Android Tester

Job Description

• Design, develop, and maintain native Android automation tests that drive key functionalities within the  Ecommerce App. This includes:

o Navigation and informational features that guide and inform our customers.

o User interfaces that empower customers to seamlessly select their grocery preferences (delivery or pickup)

• Be part of our software team testing new and existing native components and experiences to support sprint and release events.

• Contribute to the team's testing efforts by writing clean, maintainable code automation code, test cases, and release processes.

• build and maintain the automation suite for Android platform including monitoring the build pipeline to ensure tests are performing to expectation.

• Expected to provide manual testing on Android platform when required

• Provide subject matter expert input for new feature planning and development including documentation such as how-to instructions, set-up, and reports to shareholder and partner teams. 

• Help determine root cause for defects and document repeatable steps to reproduce.

• Champion strong communication practices and effectively interface with Product, Design, development, and other QA teams.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in software development and testing, with a focus on the Android platform.

• Strong proficiency in Android application development using Java or Kotlin 

• Hands-on experience with Android testing frameworks such as Espresso, UI Automator, and Appium.

• Experience with continuous integration and delivery pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, CircleCI, Github).

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Knowledge of Accessibility and Security: testing apps that are accessible to everyone and secure from vulnerabilities is important.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Can translate requirements, wireframes and mock-ups into test cases that are executed in the automation platform

• Strong problem-solving skills, detail oriented, works well in a team and individually.

Key Responsibilities

• Effectively work in a fast paced environment utilizing the Agile methodology

• Develop and maintain functional automation test scripts utilizing modular frameworks and best practices

• Execute test scripts to validate correct functionality of application

• Use SQL for back-end database validation

• Perform various types of testing including smoke, white box, black box, integration, end-to-end, regression, and system testing as needed

• Participate in requirement & design review sessions; evaluate requirements & design docs from a quality test automation standpoint

• Manage test coverage based on risk analysis

• Document defects and evaluate priority of defect based on overall application functionality

• Coordinate test script reviews with stakeholders as appropriate.

• Adhere to requirement review, defect writing & test script writing guidelines

• Ensure completion of all deliverables within schedule, budget and quality constraints.

• Participate in Root Cause Analysis sessions

• Ensure that projects follow prescribed software development life cycle standards.

• Develop and maintain good relationships with project team.

• Multi-task to meet assignment deadlines

• Accurately estimate work assignments

• Show assertiveness

• Identify obstacles and roadblocks; and offer suggestions to work around obstacles

• Help drive and improve QA process within the team you are assigned