Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Accountabilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust test automation frameworks, either from scratch or by extending existing solutions, while ensuring they remain scalable, reusable, and maintainable.
• Define and uphold test quality standards and contribute to the overall testing strategy for one or more products or services, ensuring consistency and confidence throughout the release process.
• Develop high-quality integration and end-to-end automated tests that meet production engineering standards, alongside reusable test utilities, mocks, and simulators.
• Drive automated testing across contract, smoke, regression, and end-to-end scenarios, integrating frameworks effectively into CI/CD pipelines.
• Own the structure, health, and relevance of test suites and regression packs, continuously improving coverage while keeping them lean and valuable.
• Test front-end, back-end, API, and distributed microservice environments using modern tools and frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, Postman, and RestAssured.
• Plan and coordinate performance testing using tools such as K6 and JMeter, helping ensure systems meet expected performance and resilience standards.
• Partner closely with engineers, product managers, delivery leads, and other cross-functional stakeholders to embed quality from the beginning of the SDLC and ensure cross-team functionality is properly tested.
• Participate throughout the testing lifecycle, including exploratory and manual QA activities, issue investigation, change validation, and release sign-off.
• Investigate defects and production issues, identify root causes, and ensure fixes are properly validated through automated testing.
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement by challenging existing approaches, identifying opportunities to optimize automation, and helping engineering teams adopt stronger quality practices.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of professional experience in test automation, with strong hands-on expertise in building and maintaining automation frameworks and API testing solutions rather than simply executing predefined tests.
• Strong proficiency in writing automated tests using TypeScript and solid experience designing and executing end-to-end testing strategies within Agile delivery environments.
• Demonstrated ability to embed quality early in the SDLC through close collaboration with Product Managers, Engineers, Principal Engineers, Delivery Managers, and other stakeholders.
• Experience working within Agile continuous delivery teams, including coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders to assess, prioritize, and resolve defects based on reproducibility, business impact, and release scope.
• Strong understanding of software quality principles, automation optimization, and continuous improvement, combined with a proactive approach to identifying better ways of working.
• A critical and analytical mindset, with curiosity and rigor when investigating failures, uncovering root causes, and evaluating test outcomes.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the confidence to constructively challenge technical and product decisions when necessary to protect software quality.
• Adaptability and ownership, with the ability to manage changing priorities in fast-paced environments while taking responsibility for the health of QA processes and overall quality outcomes.
• Strong attention to detail without losing sight of broader product, business, and user objectives, along with a willingness to continuously learn as systems and technologies evolve.
• A degree, diploma, or equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline is desirable.
• Certifications such as CSTAE, ASTQB ISTQB Advanced, or recognized automation testing certifications in technologies such as Cypress or Playwright are desirable.
• Familiarity with pipeline and event-driven architectures, including technologies such as Kafka, AWS EventBridge, AWS Step Functions, queues, streams, or SnapLogic, is an advantage.

Benefits:

• Competitive reward package designed to support financial wellbeing, physical health, and mental wellbeing.
• Opportunities for professional learning, development, and continuous growth.
• Recognition for individual contributions and impact.
• Benefits and reward offerings tailored to the role and location.
• Additional benefit details are provided as part of the application process.
• Collaborative environment that encourages employees to thrive both professionally and personally.
• Equal-opportunity workplace that values diverse backgrounds, identities, experiences, and perspectives.