Hybrid Quality Engineer, Level 5

at Snap Inc.

• Job title: Quality Engineer, Level 5
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $173,000 - $259,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Java, Jenkins, Kotlin, Objective-C, SDLC, Selenium, Swift
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Los Angeles, United States

About the role

• Quality Engineer at Snap Inc. ensuring high-quality media delivery platform experiences. Collaborating cross-functionally to drive quality engineering efforts for product releases and automation.

Responsibilities

• Help drive quality engineering efforts for internal and external product releases
• Help develop test strategies for existing and new, unreleased features
• Define/implement/maintain test automation that drives improvements in Snapchat’s usability, performance, hardware compatibility, and software interoperability
• Diagnose, debug, and perform root cause analysis for defects/incidents, document your findings, collaborate cross-functionally to triage, and champion resolution of your bugs
• Collaborate with Product Design, Program Management, Feature Developers, and other Quality Engineering team members to define requirements, ensure testability, and deliver high-quality features
• Participate in the release process for Snapchat
• Collaborate with partner teams to understand dependencies and to facilitate development of integration and end-to-end tests
• Provide technical support to internal team members

Requirements

• BS/BA degree in Computer Science, adjacent fields, or equivalent years of experience
• 6+ years hand-on industry experience in software testing and/or software development with a focus on automated testing of client/mobile applications
• Proficiency with object-oriented programming in Java, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C, or similar
• Experience with client and/or mobile test automation frameworks (E.g. XCTest/XCUITest, Selenium WebDriver, Appium, Espresso, etc.)
• Highly experienced in defining/implementing/maintaining test coverage for client/mobile applications for a variety of smartphones/tablets
• Proficient with version control (E.g. GitHub) and issue/project tracking software (E.g. Jira)
• Proficient with software development/debugging tools (E.g. Chrome Dev Tools, Postman, Charles Proxy, curl, etc.)
• Experience with TestRail or similar test suite/case management tools
• Experience with Jenkins or similar build tools
• Deep understanding of quality-related agile methodologies and experience applying them throughout the SDLC

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Comprehensive medical coverage
• Emotional and mental health support programs
• Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success