Shell Recharge Solutions is hiring a Lead Software Test Engineer I

Shell Recharge Solutions is hiring a Lead Software Test Engineer I to provide technical leadership and ensure the quality of our electric vehicle charging software. You will oversee a team of engineers, manage QA activities across projects, and champion process improvements within a dynamic, sustainability-focused environment.

What You'll Do

• Mentor engineers and senior engineers through weekly one-on-one sessions.
• Track QA sign-offs for all testing cycles and manage release schedules with QA managers.
• Delegate and distribute tasks, including test case writing and reviews.
• Review manual and automated test cases and conduct retrospective meetings.
• Run daily stand-ups with QA teams and standardize processes with other leads.
• Collaborate directly with performance engineers on environment health.
• Maintain QA documents, templates, and job aids.
• Assess capacity, allocate resources, and review task estimations for all releases.
• Create dashboards, optimization plans, and provide detailed weekly project status reports.
• Interview new hires for the QA department and create knowledge transition plans.

What We're Looking For

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or 5+ years of equivalent engineering experience.
• 7+ years of overall QA experience, with at least 3 years as a Senior QA Engineer individual contributor.
• 3+ years of current experience leading projects and teams.
• 3+ years writing automated tests.
• 2+ years interacting with development, program management, and DevOps/SRE teams during feature launches.
• 5+ years of experience working with AWS, Linux, networked systems, and databases.
• High engagement and positive working relationships with your manager, peers, and stakeholders.
• Mastery of implementing Agile processes and proactive meeting scheduling.
• A confident communicator and strong knowledge of automation tools.
• Excellent track record of clear, valuable test additions and documentation.

Nice to Have

• Experience with white/gray/black box and comprehensive test planning for complex systems.
• Hands-on expertise with Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, ReadyAPI, Postman, Robot Framework, or similar.
• Experience writing, executing, and monitoring test suites and tracking multiple executions.
• Comfort reading and writing code, with 5+ years of Java/Core Java programming.
• Ability to drive UI automation, API testing, and performance testing with tools like JMeter.
• Knowledge of continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Experience applying AI/GenAI tools (e.g., Copilot) to accelerate automation.
• Very good understanding of tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Eclipse/IntelliJ IDEA, TestNG, SQL, Jira.
• Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and leadership skills.

Technical Stack

• AWS, Linux
• Java, Core Java, SQL
• Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, ReadyAPI, Postman, Robot Framework, TestNG, JMeter
• Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins
• Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, Jira

Team & Environment

You will lead a team of engineers, collaborating closely with QA managers, other leads, DevOps, development leads, Engineering Managers, and TMP teams to ensure comprehensive coverage and gap analysis.

Benefits & Compensation

• A challenging environment working with leaders in the sustainable energy industry.
• The ability to make a tangible impact on reducing carbon emissions.
• The freedom to implement innovative ideas across systems and processes.
• Daily ownership in a high-growth environment.
• A casual, flexible culture supporting work-life fit, including flexible scheduling, virtualization, and a generous holiday package.
• Competitive pay and benefits programs.
• Performance and rewards bonus program.
• Health benefits and an innovative Paid Time Off Program.
• 9/80 Flex Work schedule.

Shell Recharge Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.