Cypress HCM
Job Details
Software Quality Developer (Contract)
Location: San Jose, CA 95110 (Hybrid)
Duration: 1/5/2026 to 7/3/2026
Team: Personalization Services Segmentation
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Contract
Job function: Engineering and Quality Assurance
Industries: Technology, Information and Media, and Internet Marketplace Platforms
About The Role We are seeking a strong Software Engineer in Quality who can design and implement automated tests for complex backend systems. You will primarily focus on building API and end-to-end (E2E) automated tests in Java, collaborating closely with engineering to ensure our platform releases with the highest level of quality.
This role is ideal for someone who approaches QA as an engineering discipline and wants to influence quality strategy through automation.
Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain API-level automated tests for REST-based and distributed services.
Develop end-to-end (E2E) automated workflows spanning multiple microservices.
Write maintainable, production-quality test automation in Java.
Contribute to the expansion and evolution of our automation framework (built around Cucumber).
Create supporting libraries, test utilities, and test data management tools.
Partner with backend engineers to define test plans, acceptance criteria, and testing strategy.
Participate in design/code reviews with a focus on testability and quality risk.
Conduct root cause analysis for failures, uncovering issues in distributed systems.
Ensure strong test coverage for new features at API and E2E layers.
Perform exploratory and functional testing where automation is not yet available.
File detailed, actionable bug reports and collaborate with developers to resolve them.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Build and maintain API-level automated tests for REST-based and distributed services.
Develop end-to-end (E2E) automated workflows spanning multiple microservices.
Write maintainable, production-quality test automation in Java.
Contribute to the expansion and evolution of our automation framework (built around Cucumber).
Create supporting libraries, test utilities, and test data management tools.
Partner with backend engineers to define test plans, acceptance criteria, and testing strategy.
Participate in design/code reviews with a focus on testability and quality risk.
Conduct root cause analysis for failures, uncovering issues in distributed systems.
Ensure strong test coverage for new features at API and E2E layers.
Perform exploratory and functional testing where automation is not yet available.
File detailed, actionable bug reports and collaborate with developers to resolve them.
Education & Experience
Degree in Computer Science / Experience in Software Quality
Compensation
$70.43 per hour.
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Software Quality Developer (Contract)
Location: San Jose, CA 95110 (Hybrid)
Duration: 1/5/2026 to 7/3/2026
Team: Personalization Services Segmentation
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Contract
Job function: Engineering and Quality Assurance
Industries: Technology, Information and Media, and Internet Marketplace Platforms
About The Role We are seeking a strong Software Engineer in Quality who can design and implement automated tests for complex backend systems. You will primarily focus on building API and end-to-end (E2E) automated tests in Java, collaborating closely with engineering to ensure our platform releases with the highest level of quality.
This role is ideal for someone who approaches QA as an engineering discipline and wants to influence quality strategy through automation.
Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain API-level automated tests for REST-based and distributed services.
Develop end-to-end (E2E) automated workflows spanning multiple microservices.
Write maintainable, production-quality test automation in Java.
Contribute to the expansion and evolution of our automation framework (built around Cucumber).
Create supporting libraries, test utilities, and test data management tools.
Partner with backend engineers to define test plans, acceptance criteria, and testing strategy.
Participate in design/code reviews with a focus on testability and quality risk.
Conduct root cause analysis for failures, uncovering issues in distributed systems.
Ensure strong test coverage for new features at API and E2E layers.
Perform exploratory and functional testing where automation is not yet available.
File detailed, actionable bug reports and collaborate with developers to resolve them.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Build and maintain API-level automated tests for REST-based and distributed services.
Develop end-to-end (E2E) automated workflows spanning multiple microservices.
Write maintainable, production-quality test automation in Java.
Contribute to the expansion and evolution of our automation framework (built around Cucumber).
Create supporting libraries, test utilities, and test data management tools.
Partner with backend engineers to define test plans, acceptance criteria, and testing strategy.
Participate in design/code reviews with a focus on testability and quality risk.
Conduct root cause analysis for failures, uncovering issues in distributed systems.
Ensure strong test coverage for new features at API and E2E layers.
Perform exploratory and functional testing where automation is not yet available.
File detailed, actionable bug reports and collaborate with developers to resolve them.
Education & Experience
Degree in Computer Science / Experience in Software Quality
Compensation
$70.43 per hour.
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