Staff Software Engineer in Test - Mercury Insurance

Overview

Join an amazing team that is consistently recognized for our achievements and culture, including our most recent Forbes award of being one of America's Best Midsize Employers for 2026!

Position Summary:

As a Staff Software Engineer in Test, you will be playing a crucial role in designing, developing and maintaining complex software testing framework and tools as well as mentoring junior team members to ensure delivery. This position will be responsible for providing innovative solutions as well as implementing and prioritizing software product roadmaps.

Geo-Salary Information

An in-person interview may be required during the hiring process

State specific pay scales for this role are as follows:

$101,167 to $204,439 (CA, NJ, NY, WA, HI, AK, MD, CT, RI, MA)

$91,970 to $185,853 (NV, OR, AZ, CO, WY, TX, ND, MN, MO, IL, WI, FL, GA, MI, OH, VA, PA, DE, VT, NH, ME)

$82,773 to $167,268 (UT, ID, MT, NM, SD, NE, KS, OK, IA, AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, KY, IN, SC, NC, WV)

The expected base salary for this position will vary depending on a number of factors, including relevant experience, skills and location.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions:

• Design, Develop and Maintain Test Automation Frameworks, Tools and Libraries: Develop a strong understanding of relevant product areas, designing and proficiency implementing complex framework features.
• Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills: Skilled in debugging and resolving simple blocking issues, especially with automation scripts, frameworks and tools. Applies analytical and creative approaches to tackle complex quality challenges with solutions.
• Implement/Enhance Continuous Integration Continuous Deployment (CI / CD): Enhance automation framework with CI/CD pipelines to facilitate automated testing during the build and deployment processes.
• Performance Testing Support: Design and implement complex performance test script based on existing automation framework and tools to execute performance tests. Provide analytical feedback for the releases in the test result report. Create new scripts to enhance performance test.
• Implement and Drive Automation Test Strategy: Participate in discussions to define simple test automation strategies, research and evaluate simple new technologies and determine appropriate test coverage. Analyze simple requirements and system design to determine the approach for automation implementation.
• Define and Enforce Automation Standards and Best Practices: Establish and Improve coding standards, best practices, and guidelines for writing and maintaining automated test scripts and framework. Review code written by team members to ensure adherence to standards and provide constructive feedback.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with cro