Lead SDET
Why Work at Grindr?
Since 2009, Grindr has built the world’s largest social network for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. Now more than just an app, we’re a family of lifestyle brands with the shared mission to connect LGBTQ people with the world around them:
- Grindr – The location-based social app that started it all. Over 3 million people use Grindr daily, from every country on the planet.
- INTO – A digital magazine dedicated to queer perspectives: news, culture, commentary, video, and more.
- Grindr for Equality (G4E) – Our social mission to promote justice, health, and safety for LGBTQ individuals around the globe.
- Gaymoji – A one-of-a-kind collection of over 500+ stickers available on iOS, Android, and in the Grindr app.
- Slumbr – An event series for the high-minded partygoer, combining fashion, music, and art.
Behind the brands, Grindr is an inclusive and passionate family of thinkers, innovators, leaders, and most importantly, doers. We’re fueled by endless curiosity, constant collaboration, and a knack for crossing every finish line – all within an agile growth environment. We also enjoy tons of perks, great social events, and stunning views from our HQ in West Hollywood.
Summary
Our team is growing, and we’re looking to add a Lead Software Engineer in Test that will bring their passion for mobile and help us improve our testing processes to ensure we are delivering innovative solutions and experiences for users across the globe.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to build out Grindr’s next generation of features on our iOS and Android platforms while maintaining a high level of quality and performance on Grindr’s back-end systems.
You will work closely with the Director of Engineering, product managers and other engineers to help define quality criteria and quality metrics, and create specific use-case scripts to facilitate ad-hoc testing.
Responsibilities
- Lead automation strategy and coverage of multiple mobile based projects, while working with various teams to collect necessary information and provide feedback on quality issues
- Ownership of automation frameworks, automated test cases, test case execution, as well as overseeing all contribution to test scripts.
- Monitor, investigate and identify problems with production components, processes, help development diagnose and test fixes
- Assist and mentor SDET and QA members to be better developers and better test script writers, while still meeting company goals
- Maintain existing testing tools while becoming a key driver of helping Grindr set up automation tools to assist with the management of automated tests (including black-box testing)
- Build Grindr’s in-house device lab
Requirements
- B.S. in Computer Science
- 8+ years of overall test automation experience
- 5+ years of test automation leadership experience
- Significant experience with mobile automation; including Espresso (Android) and XCUITest (iOS) and Appium
- Significant experience automating repeated tasks and building test coverage with existing tools and architecting new infrastructure
- Deep knowledge of test methodologies, writing test plans, creating test cases and debugging
- Experience in object-oriented programming
- Experience with API testing or integration (REST APIs)
- Comfortable building and maintaining test frameworks from scratch (TestNG)
Benefits & Perks
- 100% covered medical, dental and vision insurance
- Generous Parental Leave
- Unlimited sick policy
- Competitive Salaries
- 401(k)
- Catered daily lunch
- Stocked kitchen
- Free on-site parking
- Casual dress environment
Grindr is an equal opportunity employer
*Recruiting firms that submit resumes to Grindr without first entering into a written contract will not be entitled to any compensation on candidates referred by that firm.