Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we’re driven by our passion to create a smarter, cleaner and more connected future.

Vivint Smart Home, an NRG owned company, is a leading smart home company in the United States, dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services. We find purpose in proactively protecting and keeping our customers connected to home, no matter where they are. Join the Smart Home team to create smarter, safer and more sustainable homes.

Role description:

The Vivint Protect Team is looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to help us release quality software. In this role you will work closely with the development team to conduct service testing. In addition to testing code you will help with the release of code which includes approving PR’s, merging code and working with developers to resolve merge conflicts. You will also have the responsibility of working with other QA Engineers as well as developers from other verticals who need to release their code to Vivint’s platform.

 

Required Skills/Experience:

3-5 years’ experience Testing software Defining test strategies Executing feature, regression and performance testing Docker and Kubernetes 2-3 years’ experience with source management tools like Git and BitBucket Experience merging code Experience resolving merge conflicts Service testing experience with a tool like Paw, Insomnia or Postman Soft skills working cross team and organization AS / BS in computer science or 5 years’ experience in software quality or development Linux background (system level)  Understanding of operating systems  Basic Linux Shell Scripting experience  Ability to debug system level issues  Experienced with agile development methodologies  Familiar with software testing principles  Understanding of cloud computing and distributed systems  Familiar with cloud deployment/monitoring tools  Ability to make decisions and perform risk analysis to maximize coverage based on risk and time  Excellent interpersonal skills  Demonstrated experience writing test plans and test cases and have a quality mindset  Well organized, creative, and detail-oriented, a self-starter who is capable of identifying problems, taking initiative to propose solutions, and successfully executing plans. 

 

Optional Nice to have Skills/Experience

Automation in Go Automation in Python Testing experience with services leveraging gRPC JIRA Jenkins

 

Why Vivint:

Free catered lunch/snacks/drinks; new menu daily Paid holidays and flexible paid time away Your choice between Mac or PC Employee pricing on smart home products Casual dress code Onsite gym Onsite health clinic Medical/dental/vision/life coverage

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.  

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