Software QA Engineer

About Fluence: Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage and optimization software for renewables and storage. Our solutions and operational services are helping to create a more resilient grid and unlock the full potential of renewable portfolios. With gigawatts of successful implementations across nearly 50 markets, we are transforming the way we power our world for a more sustainable future. For more information, please visit fluenceenergy.com.

OUR CULTURE AND VALUES

We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

We are Leading

Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

We are Responsible

Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

We are Agile

We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

We are Fun

We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. 

About the Position:

Job Location: Houston, TX(Hybrid)

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Software QA Engineer to join our growing team. As a Software QA Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality of software products by developing automated test scripts, creating test cases, and identifying bugs or issues in the software. You will collaborate with QA team members, software engineers, product managers and other team members to improve the development and deployment process. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about coding, testing, and enhancing product quality.

Key role responsibilities include:

- Develop, maintain and execute automated test scripts to ensure the quality of web applications

- Conduct and analyze test results and be responsible for critical performance of feature releases and updates

- Collaborate closely with other QA engineers, managers, software engineers to understand product architecture, design and implementation for better test strategies

- Create and maintain detailed test plans, test cases and test data based on requirements and design specifications

- Perform manual testing as needed, particularly for exploratory, regression and integration testing

- Identify, log and track defects, work with developers to resolve issues

- Participate in code reviews, ensuring that test automation best practices are followed

- Assist in setting up and maintaining Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) pipelines for automated testing

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field
• Basic understating of software testing principles and methodologies such as unit testing, integration testing and regression testing)
• Experience with or knowledge of test automation tools such as Cypress, Pytest, Selenium
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Knowledge of CICD pipelines and tools such as CircleCI, Jenkins
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a team-oriented environment
• Experience with cloud environments like AWS, Azure
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence)
• Experience with RESTful APIs testing using Postman or similar tools

Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.