StockX - Software Development Engineer - Test - API Testing

Responsibilities Software engineer- Test :

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks for web, API, backend, and/or mobile applications.

- Develop high-quality automated test scripts using programming languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#.

- Create and maintain comprehensive test strategies covering functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing.

- Analyze product requirements, technical specifications, and user stories to identify test scenarios, edge cases, and potential quality risks.

- Collaborate closely with developers, architects, product managers, and QA engineers throughout the software development lifecycle.

- Build reusable automation components and libraries to improve testing efficiency and maintainability.

- Develop automated tests for REST APIs, microservices, databases, and distributed systems.

- Perform API testing using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or similar frameworks.

- Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and faster release cycles.

- Work with tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.

Preferred Skills :

- Experience testing microservices and distributed systems.

- Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

- Experience with Docker and containerized testing environments.

- Knowledge of performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or k6.

- Experience with test reporting and monitoring frameworks.

- Understanding of test automation architecture and framework design.

- Exposure to AI-assisted testing or modern quality engineering practices is a plus.

- Investigate test failures, identify root causes, and collaborate with development teams to resolve

defects.

- Perform debugging and troubleshooting across application, API, database, and infrastructure layers.

- Maintain detailed test documentation, automation reports, and defect tracking.

- Identify opportunities to improve test coverage, automation reliability, execution time, and overall engineering productivity.

- Participate in code reviews and ensure automation code follows software engineering best practices.

- Contribute to performance, reliability, scalability, and security testing where required.

- Support release validation and production-quality verification.

- Continuously evaluate and introduce relevant testing tools, frameworks, and practices to improve the overall quality engineering process.