[8IB] Software Development Engineer in Test SDET
San José - Costa Rica
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Job Summary
As a Senior AI Software Development Engineer in Test you will lead and mentor internationally distributed cross-functional Quality Engineering teams across QA software development and project management. You will partner with project managers and key stakeholders to coordinate multiple testing initiatives while ensuring high-quality software delivery.
Responsibilities
- Mentor and guide distributed Quality Engineering teams.
- Coordinate multiple testing projects with project managers and stakeholders.
- Design document execute and automate comprehensive test strategies.
- Ensure the stability quality and performance of web-based products and SaaS platforms.
- Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and CI/CD testing pipelines.
- Leverage AI agents and LLM-based tools to accelerate software testing workflows including:
- Test case generation
- Defect triage
- Regression analysis
- Build intelligent AI-powered test harnesses capable of interacting with APIs user interfaces and backend systems.
- Evaluate implement and optimize AI-powered testing platforms and frameworks to improve test coverage and reduce manual effort.
- Design and enhance agentic testing pipelines where AI agents perform exploratory testing detect regressions and automatically report findings within CI/CD workflows.
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Qualifications :
Required Experience
- 5 years of experience in Software Development Software Quality Engineering or Agile Quality organizations.
- Experience mentoring engineers within Agile development teams.
- Experience contributing to Agile quality processes and best practices.
- Experience testing SaaS platforms modern JavaScript applications or other web-based products.
- Strong understanding of:
- Web browsers
- Web servers
- APIs
- Application security
- Performance testing
- Experience with test automation frameworks.
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language.
AI & Automation Experience
- Hands-on experience using AI agents (LLMs autonomous testing agents etc.) to improve software testing workflows.
- Experience with prompt engineering and AI tool-use patterns.
- Ability to create AI-powered testing solutions that interact with APIs UI and backend systems.
- Experience evaluating or implementing AI-powered testing platforms (e.g. Applitools or custom LLM-based testing agents).
- Experience designing AI-enabled testing pipelines integrated into CI/CD environments.
Additional Information :
Interview Process:
- Assessment must be completed prior (resume and assessment results attached when submitting).
- First interview (45 minutes).
- Second panel interview (1 hour).
- Working hours: 9-6 pm PST
Environment & Tools:
- Agile cross-functional internationally distributed engineering teams.
- AI-driven Software Development in Test (SDET) test automation and CI/CD.
- Experience with LLMs AI agents prompt engineering and AI-powered testing tools (e.g. Applitools or similar).
- Testing modern SaaS platforms JavaScript applications and web-based products.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Software Mind develops solutions that make an impact for companies around the globe. Tech giants & unicorns, transformative projects, emerging technologies and limitless opportunities these are a few words that describe an average day for us. Building cross-functional engineering te ... View more