Software Engineer I, Quality Engineering

H-E-B
Austin, Texas
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Job Description
Overview:
H-E-B is one of the largest, independently owned food retailers in the nation operating over 420+ stores throughout Texas and Mexico, with annual sales generating over $34 billion. Described by industry experts as a daring innovator and smart competitor, H-E-B has led the way with creative new concepts, outstanding service and a commitment to diversity in our workforce, workplace and marketplace. H-E-B offers a wealth of career opportunities to our 145,000+ Partners (employees), competitive compensation and benefits program and comprehensive training that lead to successful careers.
Responsibilities:
H-E-B Digital is seeking new Partners! H-E-B is not only a grocery retailer, but also a leading innovator in technology and this is an exciting time to join our team. We’re using the best available technologies to deliver modern, engaging, reliable, and scalable experiences to meet the needs of our growing audience. Described by industry experts as a daring innovator and smart competitor, H-E-B has led the way with creative new concepts, outstanding service and a commitment to diversity in our workforce, workplace and marketplace. H-E-B offers a wealth of career opportunities to our 120,000+ Partners (employees), competitive compensation and benefits program and comprehensive training that lead to successful careers.
Since 2015 H-E-B Digital has been investing heavily in our customers' digital experience, innovating our technology stack that supports our brick & mortar business and supply chain operations, reinventing how customers find inspiration from food, and how we ultimately help customers leverage amazing technology getting food into their homes. This is an exciting time to join H-E-B Digital, and we're hiring across the stack of our challenging distributed systems. Our digital solutions are growing in popularity and adoption—from manufacturing and supply chain, all the way to Curbside and Home Delivery—so you’ll get the opportunity to help ensure a high-quality experience for our Partners and customers. If you're someone who enjoys taking on new challenges, working in a rapidly changing environment, learning new skills, and applying it all to solve large and impactful business problems, we want you as part of our team.

Our Partners thrive The H-E-B Way. In the Quality Software Engineer I job, that means you have a…
HEART FOR PEOPLE… you have a passion for getting to know the people and teams that you work with, and you continue to exceed expectations by delivering memorable service;
HEAD FOR BUSINESS… you effectively use information, tools and training to expand your knowledge of processes and technologies;
PASSION FOR RESULTS… you are self-motivated and embrace challenges and opportunities for continuous growth.

What you’ll do at HEB:
We invest in improvements that ultimately increase the overall systemic quality of our software and systems while permeating a test-driven mindset that helps deliver the highest-quality solutions that delight our customers beyond expectation… which is easier said than done.
As a Quality Software Engineer I, your job is to join in that mission, with a team of other tenacious engineers, to learn how to write code by supporting multiple projects across the enterprise to help ensure high quality performance of our systems and solutions. Your goal is to learn to engineer automated testing solutions, operating within a defined level of latitude, using established technologies and frameworks. We help ensure the quality that makes building fantastic H-E-B Digital solutions possible – and we are incredibly proud of that.

Who You Are
  • You are a curious learner who consistently looks for ways to add value and improve the current state.
  • Demonstrate a willingness to ask hard questions, in order to gain knowledge and perspective.
  • Identify ambiguous requirements, providing clarity when needed.
  • Enjoy learning new technologies, such as Selenium, Java, Jenkins, etc., and methods to help improve the quality of our systems.
  • Analytical thinker capable of identifying problem areas, gaps or issues within a process or system.
  • Establishes and maintains effective working relationships and partnerships.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment and a willingness to openly share your thoughts, ideas, concerns and feelings.
  • Ability to effectively communicate testing approach and understand the customer systems.
  • Demonstrate an interest in learning architectural technologies, such as Android, iOS, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Docker, etc.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a field related to Engineering or Computer Science, or relevant work experience.

What You'll Do
  • Engage with more senior Engineers to develop solid software testing techniques and an understanding of various technologies and processes.
  • Learn to write code to automate testing for microservices, APIs, REST or UI features of a system to help improve our customers’ and Partners’ user experience.
  • Learn to troubleshoot test failures and communicate the results, identifying bugs and flaky tests.
  • Develop an understanding of the testing frameworks and architecture for our enterprise systems, including Partner facing applications, customer facing sites and mobile applications.
  • Engage in and support the build and deployment pipeline for lower-level environments.
  • Participate and develop a solid understanding of the overall test coverage strategy, for teams and applications supported.
  • Engage in and help improve the software delivery lifecycle by evangelizing a test-driven approach to software engineering.

Do you have what it takes?
  • General understanding of various software testing processes and techniques.
  • Familiarity with the process for coding, executing and documenting results of automated testing.
  • Familiarity with automation and performance testing and associated tools and frameworks.
  • Analytical skills.
  • Solid verbal / written communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to prepare / present quality-specific information to peers with sufficient notice and preparation time.
  • Ability to influence peers.
  • Ability to adapt to change in the work environment.
  • Ability to work in an open office work environment.
  • Passion for quality and attention to detail.
  • Self-motivated with a sense of urgency.

Who We Are
  • H-E-B is one of the largest, independently owned food retailers in the nation, operating over 400 stores throughout Texas and Mexico, with annual sales generating over $32 billion.
  • We hire talented people, 120,000+ Partners, and give them autonomy to be creative in how they impact the business.
  • We’re a Partner-driven company with a Bold Promise – Because People Matter.
  • We embrace Diversity and Inclusion as core values and support them with thriving company-wide programs.
  • We’re a truly original Texas-based company that created the Spirit of Giving to help Texas communities every day.
  • Once eligible, our Partners become Owners in the company. “Partner-owned” means our most important resources – People – drive the innovation, growth, and success that make H-E-B The Greatest Retailing Company.
H-E-B
Software Development
Full Time
Onsite
Competitive
See Description for Experience
2 years, 1 month ago