Staff Software Development Engineer in Test, Nifty Gateway

Company: Gemini
Location: Brooklyn
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Empower the Individual Through Crypto

Gemini is a crypto exchange and custodian that allows customers to buy, sell, store, and earn more than 30 cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ether, litecoin, and Zcash. Gemini is a New York trust company that is subject to the capital reserve requirements, cybersecurity requirements, and banking compliance standards set forth by the New York State Department of Financial Services and the New York Banking Law. Gemini was founded in 2014 by twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to empower the individual through crypto.

Crypto is about giving you greater choice, independence, and opportunity. We are here to help you on your journey. We build crypto products that are simple, elegant, and secure. Whether you are an individual or an institution, we want to help you buy, sell, and store your bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Crypto is not just a technology, it's a movement.

At Gemini, our mission is to empower the individual and that includes giving our employees flexibility of choice - our Office Optional Policy allows employees to choose to work from one of our physical locations or from home.

About Nifty Gateway

Nifty Gateway is the premiere, all-in-one platform that makes it easy to buy, sell, and store digital art and collectibles, otherwise known as Nifties (or NFTs). Nifty Gateway was founded by Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster in 2018, and acquired by Gemini in 2019, with the belief that crypto networks and the blockchain have the power to fundamentally change the art world by creating greater choice, independence, and opportunity for artists, creators, and collectors.

Select roles that are location-specific will still be eligible for flexible schedules.

The Department: Nifty Gateway Quality Assurance

At Nifty Gateway, we are building a Quality Assurance team who will have deep knowledge about our products and product features and have a knack for comprehensive analysis from both the developer and end-user perspectives. They will be effective communicators in code who aren't afraid to think outside of the box. As key partners in deployment, the QA team will consistently ensure that we clear a high bar of excellence.

The Role: Staff SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)

An SDET is a test professional with advanced programming skills who can create automation testing tools and frameworks to assist the manual testing process. Conduct both software development and testing tasks focused on the testability, robustness and performance of production software. Your builds should expose defects in production level code as well as defects at the component and feature integration perspective.

Looking For Individuals With Experience In The Following Areas
REST API - ability to test programmatic interfaces , parse JSON and evaluate REST interfaces.
Websockets - implementing and testing websockets API through programming languages.
Cypress/Puppeteer/Selenium with programming language to test front end applications in multiple browsers OS configurations.

Responsibilities
Own the design and implementation of tests that will help in end-to-end quality of major deliverables working closely with multiple engineers and teams to execute them.
Set up, maintain and perform test automation frameworks on multiple applications platforms and build test scenarios and acceptance tests.
Investigate customer problems referred to you by the technical support team, test bugs and create / manage bug reports.
Work with deployment teams to resolve issues for systems, coordinate on product design and offer inputs on the testability of functional elements and product designs.
Review other test engineers' code and test plans for completeness, correctness, style, etc.
Research testing tools, methodologies and trends to update existing practices and processes.
Solid in-depth knowledge of Quality Assurance, as well as knowledge of object oriented design principles

Qualifications
Tech Leadership & Mentorship experience as well as 8+ yrs of experience as an SDET, developer or strong Automation Engineer
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field
Experience creating automation frameworks and tools to support test automation
Technical aptitude to ask engineers good questions about architecture and product decisions
Expertise in Python or similar programming language and Javascript/Typescript
Familiarity with the Django framework, PostgreSQL, and ReactJS.
Experience working with automation tools/frameworks (e.g Cypress, Puppeteer, Selenium TestNG, RestAssured, RSpec, etc.)
A demonstrated history of strong proficiency with programming in an enterprise-scale language
Experience establishing successful partnerships with key stakeholders such as product managers, project managers, and business owners.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Python and/or Javascript/Typescript as a programming language
Experience working in a startup environment
Experience working with NFT, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and/or blockchain technology

It Pays to Work Here

We take a holistic approach to compensation at Gemini, which includes:
Competitive Compensation and Profit-Sharing Equity
Flexible vacation policy
Retirement Plan Matching
Generous Parental leave
Comprehensive health plans
Training and professional development

At Gemini, we strive to build diverse teams that reflect the people we want to empower through our products, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Equal Opportunity is the Law, and Gemini is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer. If you have a specific need that requires accommodation, please let a member of the People Team know.

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