Senior SDET Engineer: Quality Automation Leader

Flex; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

401(k) with match

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Free Flex subscription

Health benefits

Job summary

Flex, headquartered in NYC, is hiring a Staff SDET in New York, NY. You will lead quality strategy, build scalable automation, and mentor SDETs across multiple teams to improve reliability and efficiency.

You will collaborate with senior engineering and product stakeholders to implement advanced testing methodologies, data-driven testing, and observability practices, enabling faster, safer shipping of major products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in software quality engineering and test automation.
• Expert-level proficiency in multiple programming languages and automation frameworks.
• Deep knowledge of CI/CD systems and infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Strong skills in test framework optimization and technical leadership.
• Experience with enterprise-level observability, monitoring, and analytics tools.
• Proficiency in complex data analysis and advanced SQL.
• Excellent communication, influence, and cross-team mentorship abilities.
• Ability to set and enforce quality standards and best practices at scale.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead quality strategy and test automation direction for major products and platforms.
• Architect, implement, and optimize scalable automation frameworks across products and services.
• Set best practices for advanced testing methodologies, test data generation, and data-driven testing.
• Drive adoption of new tools and emerging technologies to improve testing effectiveness and coverage.
• Lead and coordinate cross-team quality and automation initiatives with significant business impact.
• Collaborate closely with senior engineering, product, and leadership stakeholders to align quality goals and strategies.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to SDETs and engineers across multiple teams.
• Identify and resolve large-scale, complex quality challenges, proactively anticipating risks.
• Establish and enforce quality standards, best practices, and documentation across the organization.
• Analyze and report on quality metrics, test coverage, and areas for continuous improvement.
• Advocate for a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.

Skills

Quality engineering

Test automation

Programming languages

CI/CD

Observability

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related

Tools

Automation frameworks

CI/CD systems

Infrastructure as code

Observability tools

Advanced SQL

Job description

Flex, headquartered in NYC, is hiring a Staff SDET in New York, NY. You will lead quality strategy, build scalable automation, and mentor SDETs across multiple teams to improve reliability and efficiency.

You will collaborate with senior engineering and product stakeholders to implement advanced testing methodologies, data-driven testing, and observability practices, enabling faster, safer shipping of major products.