This position is remote based.

GitLab is looking for a motivated and experienced engineer to help grow our test automation efforts across the entire GitLab ecosystem. This is a key position with a new and growing team, so your efforts will have a noticeable impact to both the company and product. In addition to the requirements below, successful candidates will demonstrate a passion for high quality software, strong engineering principles and methodical problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Expand our existing test automation framework

• Develop new tests and tools for ourGitLab.com frontend, backend APIs and services, and low-level systems like geo replication, CI/CD, and load balancing

• Work with the product team and other development teams to understand how new features should be tested, and then engage them in contributing automated tests

• Drive adoption of best practices in code health, testing, testability and maintainability. You should know about clean code, the test pyramid and champion these concepts.

• Analyze complex software systems and collaborate with others to improve the overall design, testability and quality.

• Ensure that automated tests execute reliably and efficiently in CI/CD environments.

• Ensure test results are tracked and communicated in a timely and effective manner

Requirements

• Strong experience developing in Ruby

• Strong experience using Git

• Experience with test automation tools like Capybara, Selenium

• Relevant internship or work experience in software development and/or test automation

• Experience working with Docker containers

• Experience with AWS or Kubernetes

• Experience with Continuous Integration systems (e.g., Jenkins, Travis, GitLab)

Hiring Process

• Qualified applicants receive a short questionnaire from our Recruiting team (reviewed by the Automation team)

• Selected candidates will be invited to schedule a 30 minute screening call with our Recruiting team

• Next, candidates will be invited to schedule a 45 minute first interview with theEngineering Manager, Quality.

• Candidates will then be invited to schedule a 1 hour technical interview with the Edge Team Lead

• Candidates will be invited to schedule a third 45 minute interview with our VP of Engineering

• Finally, candidates may schedule a 50 minute interview with our CEO