FOX is Hiring Software Development Engineers in Test

FOX is Hiring for SDET through its hiring drive 2023.

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Corporation

Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News, FOX Sports, the Fox Network, and the FOX Television Stations. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Fox’s SDET is in charge of ensuring the highest quality release of our products. You will mainly be focused on building an automation framework for the project at hand and deciding the best end-to-end testing strategies for the product. The goal for this role is to increase automation test coverage so we can perform quick regression testing prior to each release. You will be working in an agile scrum team, responsible for performing various Quality Engineering functions, including designing test plans, bug reporting, and tools development.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create, maintain, and execute test plans and test cases against our software platforms and applications in the cloud, server, desktop and mobile environments
• Analyze and communicate test results and defect tracking
• Execute white box, black box, and manual testing
• Participate in day-to-day team activities as part of an Agile team
• Engage in cross-functional integration testing within technology teams and with third parties
• Engage in requirements elaboration and clarification with the product owner
• Enhance and extend the automation library
• Contribute to performance and scalability testing efforts
• Provide the testing estimates to the team
• Mentor and share the testing practices with the scrum team
• Technical ownership of software testing infrastructure and improving product quality
• Take responsibility for monitoring product development and usage at all levels with an eye toward improving product quality
• Work on automation testing for all existing systems
• Support all production releases per sprint
• Research, develop and/or recommend tools to assist the team

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Experience on cloud technologies (AWS preferred)
• Experience testing and automating secure REST APIs testing
• Experience in cross browser and cross platform testing
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Experience with Git and CI tools
• Expertise with hands-on scripting/coding experience in any automation testing tools (Selenium/Appium), Cucumber Framework, Pytest, TestNG, mocha/chai, nightwatchJS or CypressJS
• Excellent communication, both verbal and written

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER

• B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Experience in JavaScript

ABOUT YOU

• Have Ownership — you feel ownership over everything you ship; you’d never call code “done” until you’re confident it’s correct
• Passion — you pride yourself on efficient monitoring, strong documentation, and proper test coverage. You are excited to work with a modern technology stack, but you have demonstrable experience with a diverse pool of technologies
• Be a team player — you believe that you can achieve more on a team, that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts; you rely on others’ candid feedback for continuous improvement.
• Have an ability to make an impact — you seek new methods and tools to make great applications faster and better, both on the front-end and back-end
• Never stop learning — you expose yourself to the latest & great technologies and are continuously learning
• Be proactive — you discuss and make suggestions for process improvement on how to do things more efficiently
• Collaborate — you partner with a diverse group of professionals with different skills & disciplines across the organization to achieve a common goal

Learn more about Fox Tech at https://tech.fox.com

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

At FOX, we foster a culture and environment where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent across our company. We live in a diverse world, with different ideas and different perspectives that come together to spark new ideas and make great things happen. That means reflecting the diversity of the world around us is critical to our company’s success. We ensure that our viewers, communities and employees feel heard, represented, and celebrated both on screen and off.

Click here to learn more about the diverse communities of people behind our brands.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is: $92,000.00–123,000.00 annually for California, Washington, New York City and Westchester County, NY. $76,600.00–102,500.00 annually for Colorado. This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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1. Know your time zones: The video allows us to speak across (great) distance. Make sure you’re clear if suggested interview times are in your time zone or the interviewers. Try converting the time zone according to your specific time zone.
   Know your tech. Familiarize yourself with whatever technology the interviewer has asked you to use (Skype, Zoom, etc.). If you’ve never used the tool before, get comfortable with the interface in advance: how should your computer be positioned so the interviewer can see your face at a comfortable angle? Are your camera and microphone connected and working? Many people un internationally make a bad impact on the interviewers because of this.
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3. Choose a proper background: When choosing a space to show up for a video interview, be conscious of how the setting you’re calling from reflects on you: choose a well-lit room where you can sit in front of a neutral background.
4. Avoid backlighting (when no one can see your face) and spotlighting (when you sit with light close to you and look like you’re telling a ghost story at a campfire).
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8. Emphasize the Positive: You may be asked during the interview to give a list of your strengths and weaknesses. Remember in these types of questions to focus on the positive. When referring to weaknesses, recognize those things you feel you need to work on and quickly shift to actions you have taken to improve in this area. Specific examples can be helpful to illustrate your progress.
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10. Follow up the interview with a thank-you note: Take this opportunity to clarify a topic discussed in the interview and to reaffirm your interest in the organization and the internship. Send a thank-you note to everyone you interviewed on the day of your interview.

The questions you should prepare for:

1. Tell me about yourself
2. Why do you want to work at this company?
3. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
4. Tell me about an experience when you made a mistake and how you fixed it?
5. What are the three things you wish to see in the firm you are working for?
6. Where do you see yourself in 3 years/5 years/10 years?
7. Tell me about anything else which you have done or you are proud of but it is not in your resume?
8. What are your expectations from the company or colleagues?
9. What are your hobbies?
10. Do you have any questions for us?

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