WANTED: Thinkers, Builders & Dreamers
For over 15 years, ArcTouch has created lovable apps, websites, and connected experiences for world-class companies, leading brands, and innovative startups. See some of our work.
Since launching our first app in 2009, we've followed these core beliefs:
- Create lovable products, the perfect blend of something useful and delightful that forges meaningful connections with users.
- Be a lovable company where amazing teams of diverse individuals collaborate every day to create something we can be proud of.
ArcTouch is a specialty studio that is part of the award-winning AKQA Group.
If you're passionate about building lovable products, we want you to join us!
Job Summary and Mission
The Android SDET works as a primary liaison between the Android SDET team and all other work streams. Owns end-to-end automation and works closely with the team to develop complex UI, API, CI, and test automation for environmental systems. The Android SDETs will be expected to take a proactive role in setting up and achieving goals/milestones for the team, as well as recommending quality improvements to automation requirements, facilitating automation development and effective automation execution, and assisting in the development and implementation of new automation technologies/frameworks. This role will have a primary focus on the development and sustainment of automation frameworks from the ground up, with minimal use of 3rd-party frameworks, tools, and GUI-driven automation tools.
Key Responsibilities
- Ownership of the design, development and execution of the Android Test automation & its processes
- Develop Android mobile UI automation using Espresso/UI Automator and Kotlin/Java
- Develops, maintains, and executes automated test scripts
- Constantly work with the leadership team to address the challenges and brainstorm on improving the automation frameworks
- Work with cross-platform teams to gain efficiencies
- Develop new automation frameworks, improve existing ones, and implement automated test suites and test cases within those frameworks
- Implement process improvements to automation, development, automation execution, and assist in their development and implementation
- Bring in efficiency with CI/CD and Cloud solutions
- Participates in the tool and technology selection process and creates proof of concept models for new technologies
- Participates in analysis on whether features or functions should be automated.
- Monitors, consolidates, analyses, debugs, and communicates automation test results
- Creates and manufactures test data needed for execution or database population
- Follows coding and design standards and provides suggestions on improvements
- Participates in the continual maintenance of the code base and refactoring
Requirements
- Strong coding knowledge and experience in object-oriented development languages (Kotlin, Java, etc.)
- Deep experience developing test automation for Android applications (unit, functional, integrated, or end-to-end)
- Experienced in applying algorithms and design patterns to solve complex problems
- Demonstrate knowledge using version control and defect tracking methods, including an understanding of associated tools/software (Git (e.g., GitHub, Bitbucket), Jira, TestRail, or similar)
- Experience/knowledge in CI/CD tools – Bamboo, BuddyBuild, Jenkins, or similar
- An understanding of project management processes and related tools
- Experience in Agile / Scrum / Kanban / DevOps processes
- Strong organization and planning skills
- Ability to handle numerous concurrent activities under time constraints and effectively prioritize and execute assignments in a highly dynamic environment
- Demonstrated collaboration on diverse teams, including products, developers & quality assurance
Nice to Have
- Experience with mobile device farms (e.g., Firebase Test Lab, BrowserStack) is a plus
- Passionate about learning new tools/technologies
- Experienced in script development in a Linux environment is a plus
- JavaScript, Ruby, or Python development experience is a plus
Why work for us? Simple: We love what we do.
Make sure to check out our employee reviews on Glassdoor to find out why they love working for ArcTouch.
ArcTouch is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, disability, or veteran status.
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