Senior Platform Engineer, Bread Financial

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related area
• 5+ years of work experience in a related field such as Software Engineering, DevSecOps, or Quality Engineering
• Skills
• Agile Methodology
• Scripting Languages
• Test Automation
• Test Data Management
• CI/CD
• Cloud Platform
• Version Control (Git)
• Monitoring Tools
• Debug Tools
• Multitasking
• Problem Solving
• Communication

Desirable

• Senior Platform Automation Engineer is a mid level role focused on leading efforts to improve test automation, build robust testing frameworks, and ensure the quality and performance of platform systems
• Engineers in this role actively participate in coding, testing, and code reviews while improving applications and processes for scalability and efficiency
• This position also involves mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality solutions
• Design, develop, and implement quality engineering practices for financial technology solutions. Develop and maintain test frameworks to ensure consistent and efficient testing across the enterprise. Contribute to improving automation frameworks to ensure maintainable and scalable test automation for the platform. - (15%)
• Define and enforce testing standards, automation strategies, and best practices across the SDLC. Analyze and address complex problems, performance bottlenecks, and quality gaps in systems to enhance software efficiency and robustness. Develop and maintain tools for generating, managing, and cleaning test data across environments to support both automated and manual tests. - (15%)
• Integrate testing tools and frameworks into the CI/CD pipeline, focusing on automating testing within the build and deployment process. - (15%)
• Design, develop and maintain automated test environments and data solutions to ensure system reliability and predictability, providing value-stream aligned engineering teams with the necessary tools for success. - (15%)
• Collaborate with quality engineering, product, and business teams to support best practices in test-driven development (TDD) and automation. Mentor and assist junior engineers in adopting automation practices and test methodologies. - (10%)
• Develop and maintain tools for performance, load, and stress testing, ensuring they support real-world traffic and use cases. Work alongside infrastructure teams to help configure testing environments that generate scalable load and measure system response. - (10%)
• Demonstrate expertise in at least one programming/scripting language (e.g., Java, JavaScript, Python) and contribute to the design and execution of automated testing frameworks for mission-critical applications. Assist in platform quality engineering, particularly within financial technology, payment systems, and cloud environments. - (10%)
• Support the adoption of emerging testing technologies, ensuring alignment with the company’s innovation and quality engineering strategy. - (10%)
• Reports To: Manager and above