Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Manulife Global Solutions; Central Visayas; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife Global Solutions seeks a Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test to lead AI-driven QE initiatives. You will design advanced test automation frameworks, integrate tools into DevOps pipelines, and promote best practices with a strong emphasis on AI adoption. This is a high-ownership role requiring leadership and hands-on skills.

You will work in a hybrid setup (3x a week onsite in Mactan New Town, Philippines) and collaborate across teams to elevate quality engineering standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in the QA / SDET discipline.
• Bachelor of Engineering or higher, preferably in Computer Science or Engineering.
• Amenable to work on a night shift (8pm–5am) and hybrid (3x/week onsite).
• Experience building and maintaining test frameworks with Selenium, Appium, Rest Assured, Pytest, WebDriverIO, Playwright, and Cucumber.
• Experience using Postman, GitHub, GitLab, GIT, JIRA, Xray for JIRA, Power BI, New Relic, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced test automation frameworks and AI-driven test solutions.
• Develop and promote highly reliable code to improve maintainability and reusability.
• Integrate tools into enterprise DevOps pipelines for end-to-end automation.
• Enhance and support applications based on industry standards and best practices.
• Drive adoption of modern test automation frameworks across the organization.
• Establish and enforce automation standards, frameworks, and best practices.

Skills

Test Automation

Java

Python

JavaScript

SDET

CI/CD

Selenium

Playwright

Cucumber

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Postman

GitHub

GitLab

Git

JIRA

Xray for JIRA

Power BI

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, TeamCity)

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test to join our AI-driven QE Transformation Team. You will be part of our fast-paced team, helping to modernize our Quality Engineering approach and driving best practices using the latest technology, with a particular focus on AI adoption to achieve these goals. This is a highly technical role that requires strong hands-on expertise as well as excellent communication and leadership skills.

Position Responsibilities:

• Design and implement advanced test automation frameworks and AI-driven test solutions to enhance test coverage and quality.
• Develop and promote highly reliable code to improve maintainability and reusability.
• Integrate tools into enterprise DevOps pipelines to enable end-to-end automation of integration, and functional testing.
• Enhance and support applications based on industry standards and best practices (AI or automation tools).
• Drive adoption of modern test automation frameworks and tools across the organization.
• Establish and enforce automation standards, frameworks, and best practices.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Engineering or higher, preferably in Computer Science or Engineering.
• 7+ years of experience in the QA / SDET discipline.
• Amenable to work on a night shift work schedule (8pm to 5am) and hybrid work set up (3x a week onsite reporting in Mactan New Town office)
• Experience building and maintaining test frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Appium, Rest Assured, Pytest, WebDriverIO, Playwright, and Cucumber.
• Experience using tools such as Postman, GitHub, GitLab, Git, JIRA, Xray for JIRA, Power BI, New Relic, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or TeamCity.
• Strong programming experience in Java, Python, or JavaScript.
• Ability to rapidly learn new technologies and programming languages.
• Knowledge of using AI tools to support development and testing, such as GenAI, GitHub Copilot, and Agentic AI.
• Experience in LLM models, Prompt Engineering, and Copilot for Test Automation.
• Experience working with cloud-based testing platforms such as Perfecto, Sauce Labs, BrowserStack, or AWS Device Farm.
• Must understand the following concepts: Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), Shift-left, Mocks and Stubs, Service Virtualization, Synthetic Data, and DevOps: CI/CD/CT.
• Understand the software design lifecycle, architecture principles, design patterns, and different types of tests.

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.