Now Hiring - Costco Wholesale Corporation - Quality Engineer - Point of Sale in Seattle, WA

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Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale , the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco's success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast- paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees. Quality Engineers are core delivery team members responsible for the validation of functional and nonfunctional requirements implemented by a team. They are responsible for decomposing the functional and technical requirements created by Product Owners and Systems Analysts into test scripts. Quality Engineers raise defects as issues are identified and support the remediation process with teams. The POS Quality Enginee r is primarily responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining the automated test cases for the Costco Point of Sale GUI applications. This person will work with the Development and QA teams to identify the test cases for automation, define and document requirements, analyze target applications/systems under test, develop automated tests, execute automated tests, analyze the results, maintain the systems and data repository. If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide*BEST companies "to work for",* simply apply and let your career be reimagined. ROLE * Collaborates with development, QA and business analysts in identifying test script requirements. * Reports and analyzes test results and discovered defects. * Maintains automated testing tools as needed. * Provides accurate project estimates for assigned tasks as requested by the automation project lead. * Supports the functional test teams in their execution of automated cases. * Ensures the completeness and accuracy of all documentation for assigned work products. * Keeps current on technology related to areas of focus. * Adheres to Costco quality standards with a focus on continuous quality improvement. * Develops and executes automated test scripts to accelerate team velocity through the reduction of manual testing efforts. * Collaborates with team members (e.g., DevOps Engineers, Systems Architects) to incorporate new automated test scripts into the continuous integration pipeline. REQUIRED * Minimum of three or more (3+) years of recent hands-on experience with designing, coding, and executing automated test solutions using Selenium, Java and Cucumber. * Minimum of five (5+) years of progressive, hands-on software quality assurance experience, with a sound understanding of quality processes and methodologies. * Understanding of HTML, DOM, and XPath. * Understanding of build and release management tools in either ADO, GitHub, Jenkins. * Must understand object-oriented programming and demonstrate technical design skills. * Ability to mentor other Quality Engineers, Automation analysts and members of the QA team in automated test execution and troubleshooting. * Excellent skills in all of the following areas: analysis and problem solving, good development practices, troubleshooting, debugging and code maintenance. * Strong verbal and written communication skills. * Proven ability to work under pressure and to effectively multitask. * Willingness and ability to take ownership of tasks and drive them to completion with minimal guidance. * Innovative, creative, and responsive team player with a solid work ethic and strong sense of urgency. Recommended * 4-year degree in computer science, related technical field or equivalent work experience. * Experience testing web services is a plus. * Experience testing enterprise Point of Sale systems is a plus. * Proficient in Google Workspace applications, including Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Gmail. * Required Documents * Cover Letter * Resume California applicants, please review the Costco Applicant Privacy Notice. Pay Ranges: Level 1 - $85,000 - $110,000 Level 2 - $105,000 - $135,000 Level 3 - $130,000 - $160,000 Level Sr - $150,000 - $190,000, Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) eligible We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees. Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [please apply online] If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. Applicants and employees for this position will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.