Software Development Engineer in Test

EMPOWER OVERVIEW
Empower is shaking up an outdated financial system by providing real opportunity for our customers: the opportunity to get the cash they need, to access fair credit, and to change their financial story. Today, we're helping millions of people find financial security through machine learning models that evaluate creditworthiness using a more inclusive lens and mobile-first products: Cash Advance, Thrive line of credit, and Petal credit cards. Tomorrow? Creating even more financial paths for our customers (and their wallets) to succeed.
This year, Empower ranked #65 on Inc. 5000's Fastest-Growing Private Companies list - our third year in a row cracking the top 100 - and was named by Forbes as one of the 25 Next Billion-Dollar Startups for 2024. Empower was also featured by Forbes on America's Best Startup Employers list in 2023, and our Thrive line of credit product was named by Fast Company as one of 2022's Next Big Things in Tech.
Empower is backed by Sequoia Capital, Blisce, and Icon Ventures. Ready to grow your impact and accelerate your career? Take a look at our open roles - we can't wait to meet you.
THE EMPOWER WAY
Great Expectations: We come up with bold, audacious goals for ourselves and go all out for impact
Owner Mindset: We give every employee latitude to act independently, make smart choices, and move the business forward
Spirited Debate: We love skeptics and seek counter opinions to challenge our personal assumptions and expand our view
Customer Obsession: We listen to understand, empathize, and create a memorable, rewarding experience for our community
Inclusive Collaboration: We believe diverse teams make the best decisions, and we strive to give diverse voices a seat at the table
No Jerks Allowed: We value our relationships and take the time to build trust and connection and communicate respectfully
WHAT EMPOWER OFFERS
Competitive salary
Generous equity package
Full healthcare benefits
Technology expense reimbursement
Work from anywhere
JOB DESCRIPTION
As a Software Development Engineer in Test, you'll work to ensure only our best work makes it to our customers. You'll engage with a collaborative, high powered team to develop and execute test plans and automation suites for projects with a reach of millions. The solutions you'll test will ensure robustness, and integrity for our customers and business. The automation you'll create will enhance our agility as we continue to scale. You'll take end to end ownership of new features and product lines shaping work in early stages, instrumenting our ability to test, coordinating with stakeholders for deployment to ensure we're hitting our goals.
Travel for company offsites is expected at a minimum 2 times a year.
Key Responsibilities
Test Automation:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Develop Test Tools to compliment manual testing where necessary.
• Integrate automated tests into the continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.

Test Planning and Design:

• Collaborate with developers and product managers to understand requirements and design test plans.
• Identify test scenarios and create detailed test cases.

Quality Assurance:

• Perform manual testing when necessary to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Conduct performance, load, and stress testing to ensure system reliability under various conditions.

Defect Tracking and Management:

• Identify, document, and track defects using bug tracking tools.
• Work with development teams to resolve issues and verify fixes.

Code Review and Development:

• Participate in code reviews to ensure testability and adherence to quality standards.
• Contribute to the development of software features, focusing on testability and quality.

Continuous Improvement:

• Analyze test results and metrics to identify areas for improvement in the testing process.
• Stay updated with the latest testing tools, techniques, and industry trends.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and operations, to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Communicate testing progress, results, and issues to stakeholders.

Environment Management:

• Set up and maintain test environments, including test data and configurations.

Security Testing:

• Conduct security testing to identify vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with security standards.

Candidate Qualifications

• 6+ years of expertise in Mobile and/or REST API manual testing
• 5+ years of expertise in REST API automation in Python/JavaScript etc
• Intermediate or greater programming level in one or more of: Python, Bash scripting
• Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps in cloud platforms like Azure/AWS is preferable
• Knowledge of API Performance and Load Testing is a plus.
• Experience working within an Agile Continuous Delivery team

At Empower, we hire for people that push themselves to understand others and seek out ways to challenge their personal assumptions. Our hope is that by fostering such an environment, we strengthen our business and relationships by putting people first. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workspace where everyone (regardless of age, education, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or any personal characteristics) feels like they belong. Even if your experience doesn't exactly match up to our job description, you should feel empowered to apply regardless!