Staff SDET Engineer

Overview

We are looking for an exceptional and highly experienced Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our quality engineering team.

This is a crucial individual contributor role responsible for designing, building, and maintaining advanced test automation frameworks, driving innovative testing practices, and significantly raising the quality bar across the entire development lifecycle.
 

The ideal candidate is a deep technical expert and a proactive mentor.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Design & Framework Ownership

• Architect and Develop: Design, develop, and implement highly scalable, reliable, and maintainable test automation frameworks from scratch across multiple platforms (e.g., web, API, backend services).

• Technical Authority: Serve as the technical authority on testing methodologies, tools, and best practices. Evaluate and integrate new automated tools and technologies into the existing test infrastructure.

• Code Quality: Drive high standards for test code quality, structure, and maintainability, including code reviews for automation scripts and framework contributions from the SDET team.

• Non-Functional Testing: Design and execute advanced non-functional tests, including performance and load tests, and integrate them into the CI/CD pipeline.

Quality Strategy & Process Improvement

• Quality Advocate: Partner with development and product teams to integrate testing practices early in the development lifecycle (Shift-Left). Advocate for and implement robust quality gates and coverage metrics.

• CI/CD Integration: Own and optimize the integration of automated tests into the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline to ensure rapid feedback and zero defect leakage to production.

• Troubleshooting: Expertly debug and analyze complex system failures, identifying root causes in both application code and test infrastructure.

Mentorship & Leadership

• Mentorship: Coach and mentor junior and mid-level SDETs and software engineers on technical design, testing strategy, and effective automation techniques.

• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for test strategies, automation frameworks, and best practices to enable self-service quality for all engineers.

• Technical Strategy: Contribute significantly to the long-term quality roadmap and technology choices alongside Engineering Managers and Principal Engineers.

• Demonstrated expertise in Playwright automation framework
• Advanced proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript
• Proven experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipeline architectures
• Comprehensive knowledge of REST API testing methodologies and tools
• Exceptional communication and articulation capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to provide constructive challenge and articulate perspectives with confidence in technical forums
• Advanced analytical capabilities to identify trends and patterns in defect data
• Commitment to embracing emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and innovative testing methodologies
• Demonstrated patience and composure in complex technical environments
• Strong engineering mindset with exceptional problem-solving acumen
• Ability to function as an expert end-user and translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Established leadership and thought leadership credentials within the quality engineering domain

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience mentoring and coaching junior-level engineers or being a role model to senior team members
• Substantive experience with agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban frameworks
• Proficiency in DevOps practices and containerization technologies such as Docker
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms including AWS or Azure
• Technical proficiency with the K6 load testing framework
• Experience with enterprise CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Harness 
• Experience with JMeter for performance and load testing