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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SDET - Senior Software Development Engineer in Test with AI - **Company:** The Smart - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $104,000.0 - $166,400.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Acceptance Test-Driven Development, Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, Data Validation, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Github, IBM WebSphere MQ, Enterprise Messaging Systems, NoSQL, Systems Development Life Cycle, RabbitMQ, Standard Sql, Software Engineering, Test Data, Strategies of Testing, Performance Testing, Test-Driven Development (TDD), GitHub Copilot, Prompt Engineering, Reliability of Systems, Gitlab, Event Driven Architecture, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, SDET, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** August 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usafa32ce18616da22c6d9d1d5c7b20e5a ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field. * 8+ years of experience in software testing, test automation, SDET, or quality engineering roles. * Strong experience designing and maintaining automated testing frameworks using modern programming languages. * Expertise in API, UI, integration, regression, end-to-end, and service-level testing. * Experience testing cloud-native, containerized, distributed, and microservices-based applications. * Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases, test data validation, and data quality verification. * Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally, Confluence, or similar tools. * Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, IBM MQ, event-driven systems, or messaging platforms. * Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Gemini Code Assist, Cursor, or similar technologies. * Strong understanding of BDD, TDD, ATDD, Agile methodologies, AI-assisted SDLC practices, and quality engineering best practices; financial services experience preferred. ## Description As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with AI, you will lead the design and implementation of enterprise quality engineering solutions across modern application platforms. 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