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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Development Engineer - **Company:** Randstad - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $72,800.0 - $87,360.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, User Authentication, Automation of Tests, Batch Processing, Computer Programming, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Integrity, DevOps, Github, Apache JMeter, Load Testing, NoSQL, Role-Based Access Control, Standard Sql, Selenium, TypeScript, Scripting, ReadyAPI, Information Technology, Playwright, Performance Monitor, Apache Kafka, Bitbucket, Video Streaming, Cloudwatch, Restful APIs, Appdynamics, Dynatrace, Jenkins, Microservices - **Published:** June 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/23b6ce9d-66ed-4f83-9b95-6ec631ca437b ## About the Role Experience: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or a related field) OR 7+ years of relevant software testing experience, including 5+ years specializing in enterprise-level test automation. Coding Proficiency: Strong, hands-on programming skills in Java and TypeScript for automation scripting. Technical Domain: Proven experience testing complex microservices-based architectures and solid SQL skills for database validation. Methodology: Extensive experience working in fast-paced Agile environments with strong analytical and distributed problem-solving skills. Preferred Domain Expertise (Plusses): Experience testing heavy workflow-driven operational environments (e.g., logistics, aviation, rail, or financial transactions). Preferred Modern Tech (Plusses): Hands-on experience with Kafka, AWS cloud environments, and performance tools like JMeter. Preferred Legacy Tech (Plusses): Familiarity with validating legacy-to-modern system migrations, including mainframe/green-screen systems (3270) and batch processing. ## Description Framework Development: Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable automated testing frameworks for both UI and API layers using Java and TypeScript (Playwright, Selenium, REST-assured, or Karate). Microservices & API Validation: Validate distributed microservices, REST APIs, and core security layers including authentication, authorization (authn/authz), and role-based access control. Data Integrity: Perform complex database record and element validations to ensure data integrity, referential consistency, and correct state transitions across relational and NoSQL databases. Event-Driven Testing: Validate real-time, event-driven process flows and message-based integrations utilizing Kafka or similar streaming technologies. Resiliency & Performance: Develop and execute automated tests for complex resilience scenarios (retries, failure handling, idempotency) and conduct performance/load testing under peak operational conditions. CI/CD Integration: Seamlessly integrate automated test suites into DevOps CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub, or Bitbucket. Observability & Triage: Analyze system logs and monitoring telemetry (CloudWatch, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, ELK/EFK stack) to diagnose deep architectural issues and validate system behavior. 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