Fast Facts

Leepfrog Technologies is seeking an Associate Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to work on its CourseLeaf software used by universities. The role involves developing testing scenarios and ensuring software quality through analysis and feedback.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include identifying software problems, documenting defects, conducting debugging processes, and participating in product design reviews while collaborating with Agile processes.

Skills: Required skills include data analysis, compliance evaluation, information gathering, effective communication, documentation, and familiarity with JavaScript and SQL.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include knowledge of software QA methodologies and experience with automated testing tools like Playwright.

Location: This position is based in Coralville, IA, USA.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $60,000 - $80,000.

Description

Position Title: Associate Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Location: Coralville, IA 

Reports to: Director of Engineering

Status: Full-Time, Exempt, Salary 

Overview

Leepfrog Technologies, Inc. provides its CourseLeaf software to more than 500 of the nation’s most academically complex colleges and universities to manage their academic catalogs, curriculum, section scheduling, registration, and syllabi management.

An Associate Software Development Engineer I Test (SDET) is responsible for developing testing scenarios for implementation of Leepfrog's web-based and supporting applications. They will understand product uses and consistently work to develop a deeper understanding of the product. They assist developers in ensuring that the functional specifications are fulfilled and provide feedback to help create a robust and quality product, understand the development and implementation practices needed to obtain and retain customer satisfaction, and understand and help to promote process improvement ideas to drive more efficient software development.

Duties

• Identify, analyze, and document problems with program functions, outputs, usability, or content.
• Document software defects, using a bug tracking system, and communicate defects with software engineers.
• Review software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance, and/or completeness.
• Perform initial debugging procedures by reviewing configuration files, logs, and/or code pieces to determine source.
• Install and configure recreations of software production environments to allow testing of software.
• Use testing programs including Microsoft Playwright and other automated integration and end to end testing solutions.
• Participate in product design reviews to understand functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems.
• Provide feedback and recommendations to developers on software usability and functionality.
• Understand existing software configurations and suggest changes to correct errors or to improve its performance.
• Identify and pursue additional opportunities as they arise to help the individual, the team, and the company achieve success.
• Will work within an Agile process to record product quality control issues, track progress toward resolutions, communicate effective workarounds for clients and provide estimated completion dates for tested items.

Requirements

Skills

• Analyzing Data or Information – Facilitates identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards – Familiar with Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with documented behavior, functional specifications, or standards.
• Gathering Information – Facilitates the observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others – Willing to translate or explain what information, data, or documentation means and how it can be used.
• Communicating with Others – Familiar with Providing information to stakeholders, co-workers, and clients by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships – Works toward developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them over time.
• Documenting and Recording Information – Engages in entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information, instructions, and documentation in written/electronic form.
• Programming Knowledge and Expertise – Familiar with Maintaining and improving skill and knowledge with modern testing frameworks, third party tools and processes - specifically focusing on JavaScript and SQL.
• Testing Expertise - Familiar with the concepts of Unit, Integration, Regression, Smoke, Sanity and System testing. 
• Regression Testing Knowledge -Familiar with Progressive, Selective, and Complete Regression test patterns

Qualifications

• Knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes 
• Experience in software development and testing, or in related Quality Assurance 
• Familiarity with Playwright, JavaScript and SQL is preferred. 

Physical Requirements

The Associate Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) will spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers. The Associate QA Engineer may be in a busy, open area office.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Leepfrog Technologies, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, veteran status, genetic makeup, gender identity, disability, or other protected characteristics by local, state, or federal law.