Senior SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)
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Job Summary
We are looking for a Senior SDET to help build our test automation from the ground up. You will design the framework write the automated tests that give us confidence to ship and bring modern AI-assisted tooling into how we work. This is a hands-on high-ownership role for someone who codes like a developer but is driven by quality.
You will be one of the first engineers on a new team so the patterns you set will shape how the whole organization tests. You will work closely with the QA Engineering Manager and with developers across product squads.
In your first 90 days the automation framework will be in place with a proof-of-concept suite running in CI on our highest-risk flows. By six months youll have meaningful automated coverage of critical user journeys a low flaky-test rate and faster feedback on every change. Ongoing youll maintain a trusted maintainable suite: applying AI tooling where it genuinely saves time with other engineers picking up the patterns you set.
What You Will Do
- Design and build the test automation framework and the standards other engineers will follow.
- Write and maintain automated tests across the stack: API integration and end-to-end UI.
- Prioritize automation by risk and value favoring fast reliable API-level tests over brittle UI tests where possible.
- Integrate tests into CI/CD so they run automatically on every change and give fast feedback.
- Drive down flakiness and keep the suite trustworthy so failures mean something.
- Evaluate and apply AI-assisted testing tools (test generation self-healing tests failure triage) and use AI and prompt engineering to accelerate test creation and edge-case discovery.
- Review AI-generated tests and code with a critical eye (you are the human-in-the-loop not a rubber stamp).
- Mentor other engineers on automation practices and help raise testing quality across squads
What You Bring
- 5 years in software test automation or software engineering with a strong testing focus.
- Strong coding skills in at least one of: Python Java JavaScript TypeScript.
- Deep experience with a modern automation framework (Playwright Cypress or Selenium) including building or owning a framework not just writing tests inside one.
- Solid API testing experience (Postman REST Assured or similar) and comfort with SQL and database validation.
- Hands-on experience integrating tests into CI/CD (GitHub Actions Jenkins GitLab CI).
- Working knowledge of cloud (AWS) and containers (Docker).
- A pragmatic risk-based mindset and the judgement to know whats worth automating.
- Experience using AI coding assistants or AI test-generation tools in real work (GitHub Copilot Claude Cursor or similar) with a clear view of their strengths and limits.
- Comfort writing effective prompts to generate test ideas edge cases and to analyze failures.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with Claude and Claude Code.
- Experience setting up test automation from scratch on a team that had little automation before.
- Performance testing (k6 / JMeter) or security testing exposure.
- Experience in a regulated or high-reliability domain (utilities fintech healthcare or similar.
Our Hiring Process: Stage 1: Recruiter Interview (45 minutes)
Well dive into your professional background and experience share more about SpryPoint and the role and answer any burning questions you might have.
Stage 2: Hiring Manager Interview (45 minutes)
This is a great chance to meet with the Director of Software Engineering and dive deep into your career goals work experience and how we can support your growth. We encourage you to ask questions to learn more about the opportunity.
Stage 3: Technical Assignment
Youll complete a technical exercise relevant to the role.
Stage 4: Final Interviews (60 minutes)
Youll walk the team through your technical assignment and showcase your skills. This is also a great opportunity to meet more of the team and see if theres a strong team fit!
Stage 5: References and Offer
Well check your references to confirm all the great things weve learned about you. If all goes well well be thrilled to extend an offer and welcome you to the team!
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