QA Engineer (Automation)

Background:

Anchor Free is a fast growing, highly profitable technology company headquartered in Silicon Valley. Funded by blue chip investors, we are growing by more than 200% per year, democratizing the Internet with our products, and allowing online users to regain control of their identity and data via our ad-supported free service. Our products positively impact people's lives around the globe by providing free access to online information and content.  In regions that censor the web, AnchorFree enables those users to get uncensored access to the Internet.  International travelers, expats and security-conscious consumers alike use AnchorFree to securely and privately surf the web in more than 100 countries. More than 2 billion web pages are viewed monthly through our service by our more than 9 million customers, and growing.  AnchorFree's flagship product Hotspot Shield has been downloaded more than 25 million times.  Come join the company that is having a positive impact on the world’s right to internet freedom – and have fun doing it!

Position:

We are actively seeking a rock star QA Engineer with experience in automation. You will work with our QA team to make our product more stable and bug free. You should have a passion for, and expert-level of proficiency and a sharp eye for detail.  You will become a key technical contributor to our QA team, responsible for implementation and execution of our automated test suites. You will also work closely with our platform team in functionally testing new and existing infrastructure components, as well as diagnosing customer and operational issues.

Job Responsibilities:

• Plan, design, develop and maintain automation test suits according requirements.
• Analyze tests results, localize confirm and report issues
• Create and maintain automated reporting system
• Valuably participate in Agile development process, point out potential risks and issues in architecture, design on the plan stage
• Work on increasing test coverage
• Research advantages and possibility of the implementation of new techniques, solutions and test methods
• Perform manual ad-hoc testing if needed
• Closely work with development engineers to reproduce and resolve issues

Job Qualifications:

• Strong analytical, logical, problem recognition and solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in Agile environment under tough timelines
• 5+ years of QA experience
• Ability to create automation framework from scratch for functional, performance and load tests
• 5+ years of experience with Linux, Windows, Mac (preferably Administration knowledge/experience)
• 3+ years of test automation experience in Java (TestNG, Junit) and scripting languages (Unix shell, Perl, Ruby, Python)
• Experience in backend automation tests
• Knowledge of IP, TCP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS protocols, VPN, Proxy
• Knowledge of bug tracking, version control and test cases control systems
• Strong knowledge of frontend (HTML, Javascript, XML, CSS)
• Experience with Selenium RC
• Virtualization knowledge (Virtual Box; VMware)

Compensation and Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary
• Excellent employee stock option plan
• Relocation assistance available
• Free food and drinks
• Foosball, Small gym and showers, Pool table, Table Tennis
• FREE Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Easy Access to Caltrain and Light Rail (free pass)
• Employee discounts on HP, Apple and Verizon