Overview
The Staff Software Test Engineer serves as a technical leader and architect of testing solutions across our organization. As a Staff Engineer, you'll drive technical excellence in test automation, define system-level testing strategies, and foster a culture of quality-first development while mentoring engineering teams. This role represents a significant opportunity to shape our quality practices and influence engineering excellence at scale.
Location
Remote (Must be based in Guadalajara)
Primary Responsibilities
- Architect enterprise-wide test automation frameworks and strategies
- Define and implement comprehensive test strategies at system level
- Drive adoption of testing best practices across multiple teams
- Optimize test processes and automation to accelerate delivery cycles
- Provide expert-level feedback on system design and architecture
- Coordinate cross-team test execution and strategy alignment
- Develop and track quality metrics to measure effectiveness
- Identify and address quality gaps across product areas
- Lead technical discussions and architectural decisions for testing infrastructure
- Drive quality-first culture initiatives organization-wide
Team Collaboration
- Contribute and participate in opportunities for technical innovation and experimentation
- Collaborate with product owners on feature requirements
- Participate in hiring and interviewing processes
Growth & Development
- Lead technical discussions and architectural decisions for test automation
- Mentor junior engineers in testing best practices and automation
- Drive quality initiatives across multiple teams
- Provide technical guidance on testing strategies
- Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives and standards
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- Minimum 7+ years of experience in software testing and automation
Technical Skills
- Expert-level proficiency in automated testing frameworks and tools
- Experience with cloud-based testing environments
- Deep understanding of performance and security testing concepts
- Version control systems expertise (Git preferred)
- Database concepts and SQL knowledge
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture
- Deep expertise in multiple programming languages and testing frameworks (Cypress, Playwright, Selenium)
- Strong understanding of software architecture patterns and system design
- Experience leading enterprise-wide technical initiatives
- Proven track record of developing scalable test solutions
- Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Experience with agile development methodologies
- Strong proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better.
We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers.
We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact leavebenefits@paylocity.com. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
- Software Development
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