React Native Test Developer

Carbon Diet Coach is seeking a full-time (contract / 1099) React Native Test Developer to join our small but growing team. This is a full-time contract position that will be focused on defining and building out our automated testing platform, writing automated tests, and taking the lead in our manual QA efforts. The ideal candidate is someone who has a passion for quality assurance and is skilled in automated test writing. They should have a well-trained sense for finding edge cases with an equal ability to write well-rounded tests that ensure code quality. Being able to dig into and understand existing code and coming up with test cases to create effective code coverage will ensure this candidate’s success. We are a small and dynamic distributed team with only 2 full-time developers so being able to self-start and work independently is important. It also means you will be in a position to take ownership over your work and really make an impact on the company.

Your Personality

• Familiarity and comfortability working on a distributed team that uses text chat (Slack) and video calls as its primary means of communication
• Ability to take ownership of a problem and apply your technical experience to plan, problem-solve, and follow through with the implementation of a solution from start to finish
• A positive attitude and good collaborator with a willingness to speak up and express disagreements in a constructive manner while focusing on the best outcome for the business
• An interest in fitness and nutrition would be a plus

What You Will Do

• Take the lead in planning and building out our automated testing platform and manual QA processes
• Work with the team and independently to refactor code as needed to make it more testable
• Work with the team and independently to define test cases and write automated tests
• Perform manual testing as needed to ensure new code being released is fully tested
• Collaborate with our support team and developers to identify and reproduce issues in order to design and write new automated tests
• Continually develop tests for new features as they are implemented with a goal to push us towards TDD
• Collaborate with and advise the development team on writing code that is more testable

Your Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience as a software developer
• Direct experience with React Native testing characteristics and challenges is necessary
• Experience with a broad range of JavaScript (ES6) / TypeScript / React Native testing frameworks and libraries
• Able to read and understand existing JavaScript/TypeScript code in order to design and write automated tests that cover all scenarios and edge cases
• Experience writing automated tests for a JavaScript API
• Experience with common developer tools such as Github, Babel, NPM, issue tracking, etc.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines (we use Bitrise.io, Jenkins, AWS CloudFormation/ECS, Docker)
• English fluency, verbal and written

The Perks

• 100% remote work
• Flexible working hours

Company Description

Carbon Diet Coach is an iOS/Android fitness app that coaches users for losing weight, gaining weight, maintaining weight, or improving their metabolism. We are here to provide users with a cost-effective alternative to traditional online nutrition coaching.

The app adjusts the user’s diet during weekly coaching check-ins to make sure they are progressing towards their goals. Our science-based coaching algorithm was built by nutrition experts Dr. Layne Norton (Ph.D. Nutritional Sciences), Holly Baxter (MS Dietetics), and Registered Dietitian Keith Kraker (BS Dietetics) and based on many years of 1-on-1 coaching experience. The app also includes a built-in food diary to help users track their food and hit their diet recommendations.

We are a young but profitable startup that has already found a product-market fit and is looking to take things to the next level. We are a 100% remote team that is passionate about impacting the fitness industry. If you are looking to have a lot of freedom/autonomy in your work, we are the company for you. The right candidate should have a passion for fitness and want to improve the lives of others. They should also be eager to learn and a self-starter that can pick up on things quickly.

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Salary and compensation

$60,000 — $120,000/year

Location

North America (Pst-Est)