Software Development Engineer in Test

3 weeks ago


Denver, United States Gusto Full time

About Gusto

Gusto is a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 300,000 businesses nationwide.

Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life, and it starts right here at Gusto. That’s why we’re committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace, both physically and virtually. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. 

Symmetry Software is part of Gusto. Symmetry is the payroll infrastructure for software & payroll platforms powering the paychecks of over 64 million workers each year. Our fully integrated suite of payroll tax APIs and software tools allows companies to solve tax compliance issues and build applications across the entirety of the payroll process. 

About the Role:

Our quality assurance team is looking for a software development engineer who is passionate about product quality and automated testing.  You will work with an agile development team and be responsible for developing test scripts, integration tests, and functional tests for applications written in Java/Python/Node and front-end frameworks such as React/Angular. We follow Agile and Continuous Integration (CI) principles and would like someone who is self-motivated, passionate about making an impact, and can execute in a fast-paced environment.

Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:

  • Writing integration, functional, and end-to-end tests.
  • Working collaboratively with a distributed and tight-knit team.
  • Creating reliable, high-performing automated tests that can run tens of thousands of tests multiple times per day.
  • Using data and analytics to improve our products and analyze metrics from test, deployment, and performance data to continuously improve the quality of test suites.
  • Participating in product engineering meetings, design and code reviews, peer programming, and automated testing.
  • Working across QA, Development, UX, and Product Support teams to understand big picture ideas/concepts to ensure complete testing coverage.

Here’s what we're looking for:

  • Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Software Development or related field. 
  • 3+ years of professional automation testing experience in an Agile environment.
  • 3+ years of experience coding in a language such as Java/Python/.Net/Javascript.
  • Experience in creating test automation frameworks.
  • Experience building automation that tests for depth and scale.
  • Experience with Github and build pipelines (Continuous Integration) and consistently finding ways to improve testing run times.
  • Proficiency in tracing code to determine application behavior and variable values.
  • Proficiency in math, with understanding of complex formulas.
  • Thrives in a dynamic Agile environment and streamlining all aspects of our Agile process.
  • Experience with current testing frameworks such as REST Assured, TestNG, Selenium and others.
  • Experience with Visual Studio Code or Eclipse.
  • Bonus if you have experience with Docker.

Required skills & mindsets:

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and within a fast-paced team environment.
  • Strong work ethic supported by solid time-management skills.
  • Professional and team-oriented contributor.
  • Ability to communicate at all levels within the company.
  • Ability to respect and handle diversity amongst staff and office environments.
  • Fast and enthusiastic learner with a desire to increase knowledge and understanding of the payroll industry and Symmetry Software products and services.
  • Ability to get into the nitty gritty of how a product works and verify its functionality.

Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $83,000/yr to $110,000/yr in Scottsdale & most major metro locations. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale.

Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. 

When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. 

Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you require assistance in filling out a Gusto job application, please reach out to candidate-accommodations@gusto.com.



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