Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we're driven by the idea of a smarter, cleaner, more connected future-and the possibilities that will bring to the world and to the 7.3 million customers we serve.

Vivint Smart Home, an NRG-owned company, is a leading smart home company in the United States, dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services. We find purpose in proactively protecting and keeping our customers connected to home, no matter where they are. Join the Smart Home team to create smarter, safer, and more sustainable homes. More information is available at or . Connect with NRG and Vivint on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Providing fully automated testing and quality assessment for our thermostat and energy products
• Implementing automated tests with an emphasis on reliability, repeatability, and metrics measurements
• Root-causing test failures and indicator changes and driving quick resolution of product, infrastructure, and environmental issues.
• Maintaining a database of automated test cases with thoroughness and consistency
• Debugging and diagnosing embedded systems, video streams, and networks
• Frequently collaborating with teams to work towards long-term automated product quality goals.

Required Education/Experience:

• 2+ Years of experience with Software Quality Automation
• Experience with Software Development
• Experience with Linux
• Experience with Python

Required Skills:

• A passion for quality
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate solid software development practices
• Ability to follow best practices for test automation and development
• Ability to take ownership of test automation for specific components and features

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience working with Mesos, Akka, and Kafka

• Experience working and debugging with Scala, Java, and the JVM
• Experience working with cloud platforms and applications
• Experience working with microservices

Here are some highlighted perks you should ask us about:

• Free daily lunch and drinks on site
• Paid holidays and flexible paid time away
• Employee/Friends/Family Discounts
• Onsite health clinic, gym, gaming tables
• Medical/dental/vision/life coverage & 24/7 Medical Hotline
• 401(k) + Employer Match
• Employee Resource Groups

WORKING CONDITIONS:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

SAFETY:

We enforce a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe working environment. Each new employee is responsible for completing all training requirements. Additionally, the employee must accept they have responsibility for maintaining the safety of themselves, their co-workers, and the public. Employee must adhere to all written and verbal instructions, promptly report and correct all hazards or unsafe conditions, question non-standard operations or unmitigated hazards, and provide feedback to management on all safety issues.