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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead SDET - **Company:** loanDepot - **Location:** Plano, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $121,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, C Sharp (Programming Language), Team Foundation Server, Nunit, Open Source Technology, Swagger, Selenium, SoapUI, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Test Case, Watir, Enterprise Software Applications, Postman, Integration Tests, Information Technology, Protractor, Cucumber (Software), Jasmine - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/lead-sdet-selenium-loandepot-7916423 ## About the Role * Minimum of seven (7) + years of relevant technology job experience. * Expert competence with multiple relevant languages and technologies. Minimum of seven (7) + years of experience with C#, Selenium, NUnit, Jasmine, Protractor, Javascript, Postman, Swagger, etc. required. * Experience with TFS, JIRA, and Confluence preferred. * Minimum five (5) + years working collaboratively in a team environment. * Understanding of financial terms and concepts is preferred. Knowledge of mortgage specific terminology, concepts and systems is preferred. * B.S. in Computer Science, B.S. Software Engineering or B.A. in Computer Information Systems or equivalent preferred * Employees located within a commutable distance of our hub offices (Irvine, Scottsdale, Chandler, Southfield, or Plano) are expected to work on-site four days per week. ## Description Responsible for delivering innovative, compelling, coherent software solutions for our consumer, internal operations and value chain constituents across a wide variety of enterprise applications through the creation of discrete business services and their supporting components. Creates and implements test automation frameworks or tools for Web, Mobile and API applications. Requires knowledge of best practices in the areas of design, development, and testing, * Consults with business and technical stakeholders to help craft solution design so functional and technical test cases can be built to validate the requirements. Implements test cases. * Develops procedures and practices to ensure all application functionality is properly tested. Creates integration test plans for significant projects. * Trains and coaches team members on how to utilize frameworks using extensive experience with both commercial and open-source testing frameworks, and understanding of the pros and cons of each. * Develops test automation strategies. Creates processes and best practices for test automation. Trains and coaches team members on test automation utilizing experience with frameworks and/or tools such as Robot, Cucumber, Watir, SoapUI, etc. * Analyzes test case failures to identify points of failure in the most complex product features and capabilities. Develops effective troubleshooting and analysis techniques. Mentors team members to improve these skills. * Leads technical teams in troubleshooting complex technical or end-user scenarios. Proactively engages with other technical teams and business partners to improve coordination and execution. * Coaches and mentors team members on implementing testing best practices. 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