Test Engineer I at Mercury Insurance in Remote

Summary: Mercury Insurance is a company recognized for its achievements and culture, recently awarded as one of America's Best Midsize Employers for 2026. They are seeking a Test Engineer I who will be responsible for executing manual and automated tests to ensure software quality, assisting in test case creation, defect logging, and performing functional and regression testing under supervision. Responsibilities: - Develop Test Plans and Strategies: With the goal of minimizing production defects, assist in the creation and execution of basic test plans and strategies. Follow existing guidelines to document test scope, approach as well as estimation of time and resources for testing activities, under the guidance of more experienced engineers for small features within one functional area - Design and Execute Test Cases: Develop reproducible test cases and execute them based on simple software requirements. Perform functional, smoke, and basic regression tests, ensuring basic test coverage to reduce production defects - Perform Manual and Automated Testing: With the goal of minimizing production defects, conduct manual testing for exploratory and usability purposes. Execute and implement simple automated testing tasks under the guidance of senior engineers to develop automation skills - Documentations for Process and Bug Report: Create basic test cases test results and bug reports. Provide easy to follow test cases, concise reproducible steps in bug report and keep all report and other documentation up to date for small sized features to ensure overall quality. Utilize the best practice to ensure overall quality - Cross-Functional Collaboration and Communication- Work with TPM/Engineers to ensure the clarity of simple product requirements and help ensure that defects are addressed so that the software meets basic functional and business needs for simple features in their team. Support and guide business stakeholders in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities - Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills: Identify obstacles to the progress of testing tasks and work with senior test engineers to resolve them within the testing team. Raise concerns and blockages to team leads and actively follow up on resolution - Test Automation Effectiveness and Coverage - Begin to learn basic automation principles and assist with automated tests Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or other related fields Or equivalent combination of education and experience - New grad or 2+ years of industry experience - Familiar with different testing types (manual, functional, regression) - Ability to demonstrate keen attention to detail when identifying defects - Basic ability to troubleshoot issues and identify simple root causes - Able to assist in reviewing basic produce requirements and test scenarios under the guidance of senior engineers - Ability to execute basic automation scripts or assist in their execution - Basic knowledge of API testing tools (e.g., Postman) for validating basic functionality - Ability to demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills - Ability to adapt to changes in testing assignments and new testing tools - Ability to manage daily tasks and testing assignments under the guidance of senior team members - Ability to acquire domain knowledge related to the product being tested - Familiar with using defect tracking tools like JIRA, and confluence Preferred Qualifications: - 6 or more months of experience with Java or Python - 6 or more months of Apache Nifi - Experience with rules framework and validations - Experience with LLM integrations to produce transcriptions and summaries Required Skills: Manual Testing, Automated Testing, Test Case Design, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Automation Scripting, API Testing, Java, Python, Apache Nifi, Defect Tracking Tools, JIRA, Confluence, Rules Framework, LLM Integrations Benefits: Competitive compensation, Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions, Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours), Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus), Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance, 401 (k) retirement savings plan with company match, Engaging work environment, Promotional opportunities, Education assistance, Professional and personal development opportunities, Company recognition program, Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more