Software Development Engineer SDET

Section 1: Position Summary

As a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Ascensus, you will be working in a high-energy team, developing, and executing automated or manual tests in various stages of development by using the best engineering practices in the industry today. Passion for all aspects of software development is critical. We are building teams that are empowered to solve the business needs by having a rapid development and deployment pipeline with a focus on automation and releasing software.

As a Scrum team member, you will be responsible for delivering high quality solutions that adhere to the software architecture strategy, coding standards, and established organizational policies and procedures.

Section 2: Job Functions, Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the test automation suite using various test automation frameworks
• Experience in batch testing, big data testing
• Work in an agile development environment, collaborating with the team to deliver quality software iteratively
• Develop end-to-end software test frameworks, test suites, and tools to validate product-specific features and use cases
• Develop and execute integration and API tests to ensure system reliability and performance
• Incorporate automated tests into our continuous delivery pipeline.
• Perform creative exploratory testing of new features and products.
• Find, isolate, document, regress, and track bugs through resolutions
• Ability and willing to assist with all tasks within an Agile scrum team, writing stories, development & manual testing.
• Understanding of Agile Testing Quadrants, Behavior Driven Development, ATDD/TDD.
• Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients
• The I-Client philosophy and the Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always® should be visible in your actions on a day-to-day basis showing your support of our organizational culture

Supervision

• N/A

Section 3: Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements

• Strong experience as a Software Engineer or a Software Engineer in Test, Test Automation Engineer, or equivalent roles.
• Strong experience developing test frameworks with open-source automation tools such as Selenium or Cucumber.
• Strong Selenium Playwright experience is required
• Proficient experience writing automation scripts with at least one Object Oriented Programming Language such as C# or Java.
• Strong experience with a scripting language such as Python, PowerShell, Perl, JavaScript
• Strong experience working with Database testing techniques using Sybase, SQL server , or Oracle with a strong understanding of database schemas
• Experience working with performance Engineers or Performance tools such as BlazeMeter, JMeter and/or Taurus
• Experience with testing API frameworks and microservi ces with Event Driven architecture
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working in a fast-paced Agile or SCRUM development methodology

For virtual remote positions, we require an uninterrupted workspace during business hours and an internet work speed of 25 Mbps or better. If you are unsure of your internet speed before applying, please check with your service provider.

The national average salary range for this role is$120-150k in base pay, exclusive of any bonuses and benefits.This base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salary offered will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, performance, and internal pay alignment. We do not anticipate that candidates hired will begin at the top of the range however, from time to time, it may occur on a case-by-case basis. Other rewards and benefits may include: 401(k) match, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid-Time-Off, etc. For more information, please visit careers.ascensus.com/#Benefits.


We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

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For all virtual remote positions, in order to ensure associates can effectively perform their job duties with no distractions, we require an uninterrupted virtual work space and there is also an expectation of family care being in place during business hours. Additionally, there is an internet work speed requirement of 25 MBps or better for individual use. If more than one person is utilizing the same internet connection in the same household or building, then a stronger connection is required. If you are unsure of your internet speed, please check with your service provider. Note: For call center roles specifically, it is a requirement to either hardwire your equipment directly to the internet router or ensure your workstation is in close proximity to the router. Please ensure that you are able to meet these expectations before applying. No associate is permitted to work at a location outside the United States for any length of time, except for approved business travel on a limited basis. Exempt Associates traveling outside the United States on personal travel or while on PTO may work on a limited basis (e.g., occasionally checking and responding to business-critical emails or dialing into business-critical meetings) from their personal devices but not from a company-provided computer.

Ascensus provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to ancestry, race, color, religion, sex, (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, criminal conviction record or any other protected category in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local laws ("Protected Status").