eventbrite Hiring For Title: Staff Software Development Engineer in Test, Framework Development at India Full Time

THE CHALLENGE

Eventbrite’s business continues to grow and scale rapidly, powering millions of events. Event creators and event goers need reliable tools and technologies that empower their live experiences. In turn, Eventbrite’s development teams need effective tools and techniques for testing and delivering high quality products. Software Developers in Test (SDET) are Eventbrite’s center of excellence for software quality and are responsible for leading the adoption and implementation of world class automated testing solutions. You will work both within a centralized test automation-focused team, and as support to other development teams as they implement testing frameworks and expand test coverage. 

THE TEAM

The members of our team tackle big problems through small group collaboration. Our technology spans web, mobile, APIs, big data and machine learning, search, as well as physical point of sale and ticket scanning systems. As a people-focused organization, we support a culture of inclusion, mentorship, and continuous learning. Pair programming, weekly demos, tech talks, and hackathons are at the core of how we build our team and product. We engage with the community by hosting events with exciting technical speakers and releasing key building blocks of our stack as open-source software. We’re currently working through a transition to a pure Devops culture. We strive for teams to be completely autonomous and to have full ownership of their services and roadmaps. This includes requirements gathering,  deployment, maintenance – and testing!

THE ROLE

Establishing a culture of testing, test automation frameworks, and supporting the development of automated tests is the role of SDETs at Eventbrite. Our mission is to deliver the highest possible software quality by making writing and maintaining tests easy. To make this happen, typical activities include:

YOU WILL:

• Explore, evaluate, and recommend test automation frameworks for functional and non-functional testing. 
• Design and develop self-service test automation frameworks that are reliable, reusable, easy to maintain and extend across multiple locales, devices, features, teams, etc.
• Integrate 3rd party testing tools and libraries into the existing framework, as needed.
• Enable automated test executions within CI/CD pipelines. 
• Demonstrate a passion for building high-quality software, adhering to best practices in Data Structures, System Design Patterns, and OOPs concepts.
• Support development teams in monitoring, maintaining, refactoring, and continuously improving existing automated tests.
• Ensure that a scalable and robust test infrastructure is available for every development team, enabling them to perform automation independently.
• Develop tools and processes for creating and managing test data.
• Assist development teams in performing gap analysis in automation, and test coverage to continuously improve quality by identifying and reducing defects as early as possible in the development cycle.
• Review reported bugs and incident postmortems – making recommendations on how to fortify test coverage.
• Collaborate with development teams to set QA strategy for projects and features.
• Focus on eliminating manual/regression test execution and improve test efficiency by creating automated solutions.Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and technologies related to test automation and software development.

THE SKILL SET:

• 8+ years of industry experience in software development with understanding of test automation frameworks designs.
• Prior experience with open-source test automation frameworks and tools.
• Demonstrated experience in building software from scratch and enhancing existing open-source tools.
• Strong expertise in Data Structures, System Design Patterns, and OOPs concepts.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript) for building scalable and maintainable software.
• Understanding of Software Test Life Cycle.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with automated testing across the testing pyramid (unit, integration, end-to-end).
• Experience CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) practices and tools.
• Experience with one or more tools mentioned below, but not limited to:
• Static code analysis tools (SonarQube, CodeClimate,…)
• API testing solutions (Pact, Karate,…)
• UI/E2E testing solutions (Cypress, Playwright, WebdriverIO, or Selenium)
• Logging and debugging tools (Cloudwatch, Sentry, Datadog,…)
• Cloud infrastructure
• You have a passion for delivering well tested and maintainable code.
• You are a results-driven self-starter with great communication and collaboration skills.
• You enjoy teaching and mentoring colleagues.

BONUS POINTS FOR:

• You have experience with microservices and/or Service Oriented Architecture.
• Experience testing ecommerce or marketplace software products.
• Experience driving an organizational transformation from manual-focused to automation-focused testing.
• Proven experience as a Software Development Engineer, with a focus on building test automation frameworks and tools.

WHAT WE OFFER

We are committed to providing competitive, valuable and meaningful benefits for our Britelings. 

We work hard to cultivate a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where Britelings feel like they belong. 

Employees can participate in resource groups and we offer programming throughout the year to support a diverse and inclusive workplace.  Read more about our Diversity and Inclusion work for our team, culture, and community.

We offer comprehensive benefits and a wellness package above and beyond standard medical benefits to support our Britelings’ lifestyle.

Eventbrite’s global benefit programs are designed to meet you where you are by offering resources and support for your health, well-being, finances, and family. This includes support in a remote/hybrid environment, wellness allowance, Carrot family planning benefit, Origin Financial Planning service, and other offerings to ease the mind and body like Modern Health and BriteBreaks (generally the first Friday of every month off).

ABOUT EVENTBRITE

Eventbrite is a global self-service ticketing, marketing, and experience technology platform that serves a consumers and event creators in nearly 180 countries. Since inception, Eventbrite has been at the center of the experience economy, transforming the way people organize and attend events. With over 280 million tickets distributed for over 5 million total events in 2022, Eventbrite is where people all over the world discover new things to do or new ways to do more of what they love. Learn more at www.eventbrite.com.

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Eventbrite is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from all suitably qualified individuals are encouraged, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. 

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