Senior QA Automation Engineer - Onshape

Description

The company makes a cloud-native CAD platform that lets engineers and designers collaborate in real time from anywhere.

Quality assurance is central to the product. Automated tests keep each feature, workflow and release reliable, fast and easy to use.

The wider company employs nearly 7,000 people.

Responsibilities

• Build and upkeep UI and API test automation frameworks.
• Write automated tests for new features and existing ones.
• Add automated testing to CI/CD pipelines.
• Find the root cause of test failures and make the system more reliable.
• Raise automation coverage, stability, speed and ease of maintenance.
• Work with developers to build quality into every stage of development.
• Coordinate test coverage planning with the manual QA team.
• Shape the automation architecture, tooling and engineering practices.
• Mentor and lead other QA engineers.

Requirements

• Able to commute to the Boston Seaport office at least 1-2 days per week.
• 5+ years building automated test solutions for complex web or cloud applications.
• Strong experience building UI and API test automation frameworks.
• Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript is required. Java is preferred.
• Working knowledge of source control such as Git.
• Experience with CI/CD systems, automated test pipelines and modern development practices.
• Solid grasp of web technologies, REST APIs, asynchronous processing and distributed systems.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Team-oriented, and proactive about working with stakeholders to find solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across globally distributed teams.
• Preferred: Experience testing CAD applications or OpenGL-based graphics systems.
• Preferred: Experience with cloud-native or SaaS environments.
• Preferred: Experience with containerized applications and current development tooling.
• Preferred: Experience validating large-scale distributed systems.
• Preferred: Experience mentoring junior engineers and shaping engineering best practices.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Preferred: Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools to speed up test automation, improve test effectiveness and raise quality across complex distributed systems.

Conditions

This is a hybrid role based in Boston, at the Seaport office.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the role is filled.

The role is not eligible for employment-based immigration sponsorship. You must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Benefits

• Work on a product that is changing the future of CAD and engineering collaboration.
• Tackle technically hard problems where cloud software, graphics and engineering design meet.
• Shape automation strategy and quality practices across a large engineering organization.
• See your changes to the automation take effect quickly in an agile lifecycle.
• Work alongside skilled engineers in an innovative, supportive environment.
• The anticipated annual salary range is $118,000 - 155,000. Pay depends on skills, qualifications, experience and location, and the range is a good-faith estimate at the time of posting.
• Eligible for a performance-based bonus.
• Can buy discounted company stock through an employee share purchase program. Certain roles may also be eligible for equity programs.
• Eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and sick leave, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) with employer match, flexible spending accounts, life insurance and disability coverage. Office-assigned employees may also receive a commuter subsidy.
• Career growth and technical leadership opportunities.