At Gensler, we design for people. We leverage our global perspective and local presence to innovate at every scale. We’re not just designers. We’re tinkerers, craftspeople, visionaries, innovators, and thought leaders. Fueled by passion and entrepreneurial spirit, our people bring new ideas to solve the world’s most challenging problems, like designing a more resilient, inclusive, and equitable future for our communities and cities.

Our people-centered, “People First” culture and “One Firm-Firm” motto promotes integrated teams that unite to shape the future of cities. Gensler’s vision is to “Create a Better World through the Power of Design,” and we do that by our deep commitment to our clients and by fostering a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive environment that enables our people to create impactful solutions together.

Your Role

As a senior QA Engineer in the Data Platform Studio, you will be part of the QA team that develops automated tests for our Gensler Core Data which is used by thousands of employees within Gensler. You will work with a team of data engineers, database developers, integration engineers, software engineers and product managers that are responsible for the development and maintenance of Gensler’s internal applications.

What You Will Do

Work with the QA Team to define the overall Testing Strategy including definition of End-to-End and acceptance plan.
Build Test requirements and translate them into viable test plans.
Design and implement automated tests using Selenium, Junit, and or playwright.
Communicate Test Plans to all project stakeholders and business partners to ensure all testing activities are conducted in line with expectations.
Create Reports, Dashboards, and Metrics to enable visibility into the status and progress of our products, tests, and releases.
Manage the coordination of multiple teams to quickly resolve bugs, data issues and test failures.
Work closely with engineers to develop features that enable the auto-discoverability of bugs and data quality issues.
Develop a Data Quality test plan from the ground up to enable data quality issues to be discovered via automation.

Your Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent related field.
5+ years of experience in the field of Software Engineering or Quality Assurance.
3+ years of experience programming with Python or Java.
3+ years of experience writing SQL.
3+ years of experience building automated tests with tools such as Jenkins.
Experience working in AWS, Azure or GCP Cloud.
Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
Experience with Test-driven Development and Continuous Integration frameworks
Ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment, be a team player, and working with globally distributed teams.
Experience working with Agile Methodologies

**the compensation range in Oakland, CA will be $110k-125k plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience**

Life at Gensler

At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.

We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.

As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.

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