Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Job Description Infomatics is partnered with a large finance company that is hiring a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) on a direct/FTE basis in The Bay Area, CA. It is on-site. Relocation assistance is available for the ideal candidate. All applicants must be willing & eligible to be hired directly on W2 without sponsorship. The SDET will design, test, and deploy effective test automation solutions to monitor, validate, and orchestrate software throughout all stages of the SDLC. The SDET will be a member of an Agile development team and develop best-in-class test framework solutions. SDETs are responsible for all levels of development testing including functional, integration, performance, and regression testing. The qualified candidate should also be knowledgeable with TDD, test patterns, and best practices for developing a variety of tests. Responsibilities Test-Driven Development – promote, establish, implement and enhance TDD processes and procedures; help/mentor the development team Application Development - Design, develop, and document, and implement test scenarios for new features or updating existing scenarios and implement new tests as needed Project – Identify system and integration tasks during team sprint cycle and provide implementation strategies and estimates. Create/Write - write test cases and automate through API, UI automation as needed Maintain – Developing and maintaining quality automation code and Test environments. Engage with business & technology stakeholders in identifying test scenarios and regression testing needs A leader in automated API and functional testing; Work closely with the development team to understand the functionality and identify testability of functional elements Mentor teams on the testability of functional elements, best practices on test coverage Troubleshoot and debug technical issues in a variety of application environments Identify any technical risk or gaps within the system and recommend alternate mitigation approaches; Openly share ideas on new approaches with the team and mentor other team members on Learn constantly and keep up with technological changes, best practices, newer frameworks, and patterns related to all technologies Technical leadership and best practice guidance across all platforms; partner with other development and QA teams to advance the technical requirements of the system; Build and maintain strong working relationships with the key teams and organization QA team Background & Experience Required Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related degree. 10+ years of hands-on development experience in one of Java/Python/ Javascript. Excellent understanding of the testing process, test types, and testing methodologies. Demonstrated experience with TDD; 3+ year of experience with Cucumber/Gherkin or similar. Demonstrated understanding and experience with object-oriented design. Demonstrated understanding and application of algorithms to test solutions. Demonstrable experience of common development technologies (AJAX, J2EE, HTML, XML/XSL, JSON, Web Services [SOAP, REST], Maven/Gradle …etc.). 7+ years of technical experience in developing test frameworks and automation (JUnit, NUnit, Mocha, RSpec, and the like) 7+ years of experience with load/performance testing of web-based applications and RESTful APIs. Hands-on familiarity with the cloud environment: GCP, AWS, or similar Extensive experience with SQL and relational database design. Experience with web driver tools (like Selenium, Capybara, and Puppeteer) Experience performance testing concepts and approaches including using tools like JMeter or similar The collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal communication skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Exhibits a continuous improvement mindset. WHY JOIN? Fast, continued growth – there's a lot of opportunity for advancement. Benefits start within 30 days 401k with employer match 3 weeks' paid vacation (increased with tenure) 9 paid holidays & 5 sick days Paid time off for volunteer work and on your birthday. #J-18808-Ljbffr