Staff SDET

Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (Staff SDET)

Responsibilities:

• Define and drive the quality strategy across a suite of products, establishing testing standards, quality gates, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and cross-product teams, including developers, product managers, and architects, to ensure quality is embedded in every phase of the software development lifecycle.
• Lead the development and maintenance of scalable test automation frameworks for regression, feature, performance, and system integration testing.
• Define process for review of test plans, test cases and automation code ensuring adherence to best practices and maintainability.
• Perform exploratory and manual testing for high-priority, time-sensitive, or unscheduled hotfix releases, serving as a safety net for automation gaps.
• Continuously improve test automation frameworks by analyzing test failures, optimizing test execution, and incorporating feedback from production observability insights.
• Use defect patterns and system telemetry to refine testing practices, ensuring scalability, reliability, and resilience in delivered products.
• Own and report on key quality metrics such as test coverage, defect rates, and automation efficiency, providing actionable feedback to stakeholders.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and ensure consistent execution and reporting.
• Mentor the Engineering Team on testing best practices, automation strategies, and continuous quality improvement techniques.
• Lead cross-functional quality initiatives, fostering a culture of collaboration and shared accountability for quality.
• Evaluate and integrate cutting-edge testing tools and methodologies, such as performance testing with k6, security testing, and accessibility testing, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Drive innovation in quality engineering, contributing to the adoption of AI/ML-driven testing and predictive quality analysis where applicable.

Requirements:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 12+ years of industry experience, with at least 8 years in an SDET role.
• Proven experience driving quality improvement across multiple applications or products using a combination of unit tests, integration tests, UI and API tests, load/performance tests, and monitoring tools.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and JavaScript.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks, including Playwright (preferred), Cypress, Selenium, etc.
• Deep understanding of automated testing for REST and GraphQL APIs and microservice architectures.
• Hands-on experience with security testing and accessibility testing.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native principles, containerization (e.g., Docker), and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in database fundamentals and SQL.
• Extensive experience with load/performance testing tools, with preference for k6.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., GitHub Actions), and experience integrating testing into deployment workflows.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, DevOps principles, and the software development lifecycle.
• Effective communicator and collaborator with cross-product and cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, and architects.
• Proven ability to gather requirements, resolve ambiguities, and create comprehensive testing artifacts and metrics, such as test coverage and execution status.
• Experience in quality engineering for SaaS platforms with a solid understanding of system internals.
• Proficiency with event-driven architectures and testing event-driven systems is a plus.
• Experience with GovTech or FinTech domains is preferred but not required.