Backend Software QA Engineer, Digital Experience Core Services

The Digital Experience Team is responsible for Tesla's customer facing website which serves customers in over 60 countries, helping users understand and purchase our groundbreaking products, and keep track of their orders through delivery. As a QA Engineer you will work very closely with Software Engineers to understand the technical design of applications and ensure testability of the developed components. You will build test automation with the goal of providing maximum coverage in the most efficient manner. You are also responsible for ensuring that the test infrastructure is easily maintainable and can scale to the demands of a rapid continuous integration continuous deployment environment.


Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Product Managers, and Developers to understand product requirements, and translate them into a robust test strategy
• Design and develop advanced automated test suites using methodologies and industry standard tools
• Write backend integration tests for RESTful APIs
• Develop Python frameworks and libraries to help support automated test case development
• Maintain, improve, and expand test coverage for existing automated test suites
• Provide technical leadership, driving and performing engineering best practices to initiate, plan, and execute large-scale, cross-functional, and company-wide critical programs

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of related practical experience or equivalent
• Experience working in a development environment utilizing Agile development methodologies
• Experience testing client-server applications and microservice architectures
• Extensive knowledge of writing tests for RESTful APIs
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming in Python or Java
• Knowledge of relational databases/SQL
• Working knowledge of test tools including PyTest, Postman, and Selenium
• Capable of navigating huge code bases
• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Docker and Jenkins

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program


Expected Compensation

$96,000 - $282,000/annual salary, depending on level + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.