The role:

Status Desktop is currently in beta for Mac, Windows and Linux platforms. Current product focus is on the privacy-centric messenger and group chat functionality, and we’ve just kicked off development of our new ‘multi-chain from the ground up’ crypto Wallet. ÐApp browser and blockchain node functionality will follow next. Status desktop is currently built using Nim & QT for the frontend, and it shares a common backend with Status mobile that is written in Go. We are currently in the middle of a large refactor of our architecture. This refactor includes transitioning the QT front end from Nim to C++, moving all business logic to our status-go backend, and upgrading from QT5.14.2 to QT6.2. As we work in the open and are fully open source you can get a better idea of who we are and the work we are doing by browsing our team wiki here and taking a look at our Status Desktop, Status Desktop QML component library and Status Desktop and Mobile Go backend GitHub repos. You can find more information about our desktop effort in this blog post.

The desktop team is looking for a Test Automation Engineer to help us create a consumer level quality application. In this role you will be working closely with designers to fully understand the design vision for the product, and working with devs to create automated functional tests using the Squish framework (end to end and regression tests). The desktop team is spread out in North America, Europe and Australia, with crossover work hours being the European timezone afternoon on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Work is async using Status, Google Meet and Github, typically in Scrum Sprints.

Responsibilities:

Create test automation framework from scratch (suggested: Squish framework), thus select test design approach, find and suggest remote services for installing apps, integrating with CI/CD process, GitHub and TMS Be involved in test methodologies and their corresponding tools Analyze architecture and designs to identify test automation strategies to provide full test coverage for new and/or existing feature Advise and mentor Devs and QAs around automated testing best practices, providing support and direction Participate in the prioritization of the backlog of bugs/feature Estimate, prioritize, plan your testing activities You ideally will have:

[Don’t worry if you don’t meet all of these criteria, we’d still love to hear from you anyway if you think you’d be a great fit for this role]

5+ years of test engineering experience on products with a GUI 4+ years in test automation Prior experience of Froglogic Squish Strong knowledge of any programming language that can be used for automation Strong understanding of design patterns in test automation Previous experience in building test automation frameworks from scratch Self-motivation, a strong sense of ownership and result oriented autonomous worker A strong alignment to our principles: https://status.im/about/#our-principle Bonus points if:

Prior experience in testing Qt/QML applications Experience in testing desktop applications for Windows/OSx/Linux Experience with open source development workflow (including GitHub) You show a strong interest in blockchain and have a good understanding of Ethereum Have worked in a distributed environment that values asynchronous communication Experience working in an open-source organization Compensation:

We are happy to pay in either 100% fiat or any mix of fiat and/or crypto. For more information regarding benefits at Status: https://people-ops.status.im/tag/perks/ Hiring process:

Introductory conversation with People Ops team Interview with Tatiana, Test Engineer Interview with Anastasiya, Test Engineer Interview with Noelia, Developer Interview with Anthony, Developer Interview Iuri, Desktop Team Lead [The steps may change along the way if we see it makes sense to adapt the interview stages, so please consider the above as a guideline]