Software Engineer in Test - Java

Visa; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payment technology company is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) based in the City of Westminster, England. This role involves designing and maintaining quality assurance solutions and processes in an agile environment. Candidates should have strong experience with API testing, CI/CD integration, and cloud-native architectures. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and a solid background in programming, particularly in Java. This position offers a dynamic opportunity for those looking to advance their career in quality assurance and software development.

Qualifications

• Strong experience integrating testing in CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience delivering high-quality solutions in cloud-native architectures.
• Strong knowledge of agile software delivery methods.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain QA solutions and processes.
• Coach the team on best practices.
• Ensure scalable solutions are delivered efficiently.

Skills

API testing experience

Java programming ability

Excellent communication skills

Experience with CI/CD tools

Comfortable challenging the status quo

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Docker

AWS

Kubernetes

Wiremock

Job description

Overview

The SDET role is an ambassador of quality. You\'ll be joining one of our Agile Product squads which consist of a Software Engineering Manager, Software Engineers and fellow SDETs, reporting into a Tribe QA Engineering Manager. You will play a key role in ensuring the team delivers efficient, effective and scalable solutions for a wide range of problems. You will design, develop, build and maintain QA solutions and processes. You will also coach and guide all in the team on QA best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, build and maintain QA solutions and processes.
• Coach and guide the team on QA best practices.
• Contribute to ensuring the team delivers efficient, effective and scalable solutions for a wide range of problems.

Qualifications

• Has strong experience of API testing and/or contract testing
• Has strong experience integrating testing at various levels into CI/CD pipelines
• Has played a major role in the delivery of high quality solutions (ideally in a micro services environment) across large cloud-native architectures
• Has played a major role in designing, developing and evolving the test architecture of large scale, highly available cloud solutions
• Has driven positive change towards Continuous testing, DevOps and Agile
• Has an understanding of Cloud-Native architectures and practices. To name some: high-availability, high-scalability, microservices, 12-factor apps, CI/CD, heavy testing automation and observability
• Ideally from a background in FinTech, Payments or Financial Services
• Strong coding and scripting ability in Java
• Excellent communication skills: written & verbal
• The ability to technically analyse a problem and a solution and recognise the right level of detail and abstraction to lead discussions with different stakeholders
• Comfortable challenging the status quo and always curious about the way things work
• A sound understanding of agile methods of software delivery and the principles and practices of BDD, ATDD and TDD
• The ability to work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders in order to determine appropriate acceptance criteria for both business and technical needs
• Ability to make tactical as well as strategic decisions and recommendations based on incomplete or ambiguous information
• Excellent knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI
• Strong knowledge of Docker and AWS (public cloud)
• Knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS) and Kafka is desirable
• Experience with mocking tools such as Wiremock