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This Position Is Contingent, Pending Contract Award.

About Mighty Acorn

At Mighty Acorn, we make it easier for governments to deliver world-class digital services. From renewing a fishing license to applying for unemployment benefits, we build digital services that deliver government programs reliably, smoothly, and quickly.

Our vision is a world where “good enough for government work” returns to its pedestal: fast, reliable, and frustration-free. We achieve this by empowering people, increasing transparency, breaking down silos, and moving together toward a shared goal.

One of our core beliefs is that automation can help drive transformation of complex digital services, and we’re especially excited to bring DevOps and automated testing practices into our work.

While our team averages 10+ years of experience in the industry, we are a relatively new (formed in 2023) professional services company. Our government clients engage us to improve their digital products and services in a way that ensures better outcomes for their users and stakeholders. That means our clients hire us for our expertise, which we bill our time for.

Test Engineers at Mighty Acorn

While in many circumstances making testing someone’s job goes against DevOps principles, we specialize in End-to-End testing of complex government benefit programs. These programs typically span more than one application and more than one team, meaning that our engineers are sometimes the only technical people with a full view of the entire system. Writing testing code for such an environment can be complex and rewarding for those who are interested in automation, CI/CD, and performance.

Our testing engineers are Javascript/Typescript engineers who use and extend existing testing tools, such as Playwright, Cypress, K6, and Artillery. They generally have a wide breadth of engineering knowledge, are excellent at learning new systems and processes, and are passionate about building fast, reliable feedback loops and making machines do the work.

Test engineers are responsible for:

• Participating in scrum team ceremonies (standup, planning, retro).
• Writing mock data generation routines.
• Writing E2E tests using browser automation tools.
• Writing and executing load tests using load testing tools.
• Writing and debugging CI/CD jobs for automated testing, deployment, etc.
• Working with other engineers to debug systems that they did not build (due to failing tests).
• Modifying E2E and load test code as the applications they are testing evolve.

Test engineers hired at senior levels will also be responsible for:

• Working directly with clients to gather upcoming requirements or present architectural plans.
• Working with product managers to gather upcoming requirements and help build and organize the backlog.
• Architecting test infrastructure for brand new systems.

Requirements

• Level IV: 7+ years of engineering experience, 2+ years Typescript/Javascript experience in a professional setting.

Note: The above is a minimum requirement - a specific amount of experience does not guarantee a particular level. However, please apply to the role that is closest to your years of experience.

It'd be nice if you also had

• Experience working with and/or testing in Salesforce.
• Experience working in professional services or government digital services.
• Experience building products and services for all users, regardless of ability, backed by knowledge of accessibility standards (Section 508 Refresh/WCAG 2.0 A and AA).
• Familiarity with popular web development technologies, third-party applications, and platforms.
• Experience or an interest in sharing your knowledge and experience at industry conferences.
• Familiarity with popular productivity tools, such as Google Workspace, Slack, and Notion.

Other requirements:

• An ability to work efficiently, sometimes under tight deadlines.
• A preference for transparency and an ability to be direct and transparent in your own communication.
• An ability to adapt quickly and cope with temporarily ambiguous situations as requirements change.
• This role requires work be performed from within the contiguous United States.
• Candidates must either hold active US citizenship or a green card, and should possess work authorization that does not require any present or future visa sponsorship by Mighty Acorn Digital.
• Candidates selected for the role must pass a criminal background check prior to their start date.
• Candidates must have a fast (>100Mbps) and reliable internet connection and have a dedicated workspace with background noise at an appropriate level for audio calls.

Our recruiting process is generally as follows:

While we try to get back to all candidates quickly, it generally takes us a few weeks to review a submission. If after reviewing your submission we’d like to learn more about you, we’ll invite you to submit a brief, 3-4 question one-way video interview so that we can learn more about your experience and motivations as they relate to the role. If your answers have us thinking you’d be a great addition to the team, we’ll reach out to schedule 2-3 interviews with members of our team. Regardless, we make it a priority to notify all candidates of the outcome of their application.

Please only submit through this application.

Please apply only through this application process. Direct emails regarding this position will be ignored, unless you're seeking a reasonable accommodation. Further, we are not seeking partnerships with recruiters or agencies for this role, and unsolicited resumes will not be considered. Only candidates that apply through this application will be considered and please do not also send your application materials directly in a follow up email.

Mighty Acorn Digital is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering workplace diversity and inclusion. We firmly reject discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, marital status, disability, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran or any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Mighty Acorn participates in the E-Verify program. Upon hire, we'll share your Form I-9 details with the U.S. federal government to validate your eligibility to work in the U.S.

Please contact recruiting@mightyacorn.com if you would like to request reasonable accommodation during the application or interviewing process.

NOTE: to apply for this role, please click the following link (and not the "Apply now" button): https://www.mightyacorn.com/careers?ashby_jid=34248eca-a486-4218-a1f1-3ad0bc8b4292&utm_source=82LBdjKXp6