SDET Level III

Senior Software Development Engineer In Test

The Kroger API team is looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) candidate to join our growing team and create meaningful customer experiences delivered via APIs. Incumbents in this position are experienced, hands on and self-motivated engineer who can work collaboratively in a continuous integration environment. The Senior SDET focuses on the development of automated functional tests and end-to-end tests through various test frameworks for overall system testing within an Agile environment.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work closely with the engineering team throughout the product development lifecycle. The primary responsibilities would include identifying, designing and creating automation test cases and suites, executing manual testing and automation tests, and analyzing the application/services when issues are found.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creates and maintains automated test cases, executes test suites, reviews and diagnoses reported bugs, and ensures overall system quality prior to a customer release.
• Designs, develops, maintains, and troubleshoots automated suites of tests through continuous integration for value added feedback.
• Works with the engineering teams to derive testing requirements throughout the development cycle.
• Design test plans, scenarios, and automated scripts to accurately verify functionality in accordance with the functional requirements, description and acceptance criteria.
• Design test plans, scenarios, and automated scripts that meet the API specification and are in compliance with organization API style guide.
• Creating and updating automated tests to be executed continuously during the development cycle.
• Identify, communicate and document defects found during testing and work with team on resolution.
• Understand and utilize risk based testing techniques.
• Mentoring and developing junior SDET team members.