Sr Software Engineer in Test

Job Description :

If you are a techie, like being challenged and are passionate about driving positive customer experience, then we would like to hear from you. Hit Apply.

The Team

Fidelity Charitable is the brand name for the Fidelity® Charitable Gift Fund, an independent public charity, established in 1991 with the mission to further the American tradition of philanthropy by providing programs that make charitable giving simple and effective.

Since 1991, Fidelity Charitable has helped donors support over 180,000 nonprofit organizations with more than $18 billion in grants.

The mission of Fidelity Charitable Services (FCS) is to be the premier provider of charitable solutions, offering innovative ways to make giving easy and satisfying for our customers.

FCS offers the Fidelity Charitable Gift FundSM, the nation's largest donor-advised fund. Since 1991, the Gift Fund has introduced tens of thousands of donors to the benefits and increased charitable impact of using a donor-advised fund to meet their philanthropic goals.

Fidelity Charitable is seeking a hardworking Software Engineer in Test (SDET) to join a team that is building responsive web designs for FidelityCharitable.

You will be expected to work as a member of a high functioning Scrum team to help drive the next generation user experience for FidelityCharitable.

Since a SDET is a mix of a developer as well as a tester, you will be an ideal candidate if you had both a QA quality mentality and proficient software development skills.

The Expertise We’re Looking For

• Experience and / or knowledge of both QA Engineering and Software Development
• Proficiency or proven ability to learn professional software development skills and practices. Examples include : Coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, design patterns, Object- Oriented Design and Development, Software design principles.
• Experience or knowledge of using a Selenium automation framework (Java based)
• Experience or understanding of Agile software development methodology using Scrum
• Understanding of QA engineering, analysis, and testing concepts
• Understanding the concepts of defect tracking tools and processes
• In addition, candidates with the following skills are highly desired
• SQL and NoSQL database experience
• BDD experience or familiarity Gherkin experience is a plus but not required
• Experience or knowledge of testing web applications and WebServices (REST API’s)
• Have the ability to contribute to the Test Pyramid definition for our product
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Deployment
• Computer Science degree or coursework, or software development experience.

The Purpose of Your Role

• Work as an Agile team member to provide solutions to User Stories (requirements) including automated test scenarios
• Participate in understanding and refinement of User Stories, QA related tasks and test cases, and functional automation
• Participate in product demos at iteration reviews
• Log defects / issues and work with team members to ensure resolution
• Participate in defect triage
• Participate in production release deployment verification on a regular cadence

The Skills You Bring

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills is a must
• Highly collaborative team player that works well within a cross functional team
• Strong problem identification and solving skills
• Continuous improvement mindset where mistakes and failure are viewed as opportunities to learn and improve
• Understanding of the benefits of sustainable development including a good work-life balance
• Is driven by a QA mindset that the product is already broken - it has defects and flaws and it is your job (along with your team members) to find them

Why Fidelity?

• Three consecutive years on CareerBliss’ Top 50 Happiest Companies Employees Survey
• A company that is committed to innovation and being an industry leader by investing in technology
• More than 12,000 technology professionals utilizing an Agile methodology enterprise-wide
• Access to top-tier technology platforms, OS, and frameworks
• Non-traditional benefits like our Concierge Service, Computer Equipment Purchase Assistance Program and profit-sharing eligibility

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Information Technology

Fidelity’s working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs.

Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).