Senior Automation Test Engineer

This is a remote permanent position for those based in the US.

The Opportunity

At NearForm we build digital products that provide users with fantastic digital experiences and allow enterprises to go to market faster, improve customer experience, while transforming their workflows and advancing our clients’ digital agendas. With a recent significant investment into the business, NearForm is poised to scale its impact to more enterprises.

Are you the right person to fuel this growth and add to a wonderfully collaborative culture?

We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer who can help our enterprise clients translate their requirements into functional and appealing interactive applications. You will be responsible for developing and executing automated test suites and, when required, conducting manual testing to ensure product quality. The ideal candidate will be outcome driven, and have a drive to deliver the best quality output for our clients within specific timeframes.

The role

As a Test Engineer at NearForm, you will play an important role in the development process. Our ideal candidate will be working within our Development Teams to ensure that testing is considered at all levels of development. They should be brought into conversations early, at a backlog refinement level, to ensure that there is a clear understanding of testing throughout the development process.

At NearForm we value speed, cost, quality, security, collaboration and innovation, and we are looking for someone who will help NearForm grow and expand. If you are missing one of the following, don’t let that stop you from applying.

Essential skills

• Exceptional communication skills in English, with the ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with .Net 5+ and general modern development practices
• Experience working with Selenium Webdriver and NUnit/XUnit
• Experience with Page Component Object Model
• Experience in integrating automated tests/test processes into CI pipelines working with AzureDevOps
• Strong understanding of Azure Platform and its tools
• Experience of Backend and API testing
• Experience working with cross-functional teams developing tests with a focus on delivering quality agile products.
• Experience working with third-party test runners, such as BrowserStack, SauceLabs
• Experience with modern software development practices (SOLID, Smart Testing, Design patterns)
• Solid understanding of how to translate product requirements into testable technical solutions.
• Experience and/or interest in collaborating with client teams
• Experience in building and improving automated test frameworks.
• Experience in influencing change in the test process within an agile team.

Optional skills:

If you have any experience in the following areas, please do mention it, as whilst it is optional it is highly desired:

• Experience working as a consultant and collaborating with clients' teams

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Coverage & 401k.
• Enjoy a comprehensive paid time off package, encompassing holidays, sick leave, and flexible vacation days. Take the time you need to recharge, care for yourself, and make the most of your moments outside of work.
• Work remotely: we have a genuine dedication to work/life balance.
• Work flexibility; we appreciate there are more important things in life than work so our flexible working culture allows you to work around what matters - school run, no problem!
• Home Office Support: Receive a home office stipend to help you create a comfortable and productive workspace.
• Investment in Growth: Access a generous professional development budget to support ongoing learning and career growth.
• Positive Company Culture: Join a positive and collaborative company culture that places value on work-life balance.
• The Wellness Hub: We have a genuine commitment to fostering/improving Nearformers’ wellbeing; we offer resources and support, including a Nearform advice line which offers confidential support for anything from relationship issues to staying healthy.

Please get in touch to discuss remuneration.

About Us

At NearForm, we value collaboration and a curious mindset that fuels our dynamic team. With a decade of experience, we've achieved meaningful results for our clients while maintaining the agile and transparent ethos of a startup.

Our focus on digital transformation means creating practical, user-centric products that help enterprises enter markets quickly, enhance customer experiences, and reshape workflows. Bolstered by recent investment, NearForm is gearing up to extend its impact to more enterprises.

Despite our global presence, NearFormers form a close-knit community built on trust and camaraderie. Join us at NearForm and be part of a journey marked by innovation and progress.

Recruitment/Application process

1. A TalentCall with someone from the Talent team (30 mins approx.) to introduce to you NearForm and the role, and to make sure your experience is relevant for the position and to discuss life as a NearFormer
2. An assessment with a member of the hiring team (1 hr approx.), this session is carried out using a screen share. You will be given a challenge and asked to provide a working solution to a specified problem.
3. A video call with one of our Hiring Managers (45 mins approx.) which allows us to gain a better insight into what interests you, your technical background, and give you an overview of the work we do at NearForm.

There may also be an additional interview with the client depending on the project. We also conduct background checks for anyone who joins NearForm.

NearForm is committed to shaping a better world in all that we do. Our global team is built based on respect, inclusivity, diversity and excellence.