SDET & Automation Engineer - AI-Powered Testing

Ora Apps Inc.; Shelton (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ora Apps Inc. in Shelton, CT seeks a senior SDET / Testing & Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automated tests for UI, API, and backend services, ensuring quality across the software stack.

You will partner with Software Engineers, Product, and DevOps to embed quality early and continuously, leverage AI-assisted testing tools, and integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for rapid, reliable releases.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of experience in software testing, quality engineering, or automation roles.
• Proficiency with automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, REST-assured, Postman, or similar).
• Understanding of REST APIs and service-based architectures; familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and continuous-testing concepts.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted testing tools and practices required.
• Familiarity with observability concepts and using quality/monitoring signals to inform testing is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent practical experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests for UI, API, and backend services; execute functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests.
• Partner with Software Engineers and Product teams to define test scenarios and acceptance criteria; participate in sprint planning, refinement, and retrospectives.
• Maintain and enhance test-automation frameworks and tooling; build resilient, maintainable automation that survives UI/content changes.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar) for continuous testing.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution; perform root-cause analysis with engineering teams on fixes.
• Define release-readiness criteria and provide evidence-based quality signals for go/no-go decisions.

Job description

Ora Apps Inc. in Shelton, CT seeks a senior SDET / Testing & Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automated tests for UI, API, and backend services, ensuring quality across the software stack.

You will partner with Software Engineers, Product, and DevOps to embed quality early and continuously, leverage AI-assisted testing tools, and integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for rapid, reliable releases.