SDET / Generative AI (Emerging Careers)

SAS • Cary HQ, NC

8h • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers. If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career with flexibility and a world-class employee experience, you'll find it here. We're recognized around the world for our inclusive, meaningful culture and innovative technologies by organizations like Fast Company, Forbes, Newsweek and more. About the job The Visualization team is looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test to join a group of talented engineers delivering Generative AI capabilities that support data exploration, visualization, and reporting within the SAS Viya platform. In this role, you will design and develop innovative solutions that help SAS customers analyze data, discover insights, and solve complex business problems, while making a meaningful impact on how customers experience our software. As a member of the team, you will contribute to building high‑quality, scalable, and maintainable systems, and collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering peers. You will also play a part in supporting the reliability and operational health of customer‑facing services by assisting with production issue triage and resolution, applying strong debugging and systems thinking skills, and helping drive continuous improvement to enhance stability, resilience, and overall product quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of experience writing software applications, testing software, and/or general programming
• Fluent with REST Interfaces, OpenAPI specs
• Fluent in state-of-the-art techniques, standards, and procedures for software test development
• Demonstrated ability to distinguish between testing layers, match the correct approach to each situation, and design effective quality gates based on these layers.
• Expert in one test automation framework demonstrating the ability to create shareable code.
• Proficient with source control management techniques including branching, code review, and merging.
• Proficiency building and maintaining CI/CD solutions
• Familiarity with CI/CD infrastructure, platform configuration, integration, and secret management.
• Ability to pivot quickly and seamlessly toward areas of need
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

Nice To Haves

• Communication: Excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Technology Savvy: Stay current with emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices, applying this knowledge to strengthen our platforms
• Collaboration: Ability to work independently as part of a team while mentoring younger team members
• Experience with GitHub Actions
• Experience with cloud computing platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud, and ideally their AI services e.g. Azure OpenAI
• Knowledge and/or experience of Generative AI technologies and tooling e.g. OpenAI or other LLMs, PromptFlow, LangGraph
• Understanding of the benefits and pitfalls of GenAI implementation

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a high quality of test automation using modern development techniques and provides key data points to support metrics-based decision making.
• Apply automated tests at every layer of the application stack, both inside and outside of the continuous delivery pipeline.
• Produce and analyze metrics that illustrate the quality of applications and develop insight that drives the direction of quality engineering.
• Work with the team to promptly triage test failures with precision and accuracy, maintaining the health of the build pipeline.
• Work collaboratively with development, product, operations, and support peers to encourage quality, as a key design element in all work efforts.
• Engage in code reviews for product, test, and infrastructure code.
• Understand the role of deployment, migration, security, and performance in the continuous delivery lifecycle.
• Be encouraged to participate in open-source projects on behalf of SAS.
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include: PPO with low annual deductible and copays. HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees