Senior Test Engineer at Mercury Insurance · Remote (United States)
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Jira
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5+ years of experience
How your experience adds up to what they ask for (5+ years), and the parts most like this job.
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Education
Your studies or training, or the equivalent experience if the ad allows it.
The ad says: “Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or other related fields Or equivalent combination of education and experience.”
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5+ yrs industry experience, independently working on S/M projects, mentoring Jr testing engineers
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Requirements Analysis: Ability to analyze complex product requirements and works independently to define the testing approach. Partners with
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Automation Scripting: Ability to write and maintain automated test scripts using tools like Selenium, TestNG, or similar.
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API Testing: Strong experience with API testing, including using tools like Postman or SoapUI for validating functionality and performance.
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Adaptability and Flexibility: Experienced with leading adaptation to changing requirements, code designs and implementation changes, new tec
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Time Management: Ability to manage large, complex testing projects with multiple dependencies. Coordinates priorities effectively across tea
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Product Knowledge: Strong understanding of domain-specific knowledge and business requirements, influencing the direction of testing to ensu
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Why they ask: Java is named in the posting.
How to answer: One concrete project, one honest lesson.
Why they ask: Jira is named in the posting.
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How to answer: Two minutes: current role, one achievement that matches this job, why this company now.
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Why they ask: Checks ownership and depth.
How to answer: Use situation, action, result. Quantify the result.
Why they ask: Tests accountability and learning.
How to answer: Pick a real failure, own your part, show the fix and what changed afterwards.
Why they ask: Checks judgement under pressure.
How to answer: Describe a concrete framework and one example of a trade-off you made.
Why they ask: Looks for red flags and motivation.
How to answer: Stay positive: what you want next, not what you dislike.
Why they ask: Fit and ambition check.
How to answer: Tie your growth to the problems this team is solving.
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