Software Test Engineer

Our mission is to improve the performance of athletes and teams, which we do by engineering the premier technology platform for sport. We've been at the forefront of sports technology and science since 2006 - we don't just work in the sporting industry, we are actively changing its future.  Our solutions are designed to help athletes and coaches “play smart” in a world where 1% can literally mean the difference between winning and losing.

We work with over 3,000 teams around the world, empowering coaches, managers and trainers in premier teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, EPL, AFL, NRL, NCAA and more. We provide the information they need to optimize athletes’ health, game-day readiness, and performance, as well as in-game tactics.  Our solutions include wearable technology, video analytics, and athlete monitoring solutions, and we are passionate about helping sports organizations at all levels to better scout, recruit, teach, and win.

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

• Automate new and existing test suites for multiple products.
• Write maintainable, well-documented, reliable, reusable, secure, and performant automated tests.
• Help guide other engineers to ensure a high percentage of unit test coverage.
• Collaborate with Product and UX team members to determine use cases, test plans, and facilitate user acceptance / end-user testing.
• Emphasize code quality and best programming practices to ensure product quality and maintainability.
• Actively participate in code reviews to help the team lift code quality and facilitate well written features and well tested releases.
• Take ownership of performing and delegating manual tests as necessary.
• Collaborate with other engineers and product owners, take ownership of tasks, and drive them to conclusion.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• At least 2 years of experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer, QA Automation Engineer, or SDET where you were responsible for delivering quality products to customers.
• At least 1 year of experience writing reliable automated tests with any stack.
• Experience working on or testing a web and/or mobile application of any kind.
• Some experience working with AWS or other cloud computing platforms.
• Excellent general programming knowledge. In depth knowledge of at least one object-oriented language and a familiarity with at least one scripting or functional language is ideal.
• A knowledge of TDD and/or BDD best practices.

NICE TO HAVES

• Experience with automation testing for applications targeting desktop, web and mobile use and integrating them with CI/CD tools.
• Experience with a variety of modern test frameworks, tools and platforms.
• Familiarity with any of the following languages and frameworks: React, Redux, Node, JavaScript, TypeScript, Nightwatch, Dart, Flutter, HTML5, CSS3, C#, and/or MongoDB.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE

• A strong desire to innovate and work with cutting-edge web and mobile technologies. Design new test harnesses and paradigms.
• A drive to build productive working relationships within and across our teams
• A desire to continuously deliver quality products to customers
• Highly-developed problem-solving capabilities, and a willingness to learn
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

WHY CATAPULT? 

• We have amazing people. We can promise you will work with some of the most ambitious and intelligent people in an exciting industry, and you will do some of the best work of your life.
• We encourage our people to have constructive, open and honest communication; to make Catapult extraordinary; innovate and create smart solutions; and to establish a collaborative yet challenging environment to develop our performance and the performance of our customers.
• Our workforce spans more than 20 countries, you'll have the opportunity to work across multiple nationalities and cultures, and to build your global awareness and capability even beyond what it is today.
• We value improvement and development. We are challenging ourselves to grow continuously and become a high-performance company. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do, and our people are always looking for ways to do things better. There is unlimited opportunity to grow, do more, and do better.
• We care about you. We offer outstanding paid maternity and paternity leave, a 401k plan with up to a 4% employer match.

Whether or not you’re interested in sports, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing your work is supporting some of the most successful teams and athletes on the planet! While we have access to many exciting opportunities, we also realize that we are here to do a very important job for our customers. As a result, we work with purpose and intention. We look for people who can add to our team culture – those who actively contribute and are excited about what they do. 

In order to build the future of sports performance, we need the brightest talent. If you think you can contribute to the empowering, enjoyable and exciting Catapult environment, then we invite you to apply.