Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - AI

Anaplan; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Anaplan is hiring a Senior SDET for AI to design testing frameworks and quality metrics for GenAI/Agentic systems. The role emphasizes reliable, accurate, and trustworthy AI features with hands-on Python coding and automation across evaluations, API checks, UI checks, and performance tests.

You will own the QA strategy for the GenAI workstream, maintain golden datasets, and drive best practices while working with CI/CD pipelines and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Design and architect QA plans and quality metrics for LLM-powered apps and agentic workflows.
• Develop automated end-to-end test suites in Python across evaluations, API/UI/performance checks.
• Create automated prompt testing systems and regression suites to detect model behavior changes.
• Establish evaluation criteria for GenAI quality: accuracy, relevance, safety, consistency, latency.
• Perform adversarial testing to identify hallucinations, biases, or security issues.
• Build internal tools to help engineers validate GenAI implementations.
• Deploy real-time monitoring to flag quality degradation in production.
• Own the overall QA strategy for the workstream with golden datasets and best practices.
• Deep understanding of GenAI, LLMs, prompt engineering and AI patterns.
• Strong hands-on Python coding and test automation experience.
• Experience with test frameworks and scripting (Python, JavaScript, Selenium, Pytest).
• Strong experience with CI/CD and automated testing integration.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement QA strategy for GenAI/Agentic systems and validate AI features.
• Develop automated tests (Python, Selenium) across APIs, UI, and performance.
• Create and maintain prompt-test and regression suites to guard model behavior.
• Establish evaluation metrics across accuracy, relevance, safety, and latency.
• Perform adversarial testing to identify hallucinations and biases.
• Develop internal tooling to support engineering teams in GenAI validation.
• Set up real-time monitoring and alerting for AI quality in production.

Skills

Python coding

Test automation

Selenium

Pytest

JavaScript

API testing

REST Assured

CI/CD

GenAI

Prompt engineering

LLMs

QA methodologies

Tools

Selenium

Postman

REST Assured

Pytest

Python

CI/CD

Job description

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market. What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture. Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebratingour wins – big and small.

We’re pioneering a new role focused exclusively on quality assurance for GenAI/Agentic systems. As our Senior SDET for AI, you’ll develop testing strategies, evaluation frameworks, and quality metrics specifically designed for LLM-powered applications. This role requires a unique blend of QA expertise, understanding of GenAI behavior, and automation skills to ensure our AI features are reliable, accurate, and trustworthy.

• Design and architect comprehensive test plans, evaluation frameworks, and quality metrics designed specifically for LLM-powered applications and agentic workflows.
• Develop robust, end-to-end automated test suites in Python across evaluations, API checks, UI checks, and performance tests.
• Create automated prompt testing systems and regression suites to proactively detect unintended changes in model behavior.
• Establish multi-dimensional evaluation criteria to measure and track GenAI quality across accuracy, relevance, safety, consistency, and latency.
• Perform adversarial testing (red-teaming) to identify and mitigate model hallucinations, biases, or security vulnerabilities.
• Develop internal tools and testing frameworks that enable software engineering teams to seamlessly validate their own GenAI implementations.
• Deploy real-time monitoring and alerting systems to quickly detect and flag quality degradation of AI features in production.
• Own the overall quality and testing strategy for your workstream, maintaining high-fidelity test datasets ("golden examples") and defining QA best practices.
• Deep understanding of GenAI technologies including LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI application patterns.
• Strong hands-on Python coding experience.
• Expert experience with test automation frameworks and scripting (Python, JavaScript, Selenium, Pytest).
• Strong background of software testing methodologies (functional, integration, regression, performance, security testing).
• Experience with API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured) and backend testing.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing integration.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment.