Senior Software Test Engineer

• Design, develop, and maintain robust end-to-end automation suites for complex web application workflows using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript
• Leverage frontier LLM models to increase development velocity and code quality
• Architect scalable, maintainable test frameworks and shared libraries adopted across multiple engineering teams
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, confident, continuous delivery
• Write production-quality code daily - page objects, fixtures, custom utilities, API test harnesses, and tooling
• Partner with developers, product managers, and DevOps to shift quality left and embed testability into design and architecture decisions
• Triage, root-cause, and drive resolution of defects and flaky tests; champion test reliability and meaningful coverage metrics
• Mentor engineers on automation best practices and code review test code with a critical eye
• Evaluate and introduce tools and practices that improve quality engineering velocity

• Must be a U.S. Citizen AND possess an active U.S. Dept. of Defense Secret security clearance with TS/SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (required)
• 5+ years of software quality engineering or software development experience
• Extensive, demonstrable experience using Playwright to automate workflows in modern web applications
• Strong professional experience writing JavaScript/TypeScript - you will be evaluated as a coder
• Experience working in startups or small, fast-moving teams where you owned outcomes end-to-end
• Solid understanding of CI/CD practices and integrating automated tests into build pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ADO)
• Deep knowledge of testing strategy: E2E, API, integration, and component testing trade-offs
• Strong debugging skills across the stack - browser internals, network traffic, async behavior, race conditions
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence quality practices across teams

Preferred Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or a closely related field (greatly preferred)
• MS in Computer Science (preferred)
• Experience with cloud platforms - GCP, AWS, or Azure
• Experience with API testing, contract testing, or performance/load testing
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code
• Prior experience with scaling test automation in a large engineering organization

For this role, the compensation range for candidates in Colorado is $140K- 160K.

*Note: Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. FTI has a location-based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in other locations.