Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Software Development Engineer in Test
Full Time: Remote/WFH and willing to do RTO in the future depending on business needs.
Schedule: Mon-Fri; 11am-8pm and willing to do overtime if necessary
Willing to do on-call for a few hours on a Saturday only during a scheduled deployment.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced SDET who will be testing the software platform for a
new digital asset exchange; focused on an institutional client base. The ideal applicant will bring
previous experience in testing scalable mission-critical financial systems, working with global teams,
ensuring best testing practices, and staying within agreed project timelines.

As the SDET, you must be hands-on and well-versed with the automation of API testing using
WebSockets. You will also assist API QA teams based in the PH location and help prioritize their
automation backlog and make recommendations for testing tools, maintenance, and testing
strategies, and assist with creating a maintainable application landscape alongside other QA
Engineers, Development Leads, Developers, and Scrum Masters.
Working for this employer as they experience continued growth you will have a unique opportunity
to enhance and develop your career working on high-profile projects with like-minded and skilled
colleagues who are as passionate about providing best-in-class expertise as you are.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
• Analyze and design test plans and cases, step definitions, and feature files in order to test
our Product range, acting as the most senior QA Engineering members of the team
• Help to build test libraries and increase automation coverage in our tools
• Staying up to date with new technologies, multi-tasking on multiple projects with other
team members
• Follow software development processes and testing conventions, using Agile/SCRUM
principles, and working closely with other QA Engineers, Development Leads, Developers,
and Scrum Masters
• Break down detailed specifications and implement testing requirements based on the needs
of the Product team, Stakeholders, and Clients
• Generate reporting progress metrics and list of tests which are flaky and prioritize them
• Supporting, mentoring, and following best coding practices and guidelines
• Troubleshoot issues in a timely manner in a highly scalable development environment
• Help to achieve 100% automation and integrate and maintain the tests within Jenkins CI/CD
pipeline
• Contribute ideas to improve the testing process and overall development practices
• Work with the SCRUM Masters and Development Leads to coordinate within SCRUM
meetings with the Product team/Stakeholders, ensuring all relevant information to the Test
team and project are shared and discussed
• Continuous review of automation tests and should build a scalable framework
• Mentor Manual QA Testersto transition into QA Automation Engineers

Technical Knowledge and Experience Required:
• The ideal candidate will have a degree relevant to Information Technology/Computer
Science, Engineering (or equivalent)
• at least 9 years of API automation experience.
• Experience in developing test plans, test cases, and performing testing
• Experience of working on OMS
• Experience in using Postman
• Experience in using BDD practice using JavaScript-based testing frameworks (such as Gherkin,
Cucumber, Mocha, Chai) in a CI (Continuous Integration) environment
• Experience with collaborative team software tools (Confluence, JIRA, SharePoint)
• High proficiency in English communication skills

Non-Negotiable Experience:
• API Automation Testing Skills
• With solid experience in building automation frameworks and not merely a tester.
• JavaScript/Typescript Required
• Must have solid automation experience (5years and above)
• Team player and willing to do manual testing if needed
• Preferably, with experience working with Fintech and SME. Kindly highlight it to the
endorsement.

Nice to have:
• Experience in SuperWSTest
• Python/C#/Java
• GUI automation tools: Cypress/Playwright
• Understanding of blockchain solutions