Sr Automation Engineer

WHO WE ARE 

Basis Technologies delivers software and services to automate digital media operations for more than 1,000 leading agencies and brands. 

Our comprehensive ad tech platform, Basis, supports the planning, reporting, and financial reconciliation of direct, programmatic, search, and social media, all in one place. 

We are deeply committed to building software that will change the ad tech industry for the better and are equally dedicated to building an inclusive culture of highly motivated individuals who create a positive and supportive environment together. We invest in our culture and support our employees so they can do their best work. 

Basis Technologies is headquartered in Chicago, and our employees have the flexibility to work in an office location, completely remote, or a hybrid of the two. Please note, we are hiring on a remote working basis only in the U.S. and Canada.

ABOUT US

Are you ready to transform an industry? At Basis we are building a comprehensive tech platform that radically increases efficiencies and impact across businesses, teams, and campaigns. Our clients can run all their digital business through Basis, with robust business intelligence, workflow automation, search and social integrations, and the number one rated DSP.

We’re taking the digital advertising world by storm and are proud to be headquartered in the rapidly growing tech hub of Chicago, with offices that span across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Join us in our mission to improve the lives of everyone working in the industry!

WHY WORK WITH US?

At Basis, we believe that lasting success is achieved through continual dedication to the growth and well-being of the individual. Our people are the core of what makes Basis unique. Driven by the Basis Manifesto and our guiding principles, we look to hire the best and brightest minds—curious, passionate learners who are driven to create impact.

We are committed to building a culture of highly motivated individuals who create a positive and supportive environment together. We work hard, stay focused, and act in service to others - and are looking for like-minded people to grow with us.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Technology is at the core of what we do. Basis’s innovative Engineering team designs and develops new features and integrations for Basis, our industry-leading, comprehensive software solution. Our platform processes over 300 billion events per day and uses AI and machine learning to automate and simplify the entire digital campaign process.

This team is all about data—and in order to create value from the massive amount of data we collect, engineering leverages their dynamic Data Engineering, Data Science, and Business Intelligence teams to create insights that benefit the industry as a whole.

• Contributing to the design and implementation of our complex Basis Platform UI automation test suite (Cucumber/Java, Cypress/Javascript), APIs (Java, Node.js), and microservices contract-based testing (Pact).
• Mentoring other Engineers on QA methodologies, test automation, coding standards and best practices through code reviews and designing test plans
• Being the voice of quality in highly collaborative agile product teams
• Acting as a test lead in various work streams working closely with Product Managers and Developers and other cross functional teams
• Managing the integration of the automated test suites with our build process (Jenkins)

• 5 years of experience in a QA Automation role, or similar
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals
• Proven coding skills, preferably with Java and OOP
• Solid communication skills and the ability to mentor and advocate for best testing standards.
• Experience with one or more dynamic languages such as Node.js, Ruby and Python.
• Able to discuss and understand web-apps architecture design and reviewing for testability constraints.
• Experience with TDD & BDD
• Experience with UI automation, Selenium Webdriver, Cucumber, Cypress, Unit Test frameworks
• Experience in API testing, data structures, and SQL
• Experience with build/project management tools (Jenkins)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering
• Experience with backend testing of a microservices platform.
• Experience with Kubernetes and configuration of testing environments.
• Ad-Tech experience

• Java, Javascript, Ruby
• Kubernetes, Docker.
• PostgreSQL, NoSQL
• AWS

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ANYTHING ELSE? 

Don't think you have all the skills required for this role? That's okay, we recognize that experience can be built in many ways. If you have relevant skills that are not reflected in your resume, we welcome your candidacy and encourage you to share more in an optional cover letter, even if your experience doesn’t match our exact requirements.  

LIFE WITH BASIS TECHNOLOGIES

We take care of our people and believe that our success depends on the growth and well-being of each one of our team members.  

We've been proudly recognized as:

Ad Age, Best Places to Work 2023, 2022, 2013

Built In, Best Workplaces 2023, 2022, 2021

Crain's Best Companies to Work for in Chicago 2022, 2021, 2020, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Crain's Best Companies to Work for in New York 2022, 2021, 2014

Dallas Morning News, Top Workplaces 2021, 2019, 2015

Denver Post, Top Workplaces 2022, 2021, 2020

Denver Business Journal's Largest Employers 2022, 2021, 2020

Fortune Magazine, Best Workplaces 2022, 2021, 2020, 2015, 2014

We provide a thoughtful perks and benefits package including competitive 401k/RRSP matching, mental health support, a funded health savings account, paid sabbatical, generous parental leave, a flexible work environment and time off policy, and more. 

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building teams that are diverse in thought, perspective, and culture. We celebrate all team members regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race or cultural background, religion, disability, and age.

Basis is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application processes. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at talent.acquisition@basis.net. 

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Salary : $116,000 - $150,000