Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET

PactFi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + equity

Healthcare coverage

401k

Job summary

PactFi is looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) based in New York, NY. This role focuses on scaling end-to-end test automation for a modern fintech platform. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience, with deep knowledge of Playwright and CI/CD systems.

You will own the design and evolution of our automation testing framework, collaborate closely with product and engineering teams, and help embed a scalable testing culture across the organization. In return, we offer competitive compensation, equity, and various benefits including healthcare coverage.

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Qualifications

• 5+ years in QA automation, SDET, or software engineering roles.
• Deep expertise with Playwright (2+ years in production environments).
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Experience designing scalable test frameworks from scratch.
• Experience testing API-driven architecture and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Own design and evolution of automation testing framework.
• Build and maintain robust Playwright test suites.
• Develop reusable testing utilities and CI/CD integrations.
• Mentor engineers and QA contributors.

Skills

QA automation

Playwright

CI/CD systems

TypeScript

JavaScript

Tools

Playwright

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

Job description

About PactFi

Private asset markets (PE, Private Credit, VC, Real Estate) have 10x to 9.8T in AUM over the past decade and are projected to grow to $17T in the next five years. However, digital infrastructure has not kept pace, with most of the market operating predominantly in error-prone, internal‑only software solutions.

PactFi provides secure, end‑to‑end, operational infrastructure for managing complex private credit transactions. Our web‑based application brings together all parties involved in such a transaction to more efficiently allocate capital, complete KYC, share documents, manage funds flow, and more. The platform is secured to a bank‑grade standard, and we have received our SOC 2 Type 2 attestation.

PactFi was developed in close partnership with two of the industry's largest players, both of whom represent the top 3 players in the private credit space by both size (AUM) and deal activity.

We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to help scale end‑to‑end test automation for a modern fintech platform.

This role is both hands‑on and strategic, requiring expertise in:

• Playwright‑based automation engineering
• Distributed system validation (API, UI, data layers)
• AI‑assisted testing and automation practices

Responsible for transforming test automation into an AI‑augmented quality system to enable:

• Faster, reliable releases with solid understanding of CI/CD and modern DevOps practices
• Strong regression signal with minimal noise
• Scalable and maintainable test coverage across critical business workflows

Automation Strategy & Leadership

• Own design and evolution of automation testing framework (primarily Playwright)
• Establish best practices for E2E, integration, and regression testing
• Drive test coverage across critical financial workflows (deal lifecycle, cash flows, reporting, etc.)
• Mentor engineers and QA contributors; set test quality and maintainability standards

Hands‑On Engineering

• Build and maintain robust Playwright test suites (TypeScript/JavaScript)
• Develop reusable testing utilities, fixtures, and CI/CD integrations
• Implement parallelization, test isolation, and flakiness mitigation strategies
• Integrate tests into CI pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, CircleCI)

Product & Domain Alignment

• Translate complex financial workflows (e.g., loan servicing, covenant tracking, capital calls) into deterministic test cases
• Validate data integrity across systems (APIs, databases, reporting layers)
• Collaborate with product and domain experts to identify edge cases and risk scenarios

Quality & Reliability

• Define SLAs for test reliability and pipeline performance
• Monitor and improve test signal vs. noise
• Introduce observability into testing (logs, traces, artifacts)
• Lead incident retrospectives related to quality gaps

AI‑Driven Testing & Development

• Implement and scale AI‑assisted test case generation from product requirements, user stories, and production data
• Leverage LLM‑based tools to generate, refactor, and maintain Playwright test suites
• Build workflows for automated test creation, prioritization, and gap detection using AI
• Evaluate and integrate tools for self‑healing tests, intelligent selectors, and failure triaging
• Partner with engineering to incorporate AI into broader development workflows (code generation, debugging, QA automation)
• Establish guardrails and validation strategies to ensure correctness and determinism in AI‑generated tests

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in QA automation, SDET, or software engineering roles
• Deep expertise with Playwright (2+ years required) in production environments
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript
• Experience designing scalable test frameworks from scratch
• Solid understanding of CI/CD systems and modern DevOps practices
• Experience testing API‑driven architecture and distributed systems

Domain Expertise

Previous experience in fintech, capital markets, or lending platforms.

Familiarity with:

• Loan lifecycle and servicing
• Private credit structures
• Cash flow modeling and waterfall structures
• Financial reporting and reconciliations

Nice‑to‑Have

• Experience with data validation pipelines (SQL, dbt, etc.)
• Exposure to backend languages (Python, Java, or Go)
• Experience with performance or load testing tools
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP)

What Success Looks Like

• High‑confidence releases with minimal regression risk
• Stable, fast CI pipelines with meaningful test coverage
• Clear alignment between product logic and automated validation
• Scalable testing culture embedded across engineering

Why Join

• Build foundational infrastructure in a fast‑growing private credit fintech
• Work directly with domain experts shaping modern capital markets tooling
• High ownership in a Series A environment with strong growth trajectory
• Competitive compensation + equity
• Strong understanding of financial systems—particularly within private credit, lending, or capital markets workflows
• Define testing architecture, improve release confidence, and partner closely with engineering, product, and operations to ensure platform reliability in a high‑stakes financial environment

What We Offer

• Competitive salary + equity.
• Healthcare coverage.
• 401k