one area advances other areas of our business. For example, as we grow volume in recycling and waste, we collect additional material to bolster our circularity capabilities. And as we expand environmental solutions, we drive additional opportunities to provide these services to our existing recycling and waste customers.

Recycling and Waste

We continue to expand our recycling and waste business footprint throughout North America through organic growth and targeted acquisitions. The 13 million customers we serve and our more than 5 million pick-ups per day provide us with a distinct advantage. We aggregate materials at scale, unlocking new opportunities for advanced recycling. In addition, we are cross-selling new products and services to better meet our customers’ specific needs.

Environmental Solutions

Our comprehensive environmental solutions capabilities help customers safely manage their most technical waste streams. We are expanding both our capabilities and our geographic footprint. We see strong growth opportunities for our offerings, including PFAS remediation, an increasing customer need. 

SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION

Republic’s recent innovations to advance circularity and decarbonization demonstrate our unique ability to leverage sustainability as a platform for growth.

The Republic Services Polymer Center is the nation’s first integrated plastics recycling facility. This innovative site processes rigid plastics from our recycling centers, producing recycled materials that promote true bottle-to-bottle circularity. We also formed Blue Polymers, a joint venture with Ravago, to develop facilities that will further process plastic material from our Polymer Centers to help meet the growing demand for sustainable packaging. We are building a network of Polymer Centers and Blue Polymer facilities across North America.

We continue to advance decarbonization at our landfills. As demand for renewable energy continues to grow, we have 70 landfill gas-to-energy projects in operation and plan to expand our portfolio to 115 projects by 2028.

RECENT RECOGNITION

• Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies
• CDP Discloser
• Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
• Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies
• Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies
• Great Place to Work
• Sustainability Yearbook S&P Global

POSITION SUMMARY: The Software Development Engineer in Test provides testing services that mitigate the risk of software defects and increase the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of Republic Services’ software solutions. In addition, this role leads the end-to-end quality of projects within the Company’s Web, Mobile, and other Application Portfolios through test automation. The Software Development Engineer in Test is responsible for architecting new automated test strategies and frameworks in addition to creating, testing, and planning for both manual and automated test frameworks to optimize the testing of complex web and mobile applications. This role must demonstrate innovation, leadership, and mentorship skills in addition to possessing a strong technical and programming/test automation skill set. The Software Development Engineer in Test delivers creative and innovative solutions to support the development team through planning and prioritization of test design, test development, and test automation activities to be accomplished within an Agile methodology or other methodologies in support of a Continuous Delivery Pipeline with frequent application releases.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Coaches and mentors Software Test Engineers in the execution of automated testing efforts.

• Leads effort to review product specifications and work with others to develop appropriate test strategies, detailed test plans, and test architectures.

• Leads formal reviews of test plans, designs, and requirements with cross-functional teams.

• Participates in the evaluation of new tools and technologies to continue enhancing the automation framework.

• Researches, develops and/or recommends tools to assist Software Test Engineers in test planning, execution, and reporting.

• Develops, debugs, and maintains test automation for applications and services.

• Develops, implements, and automates test plans and test cases in an Agile environment.

• Builds, executes, and maintains automated test frameworks for end to end integration testing across applications, devices, and platforms using JavaScript or other appropriate languages such as C#, Java, and TypeScript.

• Builds automation and test coverage tools using JavaScript or other appropriate languages to enable Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.

• Builds or uses existing automation tools to test interfaces between systems and applications such as web services, Tibco services, or other APIs.

• Accountable for all aspects of quality within the software development team.

• Tracks and prioritizes defects throughout product releases and lifecycles.

• Uses quality control tools and metrics to discover defects and make recommendations for resolution. 

• Report defects found through test automation.

• Works with Agile teams or other IT teams to plan, estimate, schedule and execute testing for applications including:

  • Establishes, organizes and executes testing deliverables.

  • Documents and executes complex software test plans and strategies.

  • Ensures traceability of test cases back to project requirements.

  • Executes end to end test scenarios.

  • Coordinates and supports user-acceptance test plans.

  • Works with an Agile team or other IT teams to report and resolve complex issues.

• Ensures software applications meet functional requirements.

• Participates in all aspects of testing at all levels, including functional, system, regression and load testing.

• Works collaboratively with Software Test Engineers and Developers.

• Tests manually, as needed.

• Records and reports on testing metrics.

• Follows test documentation standards and makes updates as necessary.

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned or apparent.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Experience with software automation testing methodologies including regression, functional, unit, integration, coverage, performance and load.

• Experience testing applications that integrate with other systems through RESTful API's.

• Experience with test management tools such as qTest, ALM, TFS, or similar tools.

• Experience with API testing frameworks such as Karate, Gatling, JMeter, or Postman.

• Some experience with load and performance testing.

• Knowledge of Cloud platforms and services such as Amazon AWS, Azure, Heroku, Perfecto Mobile, and SauceLabs.

• Experience in reviewing and providing feedback to team members during pull requests.

• Understanding of Service Oriented Architecture.

• Strong critical thinking skills.

• Excellent written and verbal skills.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Minimum of 3 years of software test experience with test automation with a focus on web, mobile, database, or web services.

• Experience in Agile software development methodology and using tools such as Rally, Jira, TFS, or ServiceNow.

• Strong expertise in JavaScript, C#, TypeScript, or other applicable languages as needed.

• Advanced understanding of open-source web frameworks such as Angular, Bootstrap, Node.js, and Express.

• Advanced understanding of web application testing tools such as Selenium, Jasmine, Protractor, Cucumber, Appium, or Cypress.

• Understanding of source control tools such as Git or Subversion required.

Rewarding Compensation and Benefits

Eligible employees can elect to participate in:
• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts. 
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discount programs.
• Retirement plan with a generous company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).

The statements used herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by an employee in this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required by an incumbent so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.

EEO STATEMENT:Republic Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, relationship or association with a protected veteran (spouses or other family members), genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.