Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Automation)

About Leapfrog
Leapfrog is on a mission to be a role model technology company. Since 2010, we have relentlessly worked on crafting better digital products with our team of superior engineers. We’re a full-stack company specializing in SaaS products and have served over 100 clients with our mastery of emerging technologies.

We’re thinkers and doers, creatives and coders, makers and builders— but most importantly, we are trusted partners with world-class engineers. Hundreds of companies in Boston, Seattle, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco choose us to gain speed, agility, quality, and stability, giving them an edge over their competitors.

About the role

As the Senior QA Automation Engineer, you'll spearhead comprehensive testing strategies, leveraging tools like Cypress, Postman, and Mocha, ensuring seamless functionality, usability, and accessibility. Your role extends to crafting meticulous test plans, mentoring teams, and ensuring compliance with acceptance criteria and industry standards. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you'll drive innovation, optimize testing processes, and champion cutting-edge methodologies for exceptional product quality.

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable and robust automation frameworks, ensuring they align with best practices and industry standards.

• Architect and implement complex automation solutions that provide high test coverage, optimize execution time, and enhance the overall efficiency of the testing process.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define the automation strategy, test plans, and test cases, ensuring comprehensive coverage of functional and non-functional requirements.

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior QA Engineers, reviewing their automation code, providing feedback, and promoting best practices.

• Continuously assess and improve the automation infrastructure, tools, and processes to enhance test efficiency, reliability, and maintainability.

• Analyze test results, identify patterns, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to investigate and resolve complex issues and system defects.

• Collaborate with the DevOps team to integrate test automation into the CI/CD pipeline, including build deployments, continuous testing, and environment management.

• Stay updated with emerging trends, tools, and technologies in test automation and advocate for their adoption, ensuring the QA team remains at the forefront of industry advancements.

• Collaborate with QA managers and other stakeholders to define QA processes, standards, and best practices, and actively contribute to process improvements.

• 5+ years of extensive experience in QA automation, with a focus on designing and implementing automation frameworks and solutions.

• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript, typescript and experience with automation tools like Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Appium, or Playwright.

• Proficiency in test automation frameworks such as JUnit, TestNG, Pytest, or Cucumber

• In-depth knowledge of software testing methodologies, best practices, and industry standards.

• Extensive experience with Agile development methodologies, CI/CD practices, and integrating automation into the software development lifecycle.

• Proficiency in API testing and tools such as Postman or Rest Assured.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and provide innovative solutions.

• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and senior management.

• Proven track record of driving process improvements and implementing innovative approaches to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the QA automation process.