ABOUT US

Hostelworld Group, the global hostel-focussed online booking platform, inspires adventurous minds to meet the world and come back with life-changing stories to tell. Our customers are not your average tourists, they crave cultural connection and unique experiences that we make possible by providing an unbeatable selection of hostels in unmissable locations ? all in the palm of their hand.

It is the social nature and community feel of hostels and their environment, that enable travellers to embrace journeys of discovery, adventure and meaning. We have more than 13 million reviews across 17,800 hostels in more than 179 countries, making the brand the leading online hub for social travel. The website operates in 19 different languages and our mobile app in 13 languages.

Headquartered in Dublin, Hostelworld has a growing, high-calibre team of 300 people within Technology, Product, Global Markets, Customer Service and Marketing Teams across our Dublin, London, Porto, Shanghai and Sydney offices.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The company?s highly valued culture is characterised by collaboration, innovation, respect, communication and smart thinking. The senior management team has managed to maintain the positive characteristics of a start-up ethos, combined with a professional and mature approach to growing and scaling as a publicly listed business.

Working at Hostelworld means working in a global company defined by an innovative culture, collaborative teams and professional growth; this is what we offer our employees. And, importantly, we recognise their efforts and reward their achievements.

We?re looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test that is ready to develop their existing skills by working alongside a creative and dynamic QA team on a range of ambitious and innovative projects.

Main Responsibilities

• Improve existing automation frameworks or methodologies
• Increase automation test coverage across all projects
• Integrate automation tests with e2e build environments (CI)
• Monitoring application behavior across different environments
• Apply best code practices and standards to automation test projects
• Mentor existing and new automation engineers
• Generate statistics and reports to produce quality metrics and identify risk

Experience and Skills

• Excellent track record, 2+ years of experience working in a QA Automation role
• In-depth knowledge of C#
• Exposure to other OOP languages
• Knowledge of Refit, fluentassertions.
• Solid experience in manual software testing
• Solid experience of webUI automation framework such as Selenium WebDriver, protractor etc
• Solid experience with source control tools such as GIT
• Solid experience with CI tools such as Jenkins, Bamboo, etc
• In-depth experience of REST API testing (manual and automation)
• Experience using bug tracking tools such as Jira, Bugzilla etc
• Experience creating documentation using tools such as Confluence, MediaWiki etc
• Experience in working in a RAD/Agile development environment (specifically Scrum / Kanban)
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work well in cross-functional project teams
• Be highly motivated and demonstrate the willingness to learn and to grow within the role
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in both spoken and written English

Nice to Have's

• Experience working in a high traffic environment is a plus, as well as knowledge on caching tools (Memcache, Redis, Varnish, Nginx)
• Experience working in a CI environment is desired
• Experience with Application Monitoring / Telemetry systems

Personal Qualities

• A friendly, positive and enthusiastic person who can work as part of a diverse team
• Willing to take on a new intellectual challenge with a positive attitude
• Self-starter, able to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Thrives in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment

Live our Values:

Think Customer ? We take every opportunity to connect with those on the road

Be Bold, Be Brave, Be Adventurous ? We explore the new and our journey is ambitious.

Keep it Simple- We?re smart and agile, always taking the clear route to our destination.

Community Spirit ? We collaborate with people from around the globe, communicating honestly with energy, passion and curiosity.

Build a Better World- We value equality and diversity, using our collective energy to promote understanding.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and commit to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone