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Ursus, Inc. · 1 month ago

Software Quality Developer

positionSan Jose, CA
timeContract
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level
money$60/hr - $70/hr

Ursus, Inc. is a global leader in creative software, offering innovative tools for digital media creation, design, and marketing. We are seeking a strong Software Engineer in Quality who can design and implement automated tests for complex backend systems, focusing on building API and end-to-end automated tests in Java.

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Responsibilities

Build and maintain API-level automated tests for REST-based and distributed services
Develop end-to-end (E2E) automated workflows spanning multiple microservices
Write maintainable, production-quality test automation in Java
Contribute to the expansion and evolution of our automation framework (built around Cucumber)
Create supporting libraries, test utilities, and test data management tools
Partner with backend engineers to define test plans, acceptance criteria, and testing strategy
Participate in design/code reviews with a focus on testability and quality risk
Conduct root cause analysis for failures, uncovering issues in distributed systems
Ensure strong test coverage for new features at API and E2E layers
Perform exploratory and functional testing where automation is not yet available
File detailed, actionable bug reports and collaborate with developers to resolve them

Qualification

JavaAPI test automationEnd-to-end testingTesting methodologiesGitCI/CDCucumberTroubleshooting skillsAnalytical skillsPerformance testingDockerKubernetes

Required

Strong proficiency in Java (required)
Proven experience writing API test automation (REST, JSON, authentication, error validation)
Experience developing end-to-end automated tests in distributed/microservices environments
Strong understanding of testing methodologies: integration, regression, contract testing, negative testing
Experience with HTTP libraries, REST-assured, or similar API testing tooling
Experience using Git and CI/CD pipelines
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills

Preferred

Hands-on experience with Cucumber, BDD frameworks, or Gherkin-based test development
Experience with large-scale distributed systems (Kafka, Redis, Spark, NoSQL, etc.)
Familiarity with test frameworks or tools such as Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress
Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, K6, Locust)
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Experience with observability/monitoring tools (Splunk, Grafana, Datadog, etc.)

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Commuter
401K benefits with company matching

Company

Ursus, Inc.

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Ursus, Inc., has been recognized by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) for four consecutive years as the fastest-growing technical and creative staffing firm in the United States.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
http://www.ursusinc.com

H1B Sponsorship

Ursus, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (5)
2024 (2)
2023 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$0.45M
2017-12-20Angel· $0.1M
2016-01-14Angel· $0.35M

Leadership Team

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Jon Beck
Founder & CEO
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