Engineer Software Testing - Payroll Compliance

Location: Remote (Must be in Guadalajara)

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture. While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce. Take your career to the next level at one of G2's Top 100 Software Companies. Explore our Product & Technology positions to see where you fit! We are committed to building a world-class team by hiring top talent globally. To ensure compliance, we use an Employer of Record model.

About The Team

Payroll Engineering teams build the core systems and tools necessary for all our customers to complete a critical function in any business, pay their employees. We help these customers pay millions of employees every week and in doing so, move billions of dollars each week. Our products are among the most critical in the Paylocity platform!

Position Overview

The Software Test Engineer  work with dedicated product teams to ensure that our products deliver against our customers’ unmet needs. They function as ambassadors of quality within the team and lead by example in instilling a testing mindset to improve overall quality and team velocity. They are responsible for ensuring our software functions the way it is intended by creating automated testing plans and strategy to create various forms of automated testing, execute tests and solve complex issues. They work side by side with software engineers to improve overall software quality and recommend opportunities for improvement. 

Primary Responsibilities

The below represents the primary duties of the position, others may be assigned as needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Core Responsibilities

•  Recommend and implement improvements to team core processes 
• Create test plans and oversee testing tasks from design to completion 
• Solve technical testing challenges with input from senior team members and the testing community 
• Identify testing gaps in the team’s product and finds ways to address them 
• Add automated tests for the team to existing framework 
• Work within the scope of a team of developers and product owners 
• Analyze Production issues and regression bugs to identify and implement preventative measures 
• Utilize existing load and performance testing frameworks 
• Perform exploratory testing on the product to understand its testing challenges 
• Understand how to use security testing tools to find gaps in security coverage 
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, optimizing continuous integration workflows 
• Expand automated test coverage across multiple testing layers 
• Analyze and identify testing gaps; develop strategies to address them 

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum 2 years of professional software engineering experience

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in automated testing frameworks and tools (Cypress, Playwright)
• Demonstrated experience writing automated tests using frameworks such as Cypress or Playwright 
• Experience with performance testing using tools such as JMeter, Artillery or Locust 
• Experience testing RESTful APIs 
• Experience writing SQL queries including joins 
• AWS experience is a plus 
• Knowledge of software testing best practices in an agile environment 
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery integrations or tooling 
• Must be adaptable to change and have a willingness to learn 
• Must have a strong sense of curiosity 
• Must commit to their role and take responsibility for their tasks 
• Must be able to work effectively in an agile and team environment 
• Must be effective and creative in problem solving 
• Communication Proficiency: Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Physical requirements

• Ability to sit for extended periods: The role requires sitting at a desk or workstation for long periods, typically 7-8 hours a day
• Use of computer and phone systems: The employee must be able to operate a computer, use phone systems, and type. This includes using multiple software programs and inquiries simultaneously

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer.

Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers. We comply with federal, state disability laws, and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact leavebenefits@paylocity.com. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.

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