Windows Desktop QA Engineer (Motorsport)

Our mission is to improve the performance of athletes and teams, which we do by engineering the premier technology platform for sport. We've been at the forefront of sports technology and science since 2006 -- we don't just work in the sporting industry, we are actively changing its future.  Our solutions are designed to help race strategists and engineers “race smart” in a world where 1% can literally mean the difference between winning and losing.

We work with teams around the world, empowering strategists, engineers and managers in teams in F1, WEC, FormulaE, NASCAR, IndyCar, IMSA and more. We provide the information they need to optimize strategies, race-day readiness, as well as operations.  Our solutions include video analytics synchronized with live data analytics to allow for instant answers to on track problems or opportunities, and we are passionate about helping motorsport organizations at all levels to better race, prepare, teach, and win.   

WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS

As a Catapult QA Engineer you will drive desktop, web and mobile software product excellence through your QA planning and testing activities. The purpose of this role is to develop and execute end to end exploratory, functional and automated tests for all software products prior to market release.

This person will also work closely with a cross functional team (Development, Program Management, Product Management and Customer Support) to investigate/resolve issues and help instill a QA at the start mindset.

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

• Design, develop and execute automation scripts using appropriate tools. 
• Work with Development and Product to help design new features and products.
• Work with Product Specialists to help solve customer problems.
• Increase the use of automation tests for new features and improvements
• Increase componentization of our automated tests.
• Collaborate with developers and product management to increase product quality and identify hotspots.
• Collaborate with developers to identify issues with testability within our applications.
• Coordinate and run strategic manual testing and identify variance from expected behavior.
• Determine if a feature can be considered complete and ready for production deployment.
• Work with our SDET to identify issues and gaps in the technology and tools used for our automation.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or relevant qualifications
• Self-starter, adaptable, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Proven working experience in software development
• Experience developing tests for native Windows applications. 
• Hands-on experience with black box testing.
• Familiar with a coding language, preference for Python.
• Experience in an agile development team deploying to production multiple times a week.
• Experience in performance testing is preferable.
• Experience with Squish Testing Framework preferable.
• Knowledge or interest in Motorsport with an understanding of technical terminology.

WHY CATAPULT? 

• We have amazing people. We can promise you will work with some of the most ambitious and intelligent people in an exciting industry, and you will do some of the best work of your life.
• We encourage our people to have constructive, open and honest communication; to make Catapult extraordinary; innovate and create smart solutions; establish a collaborative, yet challenging, environment to develop our performance and the performance of our customers.
• Our workforce spans more than 20 countries, you'll get the opportunity to work across multiple nationalities and cultures, and build your global awareness and capability even beyond what it is today.
• We value improvement and development. We are challenging ourselves to continuously grow and become a high-performance company. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do, and our people are always looking for ways to do things better.  There is unlimited opportunity to grow, do more, and do better.

Whether you’re interested in sports or not, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing your work is supporting some of the most successful teams and individual athletes on the planet! While we have access to many exciting opportunities, we also realise that we are here to do a very important job for our customers. As a result, we aim to work with purpose and intention. We look for people that fit into our team culture, those who actively contribute and individuals who are excited about what they do. 

In order to build the future of sports performance, we need the brightest talent in order to do so. If you think you can contribute to the empowering, enjoyable and exciting Catapult environment, then we invite you to apply.

All offers of employment are subject to Catapult's positive pre-hire check. To find out more, please contact the Talent Partner for this role.