Senior Software Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Be yourself at Protolabs

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.  We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace.  So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply!  You can help make our company even better.  We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself.  We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams.

Why Protolabs?

We are the leaders in digital manufacturing.  We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit.  Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds.  We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do.  It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.

Join our team as a Senior Software Quality Engineer!

This is a hybrid role based at Headquarters in Maple Plain, MN.

The Software Quality Engineer works closely with business analysts, developers, scrum masters, and software engineers on dedicated scrum teams. This position is responsible for ensuring the quality of our manufacturing and

e-commerce software solutions. Software Quality Engineers design, develop, implement, and maintain automated and manual tests and create defects for discrepancies. The right candidate for this role is effective at validation of deliverables and providing guidance on risk reduction.

You will

• Execute on assigned tasks and contribute to software quality with support and guidance from senior resources
• Seek input from relevant stakeholders and consider customer experience when reviewing requirements
• Consistently deliver effective, clear, high-quality, manual and automated tests to provide coverage for new or existing solutions
• Create defects with clear steps to reproduce for all identified issues. Perform initial investigation using server logs, browser tools, and other resources available – include details upon submission. Own and drive defects to resolution
• Participate in code reviews. Provide thoughtful and actionable feedback. Respond to feedback with
• Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation for high priority incidents and address issues with appropriate level of urgency
• Drive discussions with manager about career growth. Actively seek opportunities to grow professional skillset
• Model and promote Protolabs’ defined quality best-practices and standards
• Perform additional tasks as assigned

What it takes

Tooling and languages :

Hands-on experience with the following activities :

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

What's in it for you

Protolabs offers a competitive total rewards package, and compensation mix vary based on position, such as base wage, as well as other earnings including incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary depending on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, job function, work experience, specialized skills, training, education, and certifications.

Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities.  Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status.  Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.

Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Physical Demands :

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment :

Indoors (A / C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. However, there may be job duties that require the employee to spend time in the manufacturing areas exposed to machinery and noise; eye protection occasionally required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and / or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.