The Mission you’ll be helping us with:
BizScout is a technology startup headquartered in Austin, TX, and we are revolutionizing the way everyday individuals engage in buying and selling businesses, moving away from the traditional realm of Wall Street. We believe that buying small businesses should be as easy as buying real estate. We serve as the vital link between one generation’s legacy of small business creation and the next generation who will buy and innovate within them.
Our platform acts as a rapidly expanding marketplace for business transactions, complemented by a dedicated brokerage arm providing personalized support to real people. With a grand vision to pair technology with brokerage services, we aim to establish ourselves as the premier destination for business exchanges, driven by genuine human connections, and we need your help to do it.
While we may have a low profile now, our team consists of the highest caliber talent from leading global marketplaces and is supported by Contrarian Thinking.
Our parent company:
Contrarian Thinking, led by Codie Sanchez, a former Wall Street and Private Equity investor, is a leading digital media company, education business, and investment firm. We are one of the fastest-growing business media companies in the USA, with over 100 million views per month and 5+ million social followers. We own holding companies of small businesses that comprise our enterprise and are launching several new channels and businesses in 2024.
Your future opportunity with us:
We are seeking a talented Software Engineer with an expertise in Test Automation for the Core Platform. You'll be a trusted thought partner - making an impact by supporting the organization in testing the next-generation technologies and complex features that connect buyers and sellers. As a member of our early team, you will be leading the QA & automated testing initiatives in growing our product features and directly impacting the future of our platform and product roadmap. Reporting directly to the Head of Engineering, In this role, you will work & own end-to-end testing strategies - starting from the painful processes of manual testing to coming up with strategies of automating them, implementing the testing pipelines, monitoring them on release & addressing different stage of testing.
The ideal candidate for this role is an engineer with end-to-end software development life cycle (SDLC) experience who wants to merge their passion for technical excellence with their passion for building something new, great, robust & scalable in a challenging startup environment. You need a vision to make a big impact for BizScout buyers, sellers, partners, and clients. You must have a love of Main Street over wall street. In addition to possessing the technical chops needed to execute on the day-to-day, you will need to demonstrate a creative approach in testing & strategizing our proprietary application, collaborating closely with the engineering, product & supply team to ensure functional, technical, and aesthetic appeal. Above all, you value autonomy & have a relentless bias for taking action with an end-to-end ownership.
What your day-to-day would look like:
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites across all BizScout platforms and products
- Test and evaluate new features, identifying areas for modification and improvement
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines with integrated testing strategies
- Write and implement efficient code to automate testing processes
- Develop and maintain end-to-end, integration, and unit tests using modern testing frameworks
- Implement performance testing and monitoring solutions
- Create and maintain test documentation, quality assurance procedures, and testing standards
- Monitor QA activities, test results, defects, and perform root cause analysis for customer bugs
- Lead test automation initiatives and innovation in quality processes
- Work closely with developers, UX designers, and product owners
- Conduct database testing and ensure data integrity
- Maintain and upgrade existing testing systems
- Participate in code reviews with a focus on testability and quality
- Rotational on-call & support duties
What you’ll bring to the table:
- 5+ years of experience in automation, acceptance & integration tests
- Strong programming skills in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript
- Extensive experience with Web & API automation frameworks
- Strong knowledge of version control systems (Git, Bitbucket, GitHub) and Gitflow
- Strong Experience with WebDriver-based frameworks (Cypress, Playwright, Selenium etc)
- Expertise in building custom automation frameworks and performing code reviews
- Proficiency with test case management tools
- Strong background in integration and database testing
- Strong ability to identify and implement process improvements, lead testing initiatives & guide the team towards it
- Experience with data integrity testing
- Hands-on experience with performance testing tools (JMeter or similar)
- Expertise in E2E testing of web applications
- Proficiency with Linux commands & working in linux based systems
- Experience with containerization & Orchestration(Docker & K8s) is an Huge asset
- Expertise in testing REST APIs
- Experience with visual regression testing
- Strong understanding of Service oriented Architecture & Serverless architecture
- Proficiency in working across different operating systems (Windows, Linux & Mac)
- Experience with NextJs is a huge asset
Personality & Cultural fit
- You want to define challenging product & engineering problems & solve them from DAY 1
- You understand the startup grind & hustle and you’re excited to be a part of it every day.
- You are a self starter with an action, execution & iteration oriented mindset to get the job done no matter what.
- You’re not afraid to pick up new things, learn fast & execute in parallel.
- You are a master generalist who don’t quite fit into one domain, rather likes working & taking ownership end to end.
- You breathe technology & stay up to date with technology trends
- You’re a champion in your team & push you peers to be a champion with you
Your first 30 days with BizScout Engineering
7 days
- Set up test automation environment and tools
- Understand existing testing infrastructure and practices
- Understand the development process & help test for getting features shipped
- Implement your first automated test suite
- Document current testing coverage and gaps
14 days
- Design and implement improvements to testing frameworks
- Establish quality metrics and monitoring
- Come up with long term testing vision & strategy
- Begin implementing new test automation strategies
- Actively participate in code reviews and quality discussions
30 days
- Lead the implementation of new testing frameworks and tools
- Establish comprehensive testing standards, KPIs and documentation
- Demonstrate measurable improvements in test coverage and quality
- Identify and begin addressing technical debt in testing infrastructure
How we work together:
At BizScout your input matters and we want to hear it. We genuinely care about our work and each other. We help support and grow each other and celebrate our wins on the path to making the experiences for business buyers, sellers, brokers. We drive high impact, thrive at a fast pace and deliver on the things we say we will deliver on. We have a great time doing it!
The Contrarian Creed
From our parent company Contrarian Thinking, these are the words we stand by, live by and define what it means to be a Contrarian & a part of this company
- People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
- Be a great f**king human. Do what’s right even when it hurts.
- How you do anything, is how you do everything.
- We do the dirty work.
- Your word is your contract.
- We are Archimedes, find your lever.
- Winners want pressure.
- We want your weird. Better weird than boring.
- Your job isn’t done until THE job is done. We work the problem.
- Assumptions are for assholes. Find the truth.
- Less words, more meaning.
- Even our notes are worth stealing. Make every creation a mini-masterpiece.
- Show me your results, not your intentions.
You ready to become a part of the builders? Awesome, here are the details:
Compensation
USD $1000-3000/month, depending on experience
Location
Fully remote.
Please note: This role requires being available during regular business hours 8am-6pm CT
Type of Employment
Contract
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