Hello! Are you ready to Work from Home and transform your career? If you have great consulting skills and know you can consistently delight our customers and help grow our accounts, Modus is the perfect fit for you. Our high performance team helps our clients to build awesome solutions to accomplish their goals and vision. Are you interested in working from home with some of the best talent on the planet? Then keep reading.
We're looking for a QA Automation Engineer (SDET) to join the engineering team at Modus.
About you
Experience Level: Senior
As a Senior SDET, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of our cutting-edge blockchain solutions. You will collaborate closely with the Head of QA to design, implement, and execute robust test strategies, contributing to the success of our blockchain products. Most importantly, you will be a person who shows strong initiative and has a proactive approach to Quality Assurance across the SDLC.
- Proficient in automation skills, including the ability to write automated test scripts and establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledgeable about Cardano smart contract technologies, Plutus and the Marlowe programming language.
- Possess strong understanding of blockchain technology, including consensus algorithms and smart contracts (a plus).
- Knowledgeable about software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies, including Agile and DevOps practices.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field (advanced degrees are a plus).
- Proven experience as an SDET or in a similar quality assurance/testing role.
- Experience in test automation for front-end/back-end and end-to-end systems.
- Experience working with Git, SDLC, and various CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions).
- Experience as QA Lead desired but not essential.
- Experience in performance and security testing is a plus.
- Experience with API testing.
- Experience in distributed systems and computer networks would be beneficial.
- Expertise in libraries, tools, and procedures for executing and automating various
- types of tests (e.g., unit tests, property tests, model-based tests, integration tests,
- end-to-end tests, UI tests, performance tests, stress tests, fault tolerance tests).
- Experience with TypeScript, Javascript, Rust, or other programming languages is advantageous.
- Familiarity with Virtualization using Docker.
- Proficiency with Linux.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive testing strategy for our blockchain solutions, encompassing functional, performance, security, and integration testing.
- Review Team Test Plans and oversee the general QA Strategy for each of the scrum teams/squads.
- Lead the testing of new Initiatives, and guide other team members in how to approach, execute and report on new areas of testing.
- Implement and maintain continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) pipelines for automated testing.
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts using relevant testing frameworks and tools.
- Conduct manual testing when necessary, including exploratory testing, regression testing, and ad-hoc testing.
- Identify, report, and track defects to resolution.
- Perform root cause analysis of defects and work with development teams to implement timely solutions.
- Set up and maintain test environments, including test data and test configurations.
- Plan and conduct performance testing to assess scalability, reliability, and responsiveness of our blockchain solutions.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date test documentation, including test plans, test cases, and test reports.
- Contribute to the development and enhancement of test automation frameworks.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including software developers and product managers, to ensure the testability, reliability, and scalability of our products.
[In reference to requisition 1899]
You love learning and understand that software is an ever-evolving world. You enjoy playing with new tech and exploring areas that you might not have experience with yet. You are self-driven, self-learner willing to share knowledge and participate actively in your community.
Having overlap with your team is critical when working in a global remote team. Modus requires all team members to overlap with EST hours daily. In addition, reliable high speed internet is a must.
Things You Might Do
Modus is a fast-growing, and remote-first company, so you'll likely get experience on many different projects across the organization. That said, here are some things you'll probably do:
• Give back to the community via open source and blog posts
• Travel and meet great people- as part of our remote-first lifestyle, it's important that we come together as needed to work together, meet each other in person and have fun together. Please keep that in mind when you apply
• Teach and be taught: Modus creates active teams that work in internal and external projects together, giving opportunities to stay relevant with the latest technologies and learning from experts worldwide
• Interact directly with internal and external clients to represent Modus and its values
• Discover our comprehensive learning benefits, available to every Modite. Gain access to over 12,000 courses on a licensed learning platform. Plus, enjoy paid professional development time, including tailored training and workshops. Your growth matters to us—we’re here to help you thrive
Our Benefits may vary according to the Country you are located in, so please reach out to our recruiter in case you have any questions.
If you live in Costa Rica and you become a full-time employee, we offer:
• Competitive compensation
• 100% Remote work (could vary according to the client's needs)
• Flexible working hours
• Travel according to client's needs
• Company paid private insurance
• The chance to work side-by-side with thought leaders in emerging tech
• Social Security (CCSS) by law
If you live in France, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, or the Netherlands and you become a full-time employee, we offer:
• A permanent employment contract according to the labor laws of the country you are living in (PTO may vary depending on the countries listed above)
• A laptop and an onboarding budget for home office need
• Mental Health Support Program
• Health coverage (sick leave)
• Conference: Flight/train ticket + accommodation + food
• Remote work or hybrid work (Paris and Lyon)
If you live in Romania and you become a full-time employee, we offer:
• Competitive compensation
• Medical insurance
• Meal vouchers
• Telework indemnity
• Bookster subscription
• Extra PTO Days with Tenure per year worked(up to max. 4 days)
• Possibility to obtain paid certification/courses if they align with company goals and are relevant to the employee's role
• Client Referral program
• 100 % remote work and the possibility to work from the office
• The chance to work side-by-side with thought leaders in emerging tech
If you live in the USA and you become a full-time employee, we offer:
• Competitive compensation
• Health insurance (medical, vision, and dental) and other benefits (FSA and HSA)
• Virtual Care support
• 401(K) match to up to 3.5% of your annual salary
• Optional Voluntary Short or Long-term disability insurance.
• Remote work
• The chance to work side-by-side with thought leaders in emerging tech
• Flexible Time Off/PTO
If you live anywhere else, you can become a contractor, and then we offer:
• Competitive compensation
• 100% Remote work (could vary according to the client's needs)
• Travel according to client's needs
• Employee Referral Program
• The chance to work side-by-side with thought leaders in emerging tech
About Modus
Modus Create is a digital product group that accelerates digital transformation. We use high-performing teams, emerging technology, and “new school” product development tools and methods to accelerate business outcomes. We support our clients across four core delivery areas: business and product strategy consulting, customer experience, cloud services, and Agile software delivery.
Driven by a team of world-class talent, we have been recognized by the Inc 5000 list of Fastest Growing Private Companies nine years in a row, the Washington Business Journal list of Fastest Growing Companies in the Washington, DC area three years in a row, and a top company for remote work by FlexJobs. We’re also an official partner to Atlassian, AWS, Cloudflare, GitHub, InVision, Ionic Framework, and Vue.js!
Founded in 2011, with our HQ in Reston, Virginia and offices in Costa Rica, Romania and France, Modus has employees all over the world. Based on the model of an open source team, Modites work remotely and are located across the globe. This has allowed us to hire the best talent in the world, no matter where they live. Our highly collaborative, autonomous, and effective working environment is fueled by a team unified by a love of continuous learning. Our years of thought leadership including books, whitepapers, blog posts, conferences and MeetUp talks, demonstrate our commitment to sharing what we’ve learned.
We encourage every Modus employee to do the same. Our company is a platform for the growth of our employees. Through working with our distributed team of experts on challenging projects, every person that joins the Modus team can expect to continue growing and learning every day. This is your chance to be part of building something great.
*Federal law requires Modus Create to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States as full-time employees.
*The statement above does not apply to 1099 Contractors or International Contractors
Modus Create is committed to creating a diverse environment, and each of us contributes to inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
What We Do
Modus Create builds customer-centric products, processes, and platforms to help businesses succeed in the digital economy.
For over 10 years, our global team of strategists, designers, and technologists have helped the world’s biggest brands such as Burger King, Kaplan, AARP, PBS, and Time Inc. deliver powerful digital experiences to their clients. We work in an iterative, outcome-driven way to support our clients with product strategy, customer experience (CX), full stack Agile software development, and security.
Inc Magazine has rated Modus Create as one of the fastest-growing American companies for 7 years in a row. Our distributed team of Modites have been pioneers in the open-source community, creating innovations such as the Ionic-Vue integration, RoboDomo, Beep, and Capsule.
