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Job Application for Senior Software Engineer, Test at Everlaw Back to jobs Senior Software Engineer, Test Oakland, California, United States Apply As a Software Engineer in Test at Everlaw, you will be a key architect of our quality culture, helping to shape automated testing at legal technology’s fastest-growing SaaS company. You will be responsible for maintaining and improving our CI/CD pipelines, facilitating advanced automation techniques, and serving as a technical mentor for our QA team. We are looking for a proactive engineer who is not just a practitioner of automation, but a visionary—someone always on the lookout for new approaches to ensure our platform remains robust as we pursue our mission to promote justice by illuminating truth. In this role, you will sit within our Engineering department, acting as a vital bridge between Development and QA. Other engineers become your "users"; building the tooling, templates, and documentation that allow teams to implement and improve automation seamlessly will have a multiplicative impact. By participating in the Testing Guild and conducting thoughtful code reviews, you will ensure that our automation standards remain high and our release cycles stay efficient and reliable. Getting started We want you to feel like part of the team early on! Our onboarding process will integrate you into the company with informative sessions on our product, policies, processes, and team structure and goals. [And you’ll spend meaningful time getting to know your direct reports and discover what excites and challenges them.] We’re excited for you to learn, grow, and contribute right away! We trust that you’ll bring experience and knowledge that will uplift and uplevel the team, but we don’t expect you to know everything on Day 1. In your role, you'll... Maintain and improve existing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions or CircleCI to ensure seamless automated workflows. Facilitate and expand automation techniques , primarily utilizing Cypress to build robust, scalable test suites. Mentor QA Engineers on all topics related to automation, helping them troubleshoot technical blockers and uplevel their scripting skills. Conduct rigorous code reviews for automation specs, providing feedback that increases test reliability and execution speed. Drive improvements with API testing , integrating API-level checks into our automation harness to increase coverage. Research and implement new automation approaches , staying ahead of industry trends to keep our testing infrastructure cutting-edge. Collaborate with developers to interpret code coverage results and identify strategic areas for new test investment. About you You have a BS or MS in Computer Science, or equivalent coursework. You have at least 5 years of experience working deeply with Cypress for web application automation. You have proficiency in coding in a language such as C, C++, C#, Java, Python, Javascript, Go or Rust. You have demonstrated expertise in using CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, CircleCI or GitLab to create and manage workflows. You are experienced in API testing and understand how to validate data across different layers of an application. You have a mentorship mindset and enjoy helping others grow their technical capabilities with Cypress and other automation techniques. You are a proactive problem-solver who can navigate Linux-based systems and troubleshoot complex automation hurdles. You are authorized to work in the United States without restrictions. Please note that at this time, Everlaw is not sponsoring employment visas for this role. Benefits The expected salary range for this role is between $131,000 and $191,000. The final offered salary will be dependent upon many factors including the candidate’s experience and skills. The base pay range is subject to change in the future. Equity program 401(k) retirement plan with company matching Health, dental, and vision insurance Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care expenses Paid parental leave and approximately 10 days (80 hours) per year of sick leave Seventeen paid vacation days plus 11 federal holidays Membership to Modern Health to help employees prioritize mental health and wellness Annual allocation for Learning & Development opportunities and applicable professional membership dues Company-sponsored life and disability insurance Perks Work in Uptown Oakland, just steps from the BART line and dozens of restaurants and walking distance to Lake Merritt Flexible work-from-home days on Tuesdays and Fridays Monthly home internet reimbursement Select your preference of hardware (Mac or PC) and customize your desk setup Enjoy a wide variety of snacks and beverages in the office Bond over company-wide out-of-the-box events and fun activities with your team Time off for company-sponsored volunteer events and 4 paid hours per quarter to volunteer at a charitable organization of your choice Take advantage of learning and career development opportunities Ranked #9 on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2023 for US small and medium companies One of Wealthfront’s 2021 Career Launching Companies , and ranked #2 on the “ 2022 Bay Area Best Places to Work ” list by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal One of Fast Company’s World's Most Innovative Companies for 2022 and proud contributor of free ediscovery resources to benefit the greater good through “Everlaw for Good” #LI-JA1 #LI-Hybrid Pursue Truth While Finding Yours At Everlaw, we are deeply invested in pursuing the truth, for our clients and for our employees. We know that when you’re empowered to pursue your passions, it is reflected in the work. That’s why we’re committed to the professional growth of all our team members, offering an annual learning and development stipend and regular career check-ins with managers. If you’re looking for a place that values passion, integrity, and a desire to learn, we’d love to hear from you! About Everlaw We help law firms, government agencies, and corporations sift through millions of documents of evidence in big lawsuits and investigations to find the proverbial smoking gun (or needle in the haystack -- pick your metaphor). It's a multi-billion dollar space typically dominated by service-oriented vendors, and we're coming at it with cutting-edge technology and elegant design. It's working, and we've been growing very rapidly: we host hundreds of terabytes of data and work with all 50 state Attorneys General and hundreds of law firms on some of the most high-profile cases litigated today. 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