Software Development Engineer at Gaine Technology LLC – San Luis Obispo, California

• Design & Development: Design, develop, and maintain a robust, scalable, and efficient automated testing framework primarily targeting REST APIs using modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript).
• API Testing: Implement comprehensive test suites for backend services, focusing on functional correctness, performance, scalability, and security.
• Transition & Knowledge Transfer: Collaborate with the retiring Senior QA Tester to understand existing manual test plans, business logic, and critical workflows, prioritizing their conversion into automated tests.
• CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated tests into our continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline to provide rapid feedback on code quality.
• Defect Management: Identify, document, and triage software defects, working closely with engineering to ensure quick resolution.
• Quality Advocacy: Champion quality best practices, performing code reviews for other test automation engineers (as the team grows) and contributing to overall engineering excellence.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience: 1-3 years of professional experience in software development, test automation, or a relevant technical role. We are open to training and mentoring a motivated individual at the start of their career.
• Coding Proficiency: Strong coding skills in at least one object-oriented or scripting language (e.g., Python, Java, C#, or JavaScript/TypeScript).
• API Automation Expertise (Must-Have): Proven, hands-on experience building automated test scripts and frameworks specifically for API testing (e.g., using tools/libraries like Rest-Assured, Postman/Newman, Pytest, or Cypress/Playwright with API focus).
• Testing Fundamentals: Deep understanding of software testing methodologies, including unit, integration, functional, and end-to-end testing.
• Technical Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Preferred (Bonus) Qualifications
• Frontend Automation Experience: Experience with modern UI automation frameworks (e.g., Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium) is a significant plus, with the ability to supplement existing frontend testing efforts.
• Performance/Security Testing: Familiarity with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Locust) or security testing basics.
• Cloud/Containerization: Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Manual Testing Proficiency: Experience performing exploratory or manual testing to identify gaps in automated coverage.

BENEFITS

Gaine offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees' wellbeing and professional growth:

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS