About the position
Do you have a passion for e-commerce and building rock-solid automated tests? We're looking for a skilled SDET to join our team and play a vital role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our platform. Apple's Retail Engineering Apps & Services (REAS) Quality Engineering team is actively seeking a motivated and innovative Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who possesses strong problem-solving abilities and effective communication skills. This role is ideal for a proactive individual who excels in dynamic environments, thrives on ambiguity, and can collaborate effectively with minimal direct supervision. We are looking for a self-motivated team player who not only flourishes in collaborative environments but also demonstrates initiative and confidence in questioning assumptions. As an integral member of our team, you will be pivotal in developing and maintaining automated test frameworks aimed at optimizing our CI/CD pipeline within our e-commerce environment. You will leverage your expertise to craft robust tests that ensure the seamless functioning of our platform's continuously evolving features.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and suites using Java-based frameworks such as JUnit and TestNG to validate backend functionality of our eCommerce platform.
- Collaborate closely with software engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
- Implement and execute test plans and test cases to thoroughly validate application functionality.
- Perform API testing using tools like REST Assured to verify data integrity and the functionality of backend services.
- Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to enhance testability and maintainability of the codebase.
- Engage actively in post-mortem discussions to identify root causes and strategize on preventing recurrence of issues; take a proactive role in analyzing and mitigating potential risks.
- Define testing requirements and propose solutions to optimize testing processes with a strong sense of ownership.
- Participate in technical discussions to understand software workflows and use cases, ensuring testability is embedded throughout the system.
- Provide timely and accurate updates on testing status and quality metrics to stakeholders throughout all testing phases, and compile a summary of quality outcomes upon project completion.
- Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to debug and resolve complex technical issues effectively.
- Advocate for high-quality software testing practices within the team and promote adoption of development methodologies that drive overall software quality.
- Adapt quickly and effectively in fast-paced environments with frequent context switching.
Requirements
- Proven experience as an SDET or similar role, with a focus on testing eCommerce platforms or large-scale web applications.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java.
- 5+ years experience with Junit/TestNG, Jenkins, Gradle, SQL, JSON.
- Expertise in building and maintaining test beds, test environments and automated data driven test suite.
- Solid understanding of web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and HTTP/HTTPS protocols.
- Solid understanding of NoSQLs like MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, DynamoDB, etc and caching strategies.
- Experience with Git for version control.
Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with Selenium, Postman, Appium, and SOAP UI for web automation.
- Familiarity with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling) and techniques.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
