Software Quality Engineer | Garmin Connect

At Garmin we create products that are designed indoors for outdoor activities. We do this to enable our customers to make the most of their time spent pursuing their passions.

With great projects come great responsibilities. Our complex architecture and consolidated teams are the key points why you should want to work with us. As a software automation engineer, you will be involved in developing and maintaining automated tests for the Garmin Connect application. 

Garmin Connect is our best known, Fitness and Outdoor power-house companion app that serves tens of millions of users worldwide and supports a broad and continuously growing ecosystem of Garmin devices. The feature set is very rich and targets our complex user base with running, cycling, wellness, training, smartwatch, golfing, diving, and even pregnancy tracking feature. 

We believe that collaboration leads to the best ideas, and we rely heavily on team interaction. As a role based in Cluj-Napoca, this position will require 5 days in the office each week. 

Responsibilities:

• Developing and maintaining automated test scripts for new and existing software features, reporting defects and/or improvements found.
• Refactor and optimize the automation framework to ensure reliability and execution performance, with focus on API testing.
• Collaborate with development teams to investigate and reproduce defects.
• Create test documentation and select appropriate testing techniques necessary for product validation, based on product requirements.

Requirements

• Must demonstrate experience in designing, writing and maintaining automated tests for complex applications.

• Strong understanding of programming languages (preferably Java/Kotlin, and JavaScript) and object-oriented programming principles.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to document and isolate issues encountered during testing.
• At least 3 years of automation testing experience for APIs and frontend applications.
• Experience integrating automation tests in CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or demonstrated relevant professional experience.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency in English.

Technologies used for testing:

• Insomnia/Postman
• TestNg, Junit
• Maven
• Database servers
• Playwright
• Jenkins

Would be a plus:

• ISTQB Foundation certification or equivalent
• Mobile UI automation experience 

Benefits

Benefits to enhance your experience:

• 24 days off each year plus extra vacation days based on years at Garmin and compensation for legal holidays.
• Health package subscription and yearly budget for glasses.
• Monthly budget for sports and wellbeing activities.
• Local and global career development programs (training, mentorship, technical and leadership development, and more).
• Access to e-learning platforms and support for technical conferences attendance.
• Loyalty bonus within the company, plus other special bonuses (for holidays and personal life events).
• Meal tickets.

Yours exclusively when part of our team:

• Significant discount for Garmin products.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Contribution to the retirement plan (Pillar 3).
• Garmin products available for testing and borrowing.
• A comprehensive event series championing wellbeing, sports, and community tailored to foster holistic health (featuring sports events, classes, hackathons, parties, and more).
• Other benefits which we invite you to discover along the recruitment process.

Garmin Cluj is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, sex, age or disability.