Senior Software Engineer in Test

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 athletes and coaches “play smart” in a world where 1% can mean the difference between winning and losing.

We work with over 4,600 teams worldwide, empowering coaches, managers, and trainers in premier teams in F1, WEC, FormulaE, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, EPL, AFL, NRL, NCAA and more. We provide the information they need to optimize athletes’ health, game-day readiness, and performance, as well as in-game tactics.  Our solutions include wearable technology, video analytics, and athlete monitoring solutions, and we are passionate about helping sports organizations at all levels to scout better, recruit, teach, and win.   

WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS

As a Catapult QA Engineer, you will drive web and mobile software product excellence through your QA planning and testing activities. The purpose of this role is to develop and execute automated System and Integration tests for all software products at various stages of the SDLC.

This person will also work closely with a cross-functional team (Development, Product Management, and Customer Support) to investigate/resolve issues and help instill a “QA-first” mindset.

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

• Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts on communication/API layers. 
• Define a long-term strategy for my team that factors in company-wide priorities, customer needs as well as the technical limitations and possibilities
• Collaborate with developers and product management to increase product quality and identify areas of concern
• Collaborate with developers to identify issues with testability within our applications
• Identify, Document and Execute any areas of the product that cannot be automated and must be covered by manual testing
• Determine if a feature can be considered complete and ready for deployment to production
• Review requirements specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback from a QA perspective.
• Keep aware of changing trends in Quality Engineering and drive innovation through experimentation with new tools, processes, etc.,
• Effectively manage quality on major greenfield projects as well as major refactor projects reliably

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• 5+ years of proven working experience in software development
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or relevant qualifications
• Self-starter, adaptable, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Strong programming skills in JavaScript / TypeScript
• Extensive experience in developing coded API tests with PactumJS, SpecFlow, REST Assured or similar
• Extensive experience in developing coded UI tests on Web and Mobile applications using WebdriverIO, Selenium, Appium, Playwright or Puppeteer or similar. Experience with record-and-playback tools won’t count
• Previous exposure to embedding test execution and reporting in CI/CD pipelines (Github Actions)
• Working knowledge of BDD tooling (CucumberJS)
• Experience in an agile development team deploying to production multiple times a week.
• Experience in performance testing is highly desirable
• ISTQB certification or similar is highly desirable

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 who fit into our team culture, those who actively contribute, and individuals who are excited about what they do. 

Research shows that while men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized groups tend to only apply when they check every box. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job ad, please still get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team. We are building the future of sports performance. Our priority is to find the brightest talent that can add to our team culture, those who actively contribute and who are excited about what they do.

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