Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Location: Okemos MI (Hybrid)

Duration: Long Term

Job Overview

We are seeking a forward-thinking SDET to help modernize and lead our test automation strategy.

This role will focus on building and maintaining scalable maintainable and integrated test automation frameworks across UI and API layers using modern tools like Playwright and TypeScript while also contributing to CI/CD testing integration.

The SDET will also play a key role in supporting manual testing efforts within Agile feature teams guiding test case design exploratory testing and quality validation for areas not yet automated.

This position is critical to enabling feature teams to take ownership of both automated and manual testing ensuring faster higher-quality releases.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with Agile feature teams to understand user stories define acceptance criteria and promote a test-first mindset through collaboration in design and refinement sessions.
• Build maintain and evolve test automation frameworks using Playwright (preferred) TypeScript or other enterprise-approved tools to support API and UI testing.
• Drive the transition from legacy frameworks (e.g. Selenium Java Postman/Newman) to unified automation aligned with the CI/CD strategy.
• Collaborate with developers and QA engineers to ensure test cases are executed in CI pipelines and provide fast actionable feedback.
• Support feature teams with manual testing efforts when needed including test case design exploratory testing and validation of complex workflows that are not yet automated.
• Develop and maintain automated API tests (REST/SOAP) and end-to-end tests that validate functional and non-functional requirements.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to test architecture decisions to ensure reliability reusability and scalability of test assets.
• Write and maintain SQL queries to validate data integrity and support test data creation strategies.
• Serve as a Quality Engineering champion by helping guide automation strategy mentoring peers and contributing to the continuous improvement of QA practices.
• Ensure traceability between requirements tests and defects and support compliance with enterprise policies (e.g. HIPAA security audit readiness).

Preferred Experience

• Hands-on experience with Playwright (TypeScript preferred) or similar frameworks such as Cypress.
• Experience migrating from Selenium Java or Postman to modern test automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with test reporting dashboarding and quality metrics in a DevOps environment.
• Experience with test case management tools such as qTest QMetry or TestRail along with requirements traceability.