Software Development Engineer in Test

Overview

The Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) works with the QA team to evaluate existing automation framework, enhance test frameworks, write and design automation scripts from scratch, and maintain automated test scripts to ensure quality control standards are achieved. This person helps grow, develop, and implement automated testing solutions to maximize testing coverage and reduce testing cycle time.

This role involves access to proprietary systems and sensitive information, and may be subject to confidentiality and information security requirements as defined by company policies and applicable law.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with the Test Automation Architect in evaluating and learning existing automation frameworks and providing automation solutions for building an end-to-end regression suite.

• Develops, executes, and maintains automation test scripts to meet software release deliverables, project testing requirements, and other quality considerations.

• Works to minimize manual testing by identifying high-ROI test cases and automating them.

• Acts as an integral part of an Agile Engineering team, working interactively with Software Engineers, Test Engineers and Product Managers for the full development life cycle.

• Ensures functionality delivered in each sprint is well tested, utilizing automation wherever possible.

• Develops smoke, functional, regression, and integration test suites for GUI front-end, API services and database backend.

• Documents, maintains, and monitors software problems.

• Recommends strategies and methods to improve test plans and test processes.

• Maintains well-organized records of test results and generates historical analysis of test results.

• Mentors manual QA testers while working on implementing and enhancing automation efforts.

• Leverages automation best practices and coding standards to deliver high-quality products.

• Participates in off hours and weekend support as needed, primarily during release times.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent nice to have, not required

• Strong English reading comprehension and written communication skills are required

• 2+ years of experience with various programming languages such as Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, Python, or equivalent. Well versed in Object-Oriented Programming Skills.

• 2+ years of experience in a QA department, with a strong focus on test automation.

• 2+ years of hands-on experience using open-source automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, etc.