Software Engineering - Software Engineer II - Level 8 Software Engineer II - Level 8

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Software Development Engineer II in Test

Who is Finance Company?

Finance Company is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.

Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Overview

Ekata, a Finance Company company, is the global standard in identity verification, providing businesses worldwide the ability to link any digital transaction to the human behind it. Our Ekata Identity Network, the first and only of its kind, uses complex machine learning to combine features derived from the billions of transactions within our proprietary network and the data from our graph to deliver industry leading risk assessment solutions.

Graph & Tools team is looking for a Software Engineer II in Test to work in our Seattle office who thrives on testing and maintaining large data processing systems, primarily in the Spark framework using Scala. Our ideal candidate will understand the challenges of working with data at scale and have a firm knowledge of algorithms and processing complexity.

Our team is a mix of software engineers and data analysts working to ensure our inputs, algorithms, and publishing artifacts are of the highest quality and efficiency. Our output is critical to the accuracy of our Risk Analysis APIs which power top e-commerce sites. Constant improvement and innovation are designed into our process. Your ability to learn and grow will be recognized and rewarded.

As a Software Engineer in Test for the Graph and Tools Team, you will:

Write and own technical test design and execution as a member of an Agile-based Scrum team with an emphasis on automation, tooling, and scripting skills

Assist in a technical test role to help drive data quality and to build, implement and execute tests and automation improvements for our core processes and publishing cycle

Work closely with software engineers on the team in expanding test automation framework and test coverage, and on assigned projects to assist in testing and implementation tasks

This is a technical position and requires writing, interpreting, and reviewing both test and application code

Understand the big picture and end-to-end logical architecture of systems and various Graph core processes

Documents test strategies and test plans; translates complex system requirements and specs into test requirements and testing methods

Be able and willing to take an innovative approach towards testing and troubleshooting new technologies primarily focused on Big Data

Be an integral part of the Agile SAFe scrum, sprint planning and backlog grooming sessions

Communicate, collaborate, and work effectively in a global environment.

Understand the use of Finance Company technology policies in everyday work

Demonstrate active learning and sharing of software practices via Guild/Engineering community initiatives

Our ideal Software Engineer in Test will have:

Ability to create good acceptance and integration test automation scripts and integrate with Continuous integration (Jenkins/Bamboo) and code coverage tools (Sonar) to ensure 80% or higher code coverage

A proactive attitude and the knowledge and ability to help influence and shape the QA process to drive the team to deploy quality data

Experience working with cloud-based server environments (AWS)

Specific language knowledge: Scala, Java, Python

Experience with some of the big data technologies like Apache Spark, Airflow and Databricks

Experience using team collaboration and bug tracking tools (Jira, etc.)

Self-motivated learner willing to take on challenging problems

Aptitude to learn new languages and technologies as necessary

Passion for diving deep in data and insights

In-depth knowledge of one or more Internet protocols

Experience with one or more strongly typed programming languages

BS degree in Computer Science, related degree, or equivalent