Test Automation Engineer

Tailscale is a company focused on building a secure and easy-to-use Internet for individuals and organizations. They are seeking a full-time Test Automation Engineer to design and maintain automated testing frameworks for their applications across various platforms, ensuring comprehensive test coverage and collaboration with product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks for our applications across multiple platforms
• Integrate automated test suites into continuous integration pipelines to ensure consistent and reliable testing
• Identify high priority or error prone functionality to automate
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to understand new features and ensure comprehensive test coverage
• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts to validate application functionality
• Analyze test results and work with the development team to resolve issues

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in software testing, with a focus on test automation
• Experience with mobile and desktop application testing across multiple platforms (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux)
• Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) processes and tools
• Knowledge of programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Go for writing test scripts and automation
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, routing protocols, firewalls, and VPN technologies with ability to analyze network traffic and troubleshoot connectivity issues
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience creating detailed test documentation, bug reports, and technical specifications for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
• Experience with network protocols, VPN technologies, and security testing
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or container-based testing environments
• Knowledge of network simulation tools and techniques for testing networked applications
• Experience managing physical device labs, including mobile and desktop devices, for testing purposes