Senior Software Engineer – SDET

Jobtailor; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced software test automation engineer to build and own our front-end QA framework for a VueJS application. You will shape architecture, write production-grade tooling, and drive high-quality releases.

You will mentor engineers on testing best practices, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, and relentlessly improve test coverage and performance across the web stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in software development or test automation.
• 3+ years testing modern web architectures, preferably Ruby on Rails.
• 3+ years testing modern JavaScript frameworks, specifically VueJS.
• Experience architecting end-to-end automated testing frameworks from scratch.
• Strong understanding of relational databases to seed test data and validate state changes.
• Experience writing production-quality code for test infrastructure, custom tooling, and automated suites.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the front-end test automation framework for a VueJS app.
• Participate in architectural and design discussions to ensure new features are highly testable from day one.
• Write production-quality code to create custom testing infrastructure, utilities, and tools that improve engineering efficiency.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to act as the gatekeeper for production deployments.
• Mentor engineers on testing best practices and strategies.
• Investigate complex bugs, reproduce edge cases, and collaborate with developers to implement fixes.
• Continuously monitor test execution, improve suite performance, and expand test coverage.

Skills

Front-end test automation

VueJS testing

CI/CD integration

Mentoring testing practices

Bug investigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Ruby on Rails

JavaScript testing frameworks

CI/CD tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Build and own the front-end test automation framework for our VueJS application from the ground up.
• Participate actively in architectural and design discussions to ensure new features are highly testable from day one.
• Write production-quality code to create custom testing infrastructure, utilities, and tools that improve engineering efficiency.
• Integrate your automated tests directly into our CI/CD pipelines to act as the definitive gatekeeper for production deployments.
• Act as the primary advocate for software quality, mentoring engineers on testing best practices and strategies.
• Investigate complex bugs, reproduce difficult edge cases, and collaborate closely with developers to implement lasting fixes.
• Continuously monitor test execution, improve suite performance, and identify areas to expand our overall test coverage.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in software development or test automation engineering
• 3+ years of experience testing or developing within modern web architectures, preferably Ruby on Rails
• 3+ years of experience interacting with and testing modern JavaScript frameworks, specifically VueJS
• Experience architecting, building, and deploying end-to-end (E2E) automated testing frameworks from scratch
• Strong understanding of relational databases to seed test data and validate complex state changes
• Experience writing maintainable, production-quality code for test infrastructure, custom tooling, and automated suites
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in building and owning front-end test automation frameworks, particularly for VueJS applications, while ensuring high software quality through mentoring and collaboration. Proficient in architecting automated testing solutions and integrating them into CI/CD pipelines.