Lead SDET

pointdigitalfinance; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote or optional office access

Comprehensive health plans

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Equity grants

401(k) with life and disability

Home office stipend

Company laptop and monitor

Job summary

pointdigitalfinance seeks a hands-on Head of Quality Engineering to lead reliability across our consumer fintech platform. You will architect scalable automation, modernize testing practices, and mentor engineers across product areas while partnering with Engineering, Product, and Design.

This senior IC role focuses on AI/LLM-powered testing, CI/CD integration, and data-driven quality metrics to shorten feedback loops and improve software quality across UI, API, and backend layers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software quality engineering experience with substantial hands-on test automation.
• Expert proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript; familiarity with Python or Ruby is a plus.
• Deep experience with modern frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, or Cypress across UI, API, and backend testing.
• Strong grasp of software architecture, distributed systems, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments including GitHub Actions.
• Demonstrated success designing scalable automation frameworks and reusable testing solutions.
• Practical experience using AI/LLM-powered tools to improve test generation, maintenance, or developer workflows, plus working knowledge of relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve scalable automation frameworks covering UI, API, backend services, and end-to-end flows.
• Promote modern testing approaches such as API, integration, component, contract, and risk-based testing to shorten feedback loops.
• Develop reusable libraries, tooling, and workflows that lift developer productivity and automation reliability.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and continually improve execution speed, stability, and coverage.
• Track quality metrics, automation health, defect trends, and production incidents to surface improvement opportunities.
• Apply AI- and LLM-powered tooling to accelerate test generation, maintenance, and prioritization.
• Lead cross-team quality initiatives, participate in design and code reviews, and mentor Quality Engineers and SDETs.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python/Ruby

Test automation

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub Actions

AI/LLM tooling

Relational databases

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

GitHub Actions

Job description

Role overview

Lead the quality engineering function for a consumer fintech platform, embedding reliability and testability into every stage of the software lifecycle. This is a hands-on individual contributor role that partners with Engineering, Product, and Design leaders to scale automation, modernize testing practices, and mentor other engineers across multiple product areas.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve scalable automation frameworks covering UI, API, backend services, and end-to-end flows.
• Promote modern testing approaches such as API, integration, component, contract, and risk-based testing to shorten feedback loops.
• Develop reusable libraries, tooling, and workflows that lift developer productivity and automation reliability.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and continually improve execution speed, stability, and coverage.
• Track quality metrics, automation health, defect trends, and production incidents to surface improvement opportunities.
• Apply AI- and LLM-powered tooling to accelerate test generation, maintenance, and prioritization.
• Lead cross-team quality initiatives, participate in design and code reviews, and mentor Quality Engineers and SDETs.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software quality engineering experience with substantial hands-on test automation work.
• Expert proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript; familiarity with Python or Ruby/Rails is a plus.
• Deep experience with modern frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, or Cypress across UI, API, and backend testing.
• Strong grasp of software architecture, distributed systems, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments including GitHub Actions.
• Demonstrated success designing scalable automation frameworks and reusable testing solutions.
• Practical experience using AI/LLM-powered tools to improve test generation, maintenance, or developer workflows, plus working knowledge of relational databases.

Benefits and work setup

• Fully remote within the U.S., with optional access to an in-person office environment.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with FSA and HSA options.
• Unlimited paid time off plus 10 company holidays.
• Generous paid parental leave and a transition period allowing reduced hours at full base pay.
• Meaningful equity grants and a 401(k) with life and disability coverage.
• Monthly stipends for internet and mobile, wellness perks, a home office reimbursement, and company-provided laptop and monitor.