Software Test Engineer I

Cox Automotive, is currently looking for a Software Test Engineer I with programming skills in C#, Java, Kotlin, Swift or comparable language to join our successful Cox Automotive team in Atlanta, GA.
The Software Test Engineer I is responsible for developing automated testing strategies and implementing them using industry-standard frameworks. This role provides technical guidance, contributes to process improvements, and monitors emerging technologies to enhance testing effectiveness.
Who We Are + What We Do
As part of the Cox family, Cox Automotive is building a connected suite of software solutions and services for iOS and Android devices as well as web to help automotive dealers thrive in today's digital retailing environment. From digital marketing to credit applications and financing, our integrated approach is making buying, selling, and shopping for a car more efficient and enjoyable for everyone involved.
Technology We Use
C#, React, BFF, REST API, Selenium Web Driver, Playwright, Jetpack Compose UI, XUNIT, Git, Rally, AWS.
Our Teams
At CoxAutomotive, we offer the chance to do your best work and to help lead the digital revolution of the auto industry. Our Software Delivery teams are energetic influencers who have built a world-class software platform, for auto dealers, from the ground up. Collaboration is woven into the fabric of everything we do; from 24-hour Hackathons to sprint reviews and scrum teams, you'll be immersed in an environment that nurtures individualism, creative problem-solving, and intellect.
The Job
The Software Test Engineer I is responsible for a range of testing activities including designing and maintaining test suites, executing test scenarios manually, developing automated testing strategies and implementing them in industry standard testing frameworks. The Software Test Engineers provide testing expertise and plays a role in providing advice, guidance, and monitoring of emerging technologies.
Your Role

• Writes, debugs, and executes code used in automated testing efforts.
• Contributes to and coordinates the testing efforts for manual and automated activities across supported applications.
• Contributes to and champions the defect lifecycle for found defects.
• Contributes to the SDLC testing strategy, test data management strategy, and quality of the supported applications.
• Gathers and provides metrics on business process, test results for manual and automated test suites, and presents them to stakeholders.
• Using established processes to continually review and select manual test cases for automation test scenarios.
• Recommends and presents updates to the automation framework(s) for improvement.
• Collaborates with the Product Owner(s) in deciding on and helping with feature delivery.
• Understands the challenges that delivery and operations teams face in their day-to-day work and partner with them to design viable solutions.
• Recommends improvements to testing processes, technology, and interfaces that improve the effectiveness of testing teams and reduce technical debt.

What We Look For (Minimum Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and up to 2 years of development experience from education or working experience. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as 4 years' experience in a related field.
• Exposure to object-oriented programming.
• Exposure to software testing tools and processes.
• Exposure to SQL.

Preferred

• Working experience with software best practices and principals.
• Exposure to using and testing within automated frameworks (e.g. Appium, Espresso, XUNIT, Selenium WebDriver and Playwright).
• Exposure to consumer-facing applications, databases, and API.
• Exposure to scripting shells such as terminal or PowerShell.
• Exposure to delivering products in an engineering, operations, or release role.
• Exposure to development lifecycle methodologies (e.g. waterfall, agile, iterative)
• Demonstrated abilities in analysis, design, problem solving and programming.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipeline for e.g. TeamCity, Jenkins, GitHub actions.