Senior Software Automation Engineer

For the past 25 years, Bullhorn has dedicated itself to building industry-leading, cloud-based software for the staffing and recruitment industry. Led by the original co-founder, partnered with venture capital, and powered by seasoned leaders across a global workforce with an eye toward innovation, Bullhorn has had year over year growth, making it the market leader in the recruitment software space while allowing for new opportunities for over 29 % of our employees to advance their careers in the past 12 months.

We are a remote-first organization and over 38% of our employees reside outside the United States. Headquartered in Boston, we also have offices in London, Brighton, Rotterdam, Frankfurt and Sydney (just in case you’re in the area to stop by). Whether you’re local or remote, our vision is to ensure every employee has a sense of belonging, a voice that is heard, and a clear path for success. Your incredible experience as an employee will consist of flexible work hours to ensure a positive work-life balance and use Zoom, Slack, and other tools to stay connected.

As a Senior Software Automation Engineer, you will work with our test automation center of excellence team in the Software Quality Engineering discipline to design, implement, and support enterprise-scale automated testing frameworks and solutions to allow for rapid testing and deployment of complex interconnected software solutions. In this role, you will seek to understand customer usage models and develop test automation strategies, robust automation harnesses, utilities, dashboards, and processes to ensure ongoing improvement of the test automation practice. You will also be responsible for driving the software development process toward automation-first methodologies through large-scale training & coaching initiatives, mentoring, and cross-functional projects

**Why this job is important:

Test automation is at the heart of Bullhorn’s deeper commitment to quality-first software development, and the test automation center of excellence is the driving force behind the test automation strategy, tooling, and frameworks across the enterprise. Senior Software Automation Engineer will play a pivotal role in helping the team achieve its strategic objectives in those areas.

**As a Senior Software Automation Engineer, a typical day might include:

• Fostering innovation through modernizing and evolving test automation tooling, frameworks, and processes with industry standards in both functional and non-functional testing
• Driving and participating in overarching enterprise-wide test automation initiatives with the center of excellence team
• Coaching & mentoring development teams to identify risks and collaborate on building automated tests through office hours, pair programming, and code reviews
• Learning, leveraging, and sharing new technologies and best practices with peers
• Triaging nightly regression automation runs and assisting in automated deployments
• Designing test frameworks and creating appropriate test harnesses that replicate real-world customer usage for both functional and non-functional testing
• Participating in quality engineering initiatives within your team and the overall engineering department
• Creating and maintaining a ‘gold standard’ automation test suites and test data set to ensure the highest quality product delivery
• Evaluate new products & technologies and create strategies to assess their quality

**This job might be for you if:

• You have deep experience in a test or development role as part of a product development organization that has delivered consumer or enterprise software products
• You have deep experience working with Restful APIs and frontend UIs
• You have deep experience writing end-to-end tests with open-source front-end test automation tools & frameworks, such as WebDriverIO, Protractor, or similar tools
• You have deep experience writing integration tests with open-source REST API test automation tools & frameworks, such as REST Assured or similar tools
• You have knowledge of non-functional testing concepts.
• You have a working knowledge of CI/CD principles and tools such as Jenkins.
• You have experience working with Java and JavaScript/Typescript programming languages and concepts
• You enjoy being a mentor & a subject matter expert, and thrive working in a fast-paced, Agile environment
• You enjoy being a self-starter and taking ownership of leaving things better than you found them
• You keep up with the trends in the industry and are eager to adapt to new tools and processes to solve problems

Bonus points for:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• Experience working on a Center of Excellence team
• Scrum Master or Project Management knowledge/experience
• Experience with design and automation of performance, load tests etc.

What we offer...

• Benefits eligibility effective DAY ONE including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), 401(k) Match, and more
• Unlimited Planned Paid Time Off
• Global Mental Health Support
• On-Demand Learning & Development
• Quarterly paid volunteer days
• Lucrative Employee Referral Program (eligible for prior to your first day)
• Company-wide mentor program

Bullhorn's core purpose is to create an incredible customer experience, which starts with first creating an incredible employee experience. Our vision is for every employee to have a sense of belonging, a voice that is heard, and a clear path for success. We are committed to building diverse and inclusive teams, and our culture is shaped by our five core values: Ownership, Energy, Speed & Agility, Service, and Being Human.

We are a people-first culture where everyone’s contribution is valued and respected. We're looking for smart, forward-thinking individuals who aren't afraid to challenge the status quo and bring fresh perspectives to the table. If you're someone who thrives in a casual, yet fast-paced and agile environment, we'd love to have you join us.