Software Development Engineer in Test

Vestmark, Inc.
Boston, United States of America
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 120K

Job location

Boston, United States of America

Tech stack

Multitier Architecture
Agile Methodologies
Artificial Intelligence
JIRA
Automation of Tests
Static Program Analysis
Code Coverage
Software Quality
Code Review
System Configuration
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
File Systems
Github
Gradle
Groovy
Monitoring of Systems
JMeter
Python
PostgreSQL
Machine Learning
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft UI Automation
Microsoft Cluster Server
Scrum
Ruby on Rails
SonarQube
Software Quality Assurance (SQA)
SQL Databases
Strategies of Testing
Web Services
Workflow Management Systems
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Performance Testing
Postman
Large Language Models
Grafana
Pytest
Containerization
Git Flow
Integration Tests
Information Technology
InfluxDB
Bitbucket
Selenium Webdriver
Api Management
Docker
SDET
Jenkins

Job description

The Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) will review functional requirements, user stories and test assets from internal stakeholders; build automated test cases, contribute to our test pipelines, and support the maintenance of the test assets as we deliver our releases to our growing client base.

Responsibilities

  • Apply expertise in specific product areas to ensure that the product suite meets documented acceptance criteria and client quality expectations

  • Contribute to the expansion of our automated testing capabilities and coverage

  • Explore and implement AI-assisted testing strategies to enable, enhance, and augment QE team workflows and processes through skill development and agentic workflows

  • Evaluate and champion AI/ML tooling (e.g. test generation, defect prediction, intelligent test selection) to improve team velocity and quality coverage

  • Instill QA best practices on your scrum team by collaborating on test coverage

  • Ability to write tests from abstract requirements

  • Provide feedback on product performance and user experience

  • Participate in all aspects of the Agile SDLC; providing constructive feedback during grooming, retrospectives, and planning sessions

  • Configure and verify continuous build plans in Jenkins and SonarQube to ensure quality of code changes

  • Contribute to the review of product documentation/release notes

Requirements

  • 7+ years of Software Quality Assurance experience, ideally with a focus in Financial Technology or related domain

  • Experience working in a successful Agile environment using Agile SDLC tools such as Jira, Bitbucket, and Jenkins

  • Foundational understanding of Git and GitHub, including pull requests, branching strategies, and code review workflows

  • Experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipeline automation and test workflow orchestration

  • Coded UI Automation experience with Selenium WebDriver; Python and Pytest required

  • Working knowledge of a scripting language; Groovy and Ruby on Rails a plus

  • Experience with web service and API testing (Postman or equivalent)

  • Performance testing experience; JMeter or Locust.io a plus

  • SQL experience (MSSQL, Postgres)

  • Experience with containerized environments and deployment tooling (Docker, Gradle)

  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development and testing tools (e.g. Claude Code, AI-driven test generation, or LLM-based QA tooling)

  • Demonstrated ability to operate on a small team in a fast-paced environment with the ability to change directions as priorities shift

  • Positive attitude with a strong desire to learn, grow professionally, and have a positive impact on the company, its culture, and its products

Desired Skills

  • Familiarity with code quality and static analysis tools such as SonarQube

  • Experience with monitoring and observability tooling, including APM, log collection/analysis, InfluxDB, and Grafana

  • Understanding of the deployment and maintenance of an N-Tier application in either manual or automated fashion

  • Familiarity with testing in Spring frameworks

  • Integration testing: inbound file processing, outbound file creation, API testing, configuration testing

  • Experience with Financial technologies such as FIX, IDC, Reuters, Morningstar, or Bloomberg

  • Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, resolve, and explain system-level issues affecting the application

  • Ability to work across teams and disciplines to find equitable solutions to problems that arise

  • Experience applying AI/ML techniques to quality engineering challenges such as flaky test detection, risk-based test prioritization, or automated root cause analysis

Education

BS degree in Finance, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience. MSCS is a plus.

Benefits & conditions

3.83.8 out of 5 stars Boston, MA Hybrid work $95,000 - $120,000 a year

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