LATAM Senior SDET

Praxent•International Falls, MN

10h•Remote

About The Position

Praxent is seeking a Senior SDET to join their team. This role is focused on enhancing the team's capacity to deliver assigned stories by the end of each sprint, cultivating camaraderie, and increasing velocity through automated testing and API testing. The Senior SDET will also be responsible for expanding frameworks, guiding development as a technical SME, evaluating candidates during the hiring process, and demonstrating expertise in testing plans and solutions during sprint reviews. The position is remote and based in El Salvador, Mexico, or Colombia.

Requirements

Demonstrable proficiency with desired technologies and tools
Deep expertise in developing and maintaining end-to-end test frameworks using Selenium or Playwright
Expertise using Selenium or Playwright with C# and .NET or Java
Strong proficiency in CI/CD integration of automated tests using tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps, including parallel execution, test reporting, and environment management
Experience testing a test automation framework from scratch
Additional knowledge and experience in AI assisted development and testing (Claude Code, Cursor, CoPilot etc.)
5-8+ years professional experience in relevant technology and projects, including ongoing adherence of best practices, leading and executing automated testing for web and mobile applications, and leveraging industry-standard tools to ensure optimal product quality across all stages of the software development lifecycle.
Experience presenting to client stakeholders and communicating technical and business value
Experience understanding and articulating the business outcomes that your development projects impact
Experience with coaching and mentoring, demonstrated through ad-hoc collaboration and structured code reviews.
May include intensive programs, Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
Values Alignment: We Care Deeply, Always Deliver, Never Settle, Do It Together, Own the Outcome, and approach every situation with a CAN DO mentality

Responsibilities

Enhance the team’s capacity to deliver assigned stories by end of sprint
Cultivate Camaraderie: Ensure that Core Values are living and breathing throughout the project team and that these values are reflected within the QA assurance team and department.
Increase Velocity: Perform automated testing and API testing for complex applications and scenarios; locate and document edge cases by understanding the depth and intricacies of a project; assess possible risks and propose modifications to the acceptance criteria.
Expand Frameworks: Demonstrate proficiency at automation, API testing, or accessibility testing principles and solutions.
Increase Velocity: Enhance the team's capacity by documenting plans to anticipated risks/blockers, advancing best practices, and mentoring peers and more junior team members.
Guide Development: Serve as a technical SME in the sprint, ensuring successful delivery of the sprint commitment by prioritizing testing efforts, enhancing acceptance criteria, etc.
Evaluate Skills: Conduct recruiting interviews and analyze candidates to ensure successful hiring/contracting.
Demonstrate Expertise: Present robust testing plans, metrics, and other valuable insight and direction during sprint review meetings; propose solutions and improvements to clients that improve our ability to deliver value.
Ensuring the team understands acceptance criteria, tracking daily progress, limit team’s QA kickback, deliver stories as assigned, find opportunities to increase capacity and velocity.