Senior Software Engineer -SDET

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About The Position

The Senior Software Engineer -SDET leads quality for a project or feature area, establishing test strategy, scope, and exit criteria. The role promotes shift-left quality by reviewing requirements and designs early, identifying risks and testability gaps, and driving risk-based test plans. It validates end-to-end workflows and integrations, communicates quality signals and release risks, and supports release decisions with evidence-based recommendations. The position owns CI/CD quality gates and designs and maintains test automation, tools, and supporting utilities. It investigates complex issues using logs, monitoring, and environments, partnering with Engineering and SRE on root-cause analysis. The role incorporates non-functional testing, performs mid-scale load testing, and works with partner teams on performance improvements where applicable. It also oversees and mentors junior team members, reviews test artifacts and code, and uses approved AI tools for testing and automation in accordance with organizational guidelines. Work outside normal hours may be required based on business needs; other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
5–7 years of Software/Test Engineering experience.
Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, including CI/CD, automation, and observability.
Ability to define and execute risk-based testing strategies for projects or feature areas.
Experience designing scalable and maintainable test automation and supporting utilities.
Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills using logs, monitoring, and system insights.
Experience validating end-to-end workflows and integration points across systems.
Familiarity with non-functional testing approaches, including reliability, performance, and security.
Ability to use quality metrics such as defects, coverage, and stability to inform decisions and improvements.
Experience reviewing code and influencing testability and design decisions.
Ability to mentor junior engineers and improve team testing practices.
Effective communication of quality status, risks, and recommendations.
Practical experience using AI tools to enhance testing and evaluate outputs.

Responsibilities

Lead quality for a project or feature area by defining test strategy, scope, and exit criteria.
Review requirements and designs to identify risks and testability gaps early and drive shift-left quality.
Define and execute risk-based test plans aligned with project goals.
Validate end-to-end workflows and integration points across systems.
Track and communicate defect trends, coverage, stability, and other quality signals; make data-informed recommendations.
Investigate complex issues using logs, monitoring, and environments, partnering with Engineering and SRE to identify root causes.
Own the health of CI/CD quality gates, including smoke, regression, and integration testing.
Incorporate reliability, performance, and security testing approaches into the test strategy with partner teams.
Design and maintain test automation, tools, and supporting utilities.
Perform mid-scale load testing, analyze results, and implement performance improvements where applicable.
Assess and communicate quality risks and readiness to support release decisions.
Oversee test plan execution by junior team members, provide guidance, mentor team members, and review test artifacts and code.
Review application code to determine effective testing approaches.
Use approved AI tools to support testing and automation, follow organizational guidelines, and validate outputs.
Provide feedback on release schedule, quality, and stability.
Perform duties outside normal work hours based on business needs and other duties as assigned.