Senior Automation Engineer

As a Senior Automation Engineer at PayZen, you will play a critical role in shaping our automation and testing strategy. Your primary responsibilities will include building and maintaining robust automation frameworks, enhancing our CI/CD pipelines, and working closely with cross-functional teams to create effective test plans. You’ll also actively implement QA best practices and identify quality improvement areas throughout the software development lifecycle.

To be a successful candidate for the Senior Automation Engineer position at PayZen, you need a minimum of 7 years of experience in designing, building, and maintaining test automation frameworks. A proven ability to transition from manual to automated testing, strong skills in API testing with tools such as Postman, along with a solid understanding of CI/CD integration, is essential. Familiarity with microservices, Kubernetes, and observability tools will greatly enhance your application.

The Senior Automation Engineer at PayZen contributes to healthcare accessibility by ensuring that our automation and testing efforts result in high-quality, reliable products. By enhancing our testing infrastructure and contributing to a seamless user experience, you’ll help improve patient access to affordable healthcare solutions, thus positively impacting countless lives across the nation.

Candidates for the Senior Automation Engineer position at PayZen should be well-versed in technologies such as Selenium, Cypress, and Postman for automation and API testing. Additionally, proficiency in integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins and GitHub Actions, as well as experience with Kubernetes, Docker, JavaScript, and SQL/NoSQL databases, is highly beneficial for this role.

The Senior Automation Engineer position at PayZen is a full-time role based in our San Francisco headquarters. This role offers competitive pay, benefits, and equity options, fostering an environment where employees can thrive and contribute to groundbreaking work in the healthcare space.

When discussing your experience with test automation frameworks, focus on the specific frameworks you've used, such as Selenium or Cypress. Explain the projects you worked on, your role in building these frameworks, and the outcomes. Highlight your approach to ensuring that the framework meets teams' needs, and how you addressed any challenges that arose during implementation.

In your response, detail your process for API testing. Talk about the tools you typically use, such as Postman, and emphasize your method for developing test plans, executing tests, and validating responses. Be sure to illustrate any situations where your API testing uncovered significant issues, leading to improved product quality.

Share your familiarity with CI/CD processes, mentioning specific tools you’ve used, like Jenkins or GitHub Actions. Discuss how you’ve integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, outlining any challenges you faced and how you resolved them. This shows your practical knowledge and your ability to improve efficiency within development cycles.

Describe a specific project where you led the transition from manual to automated testing. Include the strategies you employed, the tools you chose, and the metrics you tracked to measure success. Highlight the positive impact this had on efficiency and product quality.

Discuss your approach to collaboration with cross-functional teams, emphasizing communication and teamwork. Provide examples of how you've worked with product and engineering teams to establish clear requirements or quality gates, which ultimately led to successful project outcomes.

Talk about the strategies you implement to ensure test reliability, such as thorough test case management, continuous monitoring, and regular updates to test suites. Mention any tools you use, like TestRail or observability tools, to help maintain high levels of test consistency.

Provide an example of a particularly challenging bug you faced. Discuss the steps you took to identify and resolve the issue, the tools you used, and how you communicated the findings to your team. This shows your problem-solving ability and attention to detail.

Indicate your commitment to staying abreast of the latest testing tools and practices by mentioning resources like online courses, tech blogs, webinars, or industry conferences. Describe how you apply what you learn to enhance your automation processes.

Mention metrics such as test coverage, defect density, and the pass/fail rate of tests. Discuss how you collect and analyze these metrics to drive decisions on quality improvements and resource allocation within your team.

Convey your passion for improving healthcare accessibility and how PayZen's mission aligns with your values. Discuss the exciting challenges the role presents and your eagerness to contribute to a high-growth company that revolutionizes medical payments.