Junior Programmer

Founded in 2002, Shasta QA is a growing quality assurance services company with offices in California, Iowa, and Louisiana. We provide a full spectrum of software testing solutions for websites, desktop & mobile applications, and electronic devices to companies across the US and are committed to creating U.S. based outsourcing jobs. This is done by building close relationships with our clients while utilizing methodologies proven in the testing industry for over a decade. We believe in performing well for our clients and rewarding ourselves for a job well done.

About Us: Here at Shasta QA, we believe the culture you work in matters more than anything else, and over the past 20 years we’ve worked hard to live and breathe QA in everything we do. We collaborate with industry-leading companies throughout the US., ensuring the highest quality for their products. We’re passionate about speaking hard honest truths, working hard, and working smart; and in these ways we want to help you grow your career in software quality assurance. We work hard to “grow our own” while fostering a fun & inclusive team atmosphere and ensuring a positive work/life balance.

About the position: An Automation Engineer will be developing and maintaining automation frameworks to assist QA in their day-to-day testing activities. You will be utilizing your programming abilities and problem solving skills to solve technical challenges standing in the way of test execution and accurate results reporting. Your role will require the ability to learn new things, pick up new languages, and integrate with existing infrastructure. 

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Creating test procedures from written requirements
• Automating pre-existing manual tests
• Debugging failing tests
• Collaborating with a team of developers, QA engineers, and manual QA testers
• Manual testing as required by project needs
• Learn how to build automation frameworks from the ground up
• Maintain existing automation frameworks

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Proficiency in at least two of the following, familiarity with the rest:
• programming languages (C#, Javascript, Python, etc.)
• markup languages (HTML, XML, YAML, etc.)
• source control (git, SVN, MFTS, etc.)
• databases (SQL, Postgres, etc.)
• unit testing frameworks (MSTest, MochaJS, Pytest, etc.)
• related technical skills (developer tools, XPath, regular expressions, etc.)
• Working knowledge of:
• OOP design principles
• timing issues
• debugging practices
• Ability to teach yourself from technical documentation

QA SKILLS

• Detecting patterns and identifying outliers
• Following written instructions
• Writing bug reports
• Interpreting test results
• Verifying new features and fixes
• Identifying gaps in test coverage
• Prioritizing test coverage to meet deadlines

SOFT SKILLS

• Maintains trust and respect of team and client
• Keeps a level head
• Able to whiteboard abstract concepts
• Has a keen eye for detail
• Demonstrates strong communication skills
• Can be approached by others
• Exhibits good judgment
• Is a champion of hard honest truths
• Moves, decides, asks, and acts
• Communication precisely but concisely

We offer benefits such as paid vacations and holidays, insurance plans including health, paid dental and paid vision. A work/life balance is also valued at our company, so we provide ample leisure activities to relax and de-stress. In addition, one of the critical points we require of our employees is that they work on site due to the culture we foster, team atmosphere we encourage, and overall our commitment to creating jobs in Iowa. The position we are looking to fill is in the Waterloo / Cedar Falls area. Applicants from out of the area will be rejected.

Salary Range: $31,200-$37,000, depending on experience

All applicants are subject to a background check. Background checks will include, at a minimum, SSN verification, county criminal, federal criminal, sex offender registry, and government watch list. The background check must be completed before employment begins except when employment begins prior to the completion of the background check as a conditional offer. Once the background check is complete hiring authority and human resources will inform the conditional employee of hire based on the outcome of the background check. Shasta QA complies with California, Iowa, Louisiana, and Federal employment compliance laws.