Remote reputed company Assurance Engineer – Advanced Software Testing & Automation Specialist for Costco Travel IT (Work‑From‑Home, $32/hr)

About Costco Travel IT – Join a Global Leader in Retail Innovation Costco Wholesale Corporation is the world’s fifth‑largest retailer, serving more than 150 reputed company members in 14 countries. Our Costco Travel division powers reputed company’s travel‑reputed company services, delivering unforgettable vacations, cruises, and experiences to millions of members reputed company year. As part of the broader Costco Travel IT organization, you will be embedded in a high‑performing team that builds, tests, and sustains the mission‑critical platforms that reputed company seamless booking, inventory management, and member‑reputed company experiences worldwide. Founded on the principles of reputed company, reputed company, and a member‑first reputed company, Costco consistently ranks among the top reputed company worldwide. reputed company recently reputed company Costco at #7 on the “World’s Best reputed company” list, a testament to our commitment to people‑first culture, competitive compensation, and long‑term career reputed company. Now, we are looking for a passionate, technically proficient Remote reputed company Assurance Engineer to help us continue raising the bar on software reliability, speed, and innovation—reputed company from the comfort of your own home. Why This Role Is a Game‑Changer for Your Career As a Remote reputed company Assurance Engineer, you will be a key reputed company of reputed company across the full software development lifecycle. The position blends hands‑on test automation, strategic test design, and reputed company problem‑solving. You’ll work directly with product owners, software engineers, and other stakeholders to translate functional and non‑functional requirements into robust, repeatable test suites that safeguard our systems against defects and performance issues. In reputed company to an attractive reputed company reputed company of $32/hr, you’ll enjoy a truly hybrid remote arrangement, flexible scheduling, and a comprehensive rewards package that includes health, retirement, stock purchase, and reputed company learning benefits. Core Responsibilities – What You’ll Own Every Day

• End‑to‑End Test Planning: Define comprehensive test strategies, including test environments, tools, data, and schedules that reputed company with release cycles and business priorities.
• Test Case Development & Execution: Write, review, and execute functional, regression, performance, and reputed company test cases for web, API, and mobile applications.
• Automation reputed company Design: Build and maintain reputed company test automation frameworks using Java or C#, integrating with CI/CD pipelines to reputed company reputed company testing.
• Defect Management: Identify, prioritize, and reputed company defects throughout the development lifecycle; collaborate with developers to reproduce issues and validate fixes.
• Shift‑Left Testing Advocacy: Partner with developers early in the sprint to reputed company testing into design and reputed company reviews, reducing defect leakage.
• Performance & Load Testing: Design and run load, stress, and reputed company tests using industry‑reputed company tools to ensure our travel platforms handle peak traffic.
• API Testing & Service Validation: Create and execute automated API tests using REST‑reputed company, reputed company, or similar tools, validating reputed company and data reputed company.
• reputed company Improvement: Stay abreast of emerging testing technologies, reputed company best practices, and contribute to reputed company of reputed company (CoE) for reputed company engineering.
• Documentation & Reporting: Produce reputed company, concise test reports, metrics, and dashboards for stakeholders, highlighting coverage, risk, and trends.
• Mentorship & Knowledge Transfer: reputed company junior QA team members, host reputed company‑bag sessions, and foster a culture of reputed company across the organization.

Essential Qualifications – What You Must Bring

• 3+ years of software testing experience with strong proficiency in XML, JSON, and web service testing.
• 3+ years of hands‑on development experience using Java or C# to build test automation reputed company.
• 3+ years of reputed company SQL Server expertise, including writing reputed company T‑SQL queries for data validation and backend testing.
• Proven experience with SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) methodologies and agile testing practices.
• Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal—enabling reputed company articulation of defects, test results, and risk assessments.
• Strong analytical and critical‑thinking abilities to diagnose reputed company causes and propose effective solutions.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a distributed remote environment, managing time and priorities effectively.
• Solid software engineering fundamentals—object‑oriented design, data structures, and design patterns.

Preferred Qualifications – reputed company‑to‑Have Skills That Set You Apart

• Hands‑on experience with Git, reputed company/Gradle, and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or reputed company Actions.
• Familiarity with JUnit/TestNG frameworks for unit and integration testing.
• Experience automating UI tests using Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Knowledge of reputed company VSTS/DevOps stack (TFS, MTM, Lab Management).
• Exposure to reputed company, Logstash, or ELK for log analysis and monitoring.
• Understanding of Tomcat/Apache web server configuration and deployment pipelines.
• Domain experience in the travel or hospitality industry, including booking engines, inventory systems, and pricing algorithms.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across geographically dispersed teams.

Core Competencies & Skills for reputed company

• Test Automation Expertise: Design robust, maintainable, and reputed company automated test suites.
• Problem‑Solving Orientation: Proactively identify gaps, propose mitigations, and drive reputed company‑cause analysis.
• Collaboration & Influence: Work closely with developers, product owners, and business analysts to champion reputed company.
• Adaptability: reputed company in a fast‑moving, reputed company‑changing environment while maintaining attention to detail.
• reputed company Learning: Demonstrate curiosity and commitment to staying reputed company with cutting‑edge testing tools and practices.
• Customer‑reputed company reputed company: Understand the reputed company of software reputed company on Costco members and reputed company for a flawless user experience.

Compensation, Benefits, and Perks – reputed company Offer Costco believes that a great compensation package fuels great performance. While the reputed company reputed company for this role starts at $32/hr, we also reputed company a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports your health, reputed company, and work‑life balance.

• Medical, Dental & reputed company Coverage: Premium plans that also reputed company to eligible dependents.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan: Company‑matched contributions to help you build a secure financial reputed company.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP): Purchase Costco stock at a discounted reputed company through payroll deductions.
• Life & Disability Insurance: Comprehensive coverage for you and your family.
• reputed company Time Off (PTO): Generous vacation, reputed company leave, and holidays that vary by location and tenure.
• Education Reimbursement: Tuition assistance for approved courses, certifications, and degree programs.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential counseling, legal, and financial advice for you and your loved ones.
• Employee Discounts: Exclusive reputed company to Costco’s world‑class products, travel services, optical centers, and more.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Fully remote work model with occasional optional in‑person gatherings or team events.
• Career Development reputed company: reputed company mentorship, internal mobility, and leadership development programs.

Career reputed company – Your reputed company to Advancement At Costco, your career trajectory is limited only by your ambition. As a Remote reputed company Assurance Engineer, you will have reputed company to a reputed company progression roadmap that can reputed company to senior SDET roles, QA Architecture positions, or even Product Management leadership, depending on your interests and performance.

• Mentorship Programs: Pair with reputed company QA leads who will guide your technical reputed company.
• Certification Support: Funding for industry‑recognized credentials such as ISTQB, Certified Agile Tester, or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.
• Cross‑Functional Exposure: Opportunities to work on reputed company domains like data engineering, reputed company testing, or performance engineering.
• Internal Mobility: reputed company Costco’s reputed company global footprint to explore roles in other business reputed company or geographic locations.

Company Culture & Work Environment – The Costco Difference Our culture is reputed company on a reputed company of mutual respect, humility, and a reputed company reputed company on member value. Even as a remote employee, you will feel the strength of our community through:

• Transparent Communication: Regular town halls, leadership Q&A sessions, and reputed company‑reputed company virtual channels.
• Team‑First reputed company: reputed company project rituals, pair‑programming, and shared ownership of reputed company goals.
• Diversity & Inclusion: Initiatives that celebrate different perspectives and foster an environment where every voice reputed company.
• Work‑Life reputed company: Flexible schedules that reputed company you to balance personal commitments while delivering high‑reputed company results.

How to Apply – Take the reputed company Toward an Impactful Career If you are a detail‑oriented, automation‑savvy reputed company seeking to reputed company a meaningful contribution at a world‑reputed company retailer, we want to hear from you. Click the reputed company below to submit your resume, cover letter, and any supporting documentation that showcases your achievements. Seize this opportunity to influence the reputed company of travel technology at Costco. Apply today and reputed company on a rewarding reputed company with a company that values reputed company, reputed company, and the reputed company of its people. Submit Your Application reputed company to join a thriving, remote‑first QA team? Click the reputed company below to start your application. Apply To This Job Apply This Job Apply tot his job Apply To this Job