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QA Automation Engineer
Austin, TX
Join one of the fastest growing, most dynamic companies in the furniture industry. For over 25 years, Four Hands has been a leading designer and wholesaler of furniture and décor, helping people create spaces that feel like home.
Recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies and named one of Austin’s Top Workplaces year after year. We invest in exceptional people — with a team of over 800 and growing — fostering our employees’ careers and celebrating them at every step of the way. Four Hands is where passion meets purpose and where your next chapter begins.
The QA Automation Engineer/SDET will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products through the design, development, and execution of automated test suites. Leveraging your expertise in Selenium and Java as well as other tools, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of our testing processes, driving efficiency and effectiveness across the software development lifecycle.
In This Role
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites using Selenium WebDriver with Java, ensuring comprehensive coverage of functional and regression testing scenarios
- Integrate automated tests with testing frameworks such as TestNG to streamline test execution and reporting processes
- Collaborate with development teams to incorporate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, enabling efficient and reliable software delivery
- Work closely with QA analysts and developers to translate manual test cases into automated scripts, ensuring accuracy and completeness of test coverage
- Develop automated scripts for performance and scalability testing using Selenium and other relevant tools, identifying bottlenecks and areas for optimization
- Investigate and debug test failures, identifying root causes and proposing solutions to improve test reliability and stability
- Collaborate with infrastructure teams to set up and maintain test environments, ensuring alignment with production configurations
- Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to team members and promoting best practices for test automation
- Keep abreast of emerging trends and technologies in test automation and software testing methodologies, applying relevant knowledge to improve our testing practices
- Other duties as assigned, in accordance with training and qualifications
- Uphold the Core Values and be a valuable member of the Four Hands Team
- Be open and honest
- Reach for excellence
- Act with responsibility
- Value the whole person
- Enjoy the journey
The Ideal Person
- 5+ years of hands-on experience creating and maintaining test automation and associated infrastructure as an Automation Engineer or SDET
- 5+ years of experience in test automation using Selenium WebDriver and Java
- 3+ years of experience in contract/API/performance/load testing
- Proven ability to build and enhance automation frameworks from the ground up
- Skilled in configuring CI/CD pipelines, with preference for Jenkins and Azure
- Proficient in Git for version control
- Experienced with Jira, Zephyr, or similar tools for test management and traceability
- Adept at testing complex, multi-component data pipelines
- Strong background in tool evaluation and proof of concept (POC) execution
- Self-driven with excellent problem-solving capabilities
- Effective and collaborative communicator
About Four Hands
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, since 1996, Four Hands crafts furniture, art and décor — pieces that are all about creating space. Timeless, thoughtful designs with endless possibilities. Pieces meant to be experienced and form a whole that feels like home.
Our trade customers range from interior designers to large retailers who rely on our expertise to grow and guide their business to success. We treat our partners as part of the Four Hands family, championing them and rooting for their every win.
And, we are constantly pursuing better — from sourcing the finest materials and finishes to seeking fresh inspiration to elevate our designs — we are never settled, never done.
Four Hands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Four Hands recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Visit www.FourHands.com for more information.
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