Software Engineer in Test, Quality Assurance

Tokyo
Remote OK
Full-time
June 24, 2021

Responsibilities

Create and improve test automation framework
Write and maintain integration and E2E test cases in web and mobile application
Perform Shift-Left Testing by collaborating with engineers in improving continuous integration and delivery pipeline
Collaborate with Product Manager to understand how features should be tested based on user's behavior
Closely co-work with vendor in integrating manual and automated tests
Build and maintain distributed systems for test parallelization and automation infrastructure to increase productivity

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
Has experience in developing test automation solutions in Java, Python or Javascript
Has experience with machine learning systems and automation tools
Experience in release delivery and management of iOS/Android app
High level of proficiency in at least 1 programming language
Experience in web service and mobile app QA work

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in development for iOS and/or Android
Experience in improving development processes through automation
Knowledge of web development and server-side development
Experience living overseas
Experience working in a team together with members from multiple countries
Professional business level English or Japanese

Benefits

SmartKitchen - Healthy lunch on a daily basis for free(Tokyo Office)
ChikyuCoffee - Delicious coffee provided by our Barista every day(Tokyo Office)
Foreign language development support
Various social insurance benefits included

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About スマートニュース

スマートニュース株式会社は「世界中の良質な情報を必要な人に送り届ける」ことをミッションとし、独自開発のウェブ解析技術を基盤に、アメリカと日本を中心に世界5000万ダウンロードを超える「SmartNews」を運用しています。また、創業者の1人がエンジニア出身であり、ITを重視するテクノロジー企業です。

スマートニュースの開発チームは非常にダイバシティ豊かです。東京とサンフランシスコ、パロアルト、上海、北京に開発オフィスがあり、世界トップレベルのエンジニアが集まっています「One Product, One Team」の哲学に基づき、日米で異なるタイムゾーンや言語、物理的環境でありながらも、活動のコードベースは1つ、そしてチームも1つでグローバルプロダクト開発体制をつくっています。英語もしくは日本語どちらかが流暢に話せれば応募可能なポジションもあり、優秀なグローバルメンバーと国際的な環境で働きたい日本人にとっても、すばらしい環境です。日本語、英語の学習サポートもあります。

Japanese Language Policy
We do not require Japanese language ability in the working environment. We have a language support program if employees want to learn Japanese.
Visa Sponsorship
We support candidates to get a working visa from the start to the end (for JP office joiners).
Paid Leave
Our holidays shall include Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and other days designated by the Company.

Annual paid holidays
- 4-10 days of paid holiday will be granted depending on the month in which you join the Company.
- From the second year and onwards, paid holidays will be granted according to the number of years of your employment on April 1st of each year. The number of days granted shall be set forth in the Work Rules.
Other leaves
- Summer holidays
- Year-end and year-beginning holidays
- Special leave for congratulation or condolence (marriage or immediate family death)
- Sick/Injured Child Care Leave
- Family nursing care leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
Benefits
☕️ ChikyuCoffee - Delicious coffee provided by our Barista every day

🍹 Free soft drinks

🌽 SmartKitchen - Healthy organic lunch on a daily basis for free at our cafeteria

👩‍🎓 Foreign language development support

💜 Various social insurance benefits included

🏥 Health insurance

📓 Free book rent from our library collections

🌎 Translation/interpretation support (EN<>JP)
Remote Work
We accept work from home policy during natural disasters and emergency situations. Our company’s working policy during the pandemic follows the government’s recommendations.
Work style
Our engineering and product teams follow the discretionary labor system to better collaborate with members in the US and China.
Diversity
We support diversity in various ways and those are not simply reflected in the quantitative goals.

We have employees with 18 different nationalities. Groups of small gatherings with similar interests are actively communicating across divisions, departments, and regions. We have monthly Global All Hands to share important notes from each region and be aligned globally.

All employees in SmartNews have different personal and professional backgrounds and experiences.
Parents and Family
We are supporting our employees in various ways to help them manage their work better with family care.

We have 10 annual paid leaves (for a child) for employees with children until they enter highschool.

Working from home is encouraged when their family needs care. Employees can freely invite their family to the Smart Kitchen (our corporate kitchen where free lunches are served).

During the working from home period because of the pandemic, employees with small children autonomously held some online sessions for their children such as reading fairy tales and mutual online babysittings.