What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer in Device Testing position at Ztek Consulting?
Job Role: Software Engineer in Device Testing
Location: Cupertino, CA
Note: XCUI Framework is mandate
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities
- Execute E2E testing across devices, backend services, data pipelines, browser UI and supporting systems.
- Validate functionality of unreleased device features and server-side platform changes.
- Develop, maintain, and manual test scenarios.
- Investigate failures and perform root cause triage across the system stack including devices, backend services, and data pipelines.
- Analyze logs and system telemetry to identify the source of issues.
- Work with internal engineering teams to provide actionable defect reports with clear reproduction steps and supporting diagnostics.
- Understand and interact with test frameworks and tools written in Python, JavaScript, and device automation frameworks such as XCUI.
- Support validation of cross system workflows involving devices, backend services, and data pipelines.
- Contractors are expected to independently triage issues and identify probable failure points before escalating to internal engineering teams.
Technical Skills:
- Programming and automation experience with Python and Java
- Experience with device automation frameworks including XCUI
- Ability to analyze logs and debug issues across distributed systems.
- Understanding of backend services and system integrations.
- Experience validating workflows involving devices, backend services, and data pipelines.
- Good understanding of database connectivity and data access, connecting to data sources and SQL
- Familiarity with containerization, cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform, and data pipeline technologies such as Kafka and Spark
- Ability to work with internal test frameworks and automation infrastructure.
- Familiarity with E2E testing methodologies and system level validation.
- Strong debugging skills and ability to independently triage issues.
Salary : $100,000 - $130,000