Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

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POSITION TITLE: Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

EXPERIENCE: 5 years

LOCATION: Onsite Burbank CA

INDUSTRY: Media & Entertainment

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Position Overview
We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who thinks beyond individual test cases and cares about systemic quality across teams and services. This role sits at the intersection of QA DevOps and platform engineering. You will own and evolve our test and QA infrastructure including designing tools and utilities that the entire QA and engineering org can use.

You will be a QA evangelist: partnering closely with engineers QA and Product to drive best practices in testability automation and quality. A key part of the role is to integrate AI into our testing and automation workflowsfrom intelligent test generation and selection to smarter debugging and triage.

Our platform is well established and continues to evolve as we add new features customers and workflows. The team is focused on enhancing existing capabilities consolidating legacy systems into this unified platform and strengthening automation coverage to improve quality and reliability.

This role is ideal for a high-energy proactive engineer who thrives in small dynamic teams and enjoys taking ownership of problemsdesigning developing and executing QA platform and automation solutions without waiting for step-by-step instructions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Own and evolve QA/test infrastructure
o Design develop and maintain automated test systems for API service-level and integration testing.
o Modernize and maintain integration tests and test suites to be faster more reliable and easier to extend.
o Work closely with DevOps/Platform teams to improve test environments including data setup configuration and stability.
Build tools for the QA and engineering org
o Develop reusable frameworks libraries CLIs and dashboards that other QA engineers and developers can leverage.
o Implement self-service utilities that UI and backend teams can reuse for test data environment validation and regression checks.
o Identify and address automation gaps and QA technical debt proposing and implementing long-term solutions.
Integrate AI into the testing process
o Leverage and extend AI-assisted coding and testing tools to generate tests prioritize test runs and assist with debugging and log analysis.
o Experiment with and operationalize AI-driven approaches to test case design impact analysis and flakiness detection.
o Define guardrails patterns and best practices so AI becomes a safe scalable and productive part of the QA workflow.
Drive quality practices across teams
o Adopt a BDD-driven approach for selective high-value business-readable scenarios that enhance clarity between Product and Engineering.
o Advocate for testability and quality during sprint planning design reviews and product discussions.
o Collaborate with backend and UI engineers to ensure cohesive end-to-end testing across services and UIs.
o Investigate and debug issues conduct root cause analysis and feed learnings back into architecture tests and tooling.
Project-level contributions
o Embed with specific product or platform projects over time to design test strategies coverage plans and quality gates.
o Contribute to code reviews and help shape engineering standards with a quality-first mindset.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
5 years in software test engineering including 3 years creating and maintaining test automation frameworks for API and DB testing.
Proven strong coding experience in at least one or more programming languages.
Ability to write tests using a BDD framework (e.g. Behave).
Solid grasp of software engineering fundamentals design patterns and best practices.
Hands-on API testing contract testing.
CI/CD experience (Jenkins GitHub Actions etc.) and Git best practices.
Comfort with cloud and containers (AWS Docker) and with databases such as SQL and NoSQL.
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment
Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum teams using tools like JIRA and Confluence.
Proficiency in leveraging and evaluating AI-assisted coding tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot OpenAI Codex Claude Code) to accelerate development improve code quality and enhance productivity.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Prior experience in the media & entertainment industry.
Strong Python coding skills.
Knowledge of performance testing tools and practices.
Knowledge of messaging architecture and protocols (RabbitMQ Kafka NATS etc.)
Knowledge of Postman for API testing
Basic experience in UI automation (Playwright preferred Selenium acceptable).

SOFT SKILLS:
Excellent communication and collaboration skills especially in cross-functional Agile teams.
Candor in communication even when things are off-track. Surface risks early owns mistakes and helps create a clear path to success when things go wrong.
Ability to understand the big picture and prioritize work accordingly.
Systems thinking: Understand service boundaries contracts and data flows. Anticipates both normal behavior and edge cases.
Clarity-seeking but ambiguity tolerant. Asks for specifics when it adds value but can break down an ambiguous task into actionable work.

About the Company:
Deluxe a subsidiary of Platinum Equity is a global leader in media and entertainment services for film video and online content. Since 1915 Deluxe has been the trusted partner for the worlds most successful Hollywood studios independent film companies TV networks exhibitors advertisers and others offering best-in-class solutions in post-production distribution asset and workflow management and cloud-based technologies.

With headquarters in Los Angeles and offices around the globe the company employs over 3500 of the most talented individuals developers and industry veterans worldwide. For more information please visit .

We offer competitive pay and benefits program including medical dental & vision coverage vacation & sick leave 401(k) and more.

Diversity Statement:
Deluxe is committed to inclusivity fostering an environment where every employee feels comfortable bringing their full selves to work. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees.

Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion creed national origin or ancestry sex age physical or mental disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal state or local laws regulations or ordinances. Deluxe will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable local state and federal law.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Deluxe. Please inform the companys HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

This role is based in $153000.00 to $180000.00 annually. Actual amounts will vary depending on education skills experience and geographic location.