Quality Assurance Engineer II

Join the Market Leader in Electric Power Data and Analytics Solutions

The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built. Yes Energy’s industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into the massive amount of data generated by the North American electrical grid daily. Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real-time trading decisions and mid-to-long-term investment decisions that keep utility prices low, support the energy transition, and keep the grid running. It’s both challenging work and work with a purpose.

Be a part of our successful, growing business during international transformation.

Position Summary

As a QA Engineer II, you will grow and evolve our automated test pipeline and collaborate with our Product Engineering teams to foster a culture of continuous testing. You will participate in the design and planning stages to identify potential issues early and ensure quality. You will also develop and maintain automated test scripts for quick and reliable feedback on code changes.

Position Details

• Salary range:  $99,000 - 124,000 USD
• Full-Time
• Hybrid - 2 days in the office 
• Reports to:  Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer 
• Location:  Boulder/Denver, CO or Chicago, IL
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship.

Primary Responsibilities

• Participate in developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining scalable, reliable test automation systems using the full stack.
• Write test automation using such tools as Jest, Enzyme, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit, Cucumber, REST Assured, Postman, utPL/SQL, and more.
• Contribute to a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
• Provide architectural guidance and vision for our test automation suite, ensuring alignment with the company's strategy.
• Work closely with the Development and Product team and others within the organization to promote software quality standards.
• Follow an iterative software development methodology, contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle, and provide support. 
• Embrace Agile development methodologies and practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working in test automation
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in UI Software Quality Assurance 
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in database testing
• Proficient in back-end languages, especially C#, Java, and Python
• Solid experience with front-end technologies like ReactJS, JavaScript, and HTML
• Extensive experience testing REST APIs
• Familiarity with data integration and ETL tools
• Working knowledge of relational databases (MySQL, Oracle) and NoSQL databases (ElasticSearch, MongoDB, Redis, etc.)
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills. Passion for sharing knowledge with the rest of your team, building shared tooling, and directly helping customers

• Ability to build out and manage a comprehensive testing suite for full-stack applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven expertise in leading large-scale projects and driving innovative solutions
• Experience with performance and/or security testing
• Experience with Oracle PL/SQL
• Proven work experience in software development
• Desire to learn the energy industry or experience in equities/commodities trading

At Yes Energy, we value connecting directly with candidates. We kindly ask that third-party recruiters and agencies not submit resumes, as we are not open to external recruiting partnerships.

ABOUT YES ENERGY

Overview

Yes Energy delivers real-time market data and electric power trading decision solutions.  Over 1,000 market participants use Yes Energy solutions daily.  The business is a leader in all aspects of information content collection and management, developing and delivering data and market analytics solutions. Since its inception in 2008, Yes Energy has become a trusted and respected supplier of innovative and reliable solutions focused on the needs of power market analysts, traders, and trade managers.  Yes Energy has a team of over 350 amazing professionals in Boulder, CO (HQ); Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Glendora, CA; Richmond, VA; London, United Kingdom; Auckland, New Zealand, Tokyo, Japan; and Bucharest, Romania.

Culture

Yes Energy has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Colorado, and we have the culture to prove it. At Yes Energy, we care about saying “Yes” to customers. We like to listen, learn, and develop our solutions in line with their needs. We think about customers as business partners, and when we help them be more successful … we are more successful, too.

Around the office, our culture is driven by some pretty fundamental values that we’re proud of:

• We love innovation and solving tough challenges;
• We are “high standards people” who combine passion and pride with hard work and rewards of all kinds-- in an ethic that is consistent across the company;
• We’re team-focused with a flat hierarchy-- we work in small teams on well-defined projects that directly impact the success of the business;
• We play to the strengths and experience of each person while each of us also works along a continuum of roles adjacent to our focus area.  This presents the challenge of maintaining a broad set of skills as well as an opportunity to learn and contribute in many ways; 
• We are constantly growing. Professional development happens every day and every year.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer highly competitive salaries and real bonuses that are achievable and that you can impact. Our benefits package is also very competitive, including medical insurance, a 401 (k) Plan with matching, flexible vacation, and flexible work schedules. Yes Energy encourages and funds investment in both formal and informal professional development.

At Yes Energy, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

In accordance with Colorado law, the range provided is Yes Energy’s reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower based on non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Yes Energy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Yes Energy complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.