Senior Software Development Engineer in Test – Sdet
| Company | SkyGrid |
|---|---|
| Location | Austin, TX, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent experience
- Excellent design and programming skills
- 2+ years of experience testing server-side applications
- 5+ years of relevant experience as part of an automated test team
- 5+ years of professional coding experience
- Must have experience testing backend services such as APIs and databases
- Previous experience with web app and web testing
- Strong hands-on experience with QA methodologies, or prior QA experience
- Knowledge of programming languages and process management methodology
- Awareness of test methodologies and their corresponding tools
- The ability to keep current with the constantly changing technology industry
- Passion for testing, development, and design
Responsibilities
- Set up, maintain, and perform test automation frameworks on multiple applications both on hardware and on the cloud
- Build test scenarios and acceptance tests from systems level down to unit tests
- Understand the flow of code and how it interacts with different components
- Acknowledge project documents, customer demands, and product objectives to create and execute test cases
- Work with deployment teams resolving level issues for systems, coordinate product design, and offer inputs on the testability of functional elements and designs
- Provide artifacts and reports on all tests such as functional, performance, regression, code coverage, etc.
- Build dashboards and status reporting mechanisms connected to tools such as Jira and GitLab
- Analyze systems/subsystems and provide recommendations to other teams to enhance the overall design
- Research test tools, methodologies, and trends and upgrade existing practices and processes
- Educate and advocate adoption of best practices to other teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in any of JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Python
- Experience with Jest, Postman, JMeter, Rest-Assured, Soap UI, or similar
- Experience using Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools for robust browser UI automation
- Experience with continuous integration systems like GitLab to integrate testing within the development pipeline
- Familiarity with AWS or other cloud provider constructs
- Comfortable using Git for version control and collaborative development
- Skilled in implementing detailed test plans, test cases, and test procedures
- Ability to investigate issues to their root cause and contribute to their resolution