Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Arkestro

4d • $135,000 - $165,000 • Remote

About The Position

Arkestro is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to help develop its quality engineering processes and support the team building capabilities and enhancements for the Arkestro platform. The role is responsible for finding and reporting software defects and identifying discrepancies between specifications and system behavior. It works with product and customer-facing teams to support quality throughout the software development lifecycle and product release cycles.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in a software quality assurance role.
• At least 5 years of experience in automated testing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A mindset focused on holistic quality.
• Experience with programming languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Gherkin, SQL, or Ruby/Rails.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Jest/Puppeteer, Playwright, Postman, JMeter, or another object-oriented automated testing framework.
• Experience with testing support functionalities such as GitHub Actions, LambdaTest, SendGrid, Datadog, or PagerDuty.
• Understanding of quality management systems and quality control processes.
• Background in data-based testing and/or security-based testing.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Build regression automation scripts that support application functionality.
• Manually test software for validation and accuracy against defined criteria.
• Execute smoke, regression, integration, performance, and other types of testing to ensure software behaves properly.
• Record detailed documentation of feature behavior.
• Record test pass/fail conditions and correlate failures with bug identification.
• Identify and escalate risks to product or process quality.
• Collaborate with the product team to ensure quality throughout the SDLC and product release cycles.
• Collaborate with customer-facing teams to incorporate user feedback into the testing strategy.
• Participate in refinement and effort estimations to promote accurate planning.
• Use GitHub to maintain automation repositories, run custom scripts, and facilitate automated quality practices.
• Participate in an on-call rotation.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and startup equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums covered up to 100% for employee-only coverage.
• 401(k) discretionary employer matching.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Remote-first team with regular opportunities to meet in person for team building, design sprints, and customer visits.
• Annual budget of $1,000 for learning and professional development.
• Diverse, inclusive, highly collaborative, and vibrant culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed