Senior Automation Engineer, LawnStarter
$125.7-140k
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Lawn maintenance marketplace
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Lawn maintenance marketplace
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$125.7-140k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make life easier and enable people to save their time for what really matters. They are setting out to make running a home services business dead simple.
Role
Who you are
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer or Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering field (or its foreign equivalent), PLUS
- 3 years of experience as an Automation Engineer, Quality Engineer, Cloud Engineer or a similar role
- OR
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer or Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering field (or its foreign equivalent), PLUS
- 5 years of experience as an Automation Engineer, Quality Engineer, Cloud Engineer or a similar role
- AND EXPERIENCE MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN GAINED CONCURRENTLY:
- 5 years of experience working with manual quality assurance practices, such as black box, exploratory, regression and risk-based testing
- 3 years of hands-on experience designing, programming, and troubleshooting automation software for both web and mobile technologies
- 3 years of experience working with testing automation technologies, including Selenium, Cypress, and Detox
- 3 years of experience working with CI/CD tools such as CircleCI and GitHub Actions
- 2 years of experience managing infrastructure for cloud providers such as AWS and GCP
- Experience working in an Agile environment with a proven understanding of the software development life cycle
- Experience building automation pipelines for both web and mobile apps, and continuously improving them using data-driven methodologies
- Experience working with MySql and NoSql databases, including Redis and MongoDb
- Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in automation, including Python, PHP and Javascript
- Proven project management experience
- Experience diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues relating to automation processes
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and present technical information to non-technical stakeholders
- Solid understanding of software development standards, such as SOLID and Clear Principles
What the job involves
- The Sr. Automation Engineer in Austin, Texas will serve in a hands-on role responsible for the evaluation and testing of the LawnStarter platform
- As a key player in the Company's Engineering operations reporting to LawnStarter’s Engineering Manager and indirectly to the Head of Engineering
- The Sr. Automation Engineer will collaborate with software developers and engineers (majority based in Brazil) and cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy automated solutions for various processes and systems, utilizing industry-leading automation technologies
- Design, develop, and deploy automated solutions for various processes and systems, utilizing industry-leading automation technologies
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand process requirements and identify opportunities for automation
- Conduct feasibility studies and create detailed project plans to implement automation initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical feasibility
- Perform testing and troubleshooting of automated systems, identifying and resolving technical issues to ensure optimal performance
- Collaborate with software developers and engineers (majority based in Brazil) to develop custom automation scripts or applications to enhance system functionality and integration; support off-shore engineering teams in Brazil with troubleshooting automated tests and pipelines
- Monitor and maintain automated systems, performing regular inspections, preventative maintenance, and calibration to ensure reliability and accuracy
- Analyze data and generate reports to assess system performance, identify trends, and recommend improvements
- Stay up-to-date with emerging automation technologies, trends, and best practices, proactively suggesting and implementing process enhancements; an
- Train and support end-users on the operation and maintenance of automated systems, promoting a culture of self-sufficiency and continuous learning
Our take
When it comes to lawn maintenance, many homeowners typically have to deal with several contractors. This can make lawn care more complicated and expensive than it needs to be. LawnStarter solves this problem by aggregating lawn mowing, fertilizing, and maintenance into one convenient purchase point.
As a marketplace, LawnStarter focuses on helping existing lawn care businesses grow, rather than trying to push their own services. This differentiates them from other providers. The company has seen impressive growth since it was first founded, and it now operates in 120 cities around the US. According to LawnStarter's CEO, the company's revenue has grown at a rate of 100% a year since its inception.
To date, LawnStarter has raised around $18 million in funding and surpassed $100 million in bookings, which is a testament to investors' and customers' confidence in the product. This confidence will be instrumental to LawnStarter's future success, as the lawn care market has grown increasingly competitive in recent years.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Nov 2019
$10.5m
EARLY VC
Jun 2015
$6m
SERIES A
Total funding: $17.8m
Company benefits
- Flexible remote schedule
Company HQ
Financial District, Austin, TX
Leadership
Steve Corcoran
(Co-Founder)Previously co-founded SigmaBits, and served as Co-CEO of SEED.
Ryan Farley
(Co-Founder)Previously worked as a Senior Business Analyst in Capital One's Card Partnerships Analytics team.
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