• Senior SDET with extensive hands-on experience in automated testing using Playwright and TypeScript, with a focus on both frontend and backend solutions in a fast-paced agile environment
• Automation engineer lead who operates with an entrepreneurial spirit, emphasizing humility, perseverance, and collaborative care for one another to continuously deliver exceptional results and drive our mission forward
• Remote-first opportunity for US-based employees with the option to work in-person out of our Manhattan office 

Start your adventure with Zip 

Join Zip’s Engineering function and put your name to solving fascinating challenges at scale in an agile, test-driven development environment. If you value good domain-driven design and enjoy delivering quality work at pace, you’ll be a great fit with the squads responsible for building cloud-native software applications that serve millions of customers and process billions of dollars in payments. 

As a Senior Quality Automation Engineer on our Test Engineering Team, you’ll help build a foundation for Functional, Performance, and Automation Testing of our iOS, Android, and web-based products alongside a team of 10. This role will be primarily focused on supporting the Checkout squad and will involve a mix of frontend Playwright automation and Behavioral Driven Development (BDD) backend automation. Our team embraces a true entrepreneurial spirit; operating with humility, perseverance, and care for one another. We strive to continuously deliver the best results and focus on how every action taken helps push our mission forward, becoming the first choice payment for any consumer, everywhere, and anywhere.

If you're a leader who likes to be hands-on, wants to own the development of software applications and play a significant role in evolving the hardware along with other partners, then this is the right role for you.

Interesting problems you’ll get to solve

• Lead our efforts to implement and optimize test strategy, test planning, and test execution for both frontend and backend solutions using Playwright and BDD with TypeScript
• Create and maintain test cases and scripts for automated testing, focusing 90% on automation and 10% on manual testing
• Own the task of regression, smoke, and sanity suites to run in test and production environments
• Analyze test estimations, scope, and results, and share them with stakeholders promptly
• Work closely with our Product and Engineering teams to ensure proper test coverage is provided for features and fixes before releasing them to end-users
• Be involved in all stages of the SDLC, from sprint planning to release sign-off and post-production tasks such as continuous support and maintenance
• Serve as a strong mentor for your teammates and help promote a learning culture for the team

What you’ll bring to the team 

• 5 years of hands-on automated testing experience in a fast-paced agile environment
• Ability to analyze and synthesize requirements to create and prioritize test cases and test plans
• Experience with backend web API testing (including the ability to write API test scripts from scratch)
• Proficiency in creating object-oriented code from scratch in TypeScript
• Extensive hands-on experience with testing web applications as well as mobile applications across all platforms (Android iOS), with a focus on web applications (80% web, 20% mobile)
• Solid experience with REST API / GraphQL testing
• Experience with Continuous Integration tools like Jenkins
• Playwright experience is preferred
• Comfortable with multi-location engineering teams (PDT/CDT/EDT) and a cross-functional team environment covering North American markets
• Strong problem identification and solving skills
• Collaborative and capable of multitasking on a number of priorities and delivering results in a dynamic start-up environment
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive approach to taking initiative
• Fintech or banking industry experience is highly desirable

What you’ll get in return

Zip is a place where you’ll get out what you put in. The newness of our sector means we need to move at pace and embrace change, and our promise to you when you join the team is that you’ll feel empowered and trusted to make big things happen quickly. 

We want you to feel welcome and as though you have the support to be yourself, and care for yourself at work. Because it’s important to us that you make the most of the opportunities you’ll get to grow your skills and your career, and be surrounded by smart, friendly people and leaders that have your back.

We think these are just some of the best things about being a Zipster. We will also offer you:

• Flexible working culture
• Incentive programs
• 20 days PTO every year
• Generous paid parental leave
• Leading family support policies
• 100% employer covered insurance
• Beautiful Union Square office with a casual dress code
• Learning and wellness subscription stipend
• Company-sponsored 401k match

The Pay Range for this position: $130,000 - $160,000 USD based on the industry benchmark for position, function, level and Zip's compensation strategies. However, actual base salary will depend on varying circumstances and individualized factors, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. 

Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. 

Be a part of a team that reflects the diversity of our customers

We pride ourselves on being a workplace that provides equal opportunities to people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities, veteran status, and everything else that makes you unique.

Equally, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive. Please let us know If there are any adjustments that need to be made to ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

And finally…get to know us

Zip Co Limited (ASX: ZIP) is a digital financial services company, offering innovative, people-centred products that bring customers and merchants together.

Operating in two core markets - Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) and the US, Zip offers point-of-sale credit and digital payment services, connecting millions of customers with its global network of tens of thousands of merchants.

We’re proud to be a values-led business and our values - Customer First, Own it, Stronger Together and Change the Game - guide us in everything we do.

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