BOSTON- ON-SITE - QA ENGINEER
ClimaCell analyzes wireless communications to extract weather data for state-of-the-art weather prediction. We are building a breakthrough weather engine, combining some heavy science with cutting edge software implementation. You’ll be reviewing this engineering effort, making sure that we connect all the dots from the core algorithms to the data management, to the system’s back and front end architecture.
You would be responsible for:
- Creating, maintaining and executing manual and automated test suites
- Working with domain experts in meteorology and other fields; reviewing functional requirements, design documents, and bug descriptions 
- Ensuring that software meets product design and specifications
- Performing technical risk assessment and contributing to decisions related to release readiness and schedules
- Performing full quality assurance cycles for software releases in a fast-paced environment. This includes - but is not limited to: gathering specs, developing test plans, running automated and manual tests as needed, and analyzing test results 
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What it takes:
- Experience in manual and automated testing of web based SaaS platforms and RESTful API interfaces
- Understanding of HTTP protocol, API 
- Good working knowledge of automated test platforms such as - - Selenium WebDriver and Selenium Grid
- Working knowledge of Python
- Experience with Agile methodologies and Continuous Integration
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Education: 
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering, an advanced degree is an advantage. 
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Bonus points: 
- Experience with JavaScript
- Knowledge of Jasmine, Protractor or similar test libraries
- Knowledge of big data concepts
Apply through www.climacell.co/careers or email REDACTED_EMAIL
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