Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Luxoft; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a passionate automation test engineer to join their dynamic SDET team. This role involves developing scripts for test automation in investment management platforms, ensuring the highest quality in software delivery. You will engage in designing automation test strategies and implementing best practices while collaborating with a talented team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to a system that will revolutionize the investment process. If you are eager to apply your skills in a challenging environment and make a significant impact, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in .NET/C# with a strong grasp of OOP principles.
• Hands-on experience with automation testing and unit testing libraries.

Responsibilities

• Develops automation test approaches for complex integrated systems.
• Designs and develops tools to enhance quality management productivity.

Skills

Computer Science Passion

OOP and SOLID Principles

.NET/C# Development

Unit Testing Libraries (NUnit, xUnit, MSTest)

GitHub

AWS EKS

Docker Containerization

AWS RDS (Postgres, Oracle, SQL)

Tools

Selenium

Puppeteer

Entity Framework Core

Job description

Project description

Our Customer is one of the world's largest investment management companies. Based in Southern California, our client manages close to $2 trillion in assets. The Project: Luxoft is responsible for solution test automation for Investment Management, Equity Order Management platforms and other engagements of the Client. You will be developing scripts to support test automation as a part of the Luxoft's SDET team. This engagement covers test automation for a new knowledge management system for analysts and portfolio managers. It enables users to view and manipulate data from both internal sources (e.g. models and comments created by analysts and portfolio managers) and external sources (e.g. Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg, etc.). The system will digitize many aspects of the investment process, including the creation of, communication about, tracking of, and evaluation of investment theses. Data captured by the system will be used to refine and improve investment processes on a continuous basis.

Responsibilities

• Develops automation test approaches and plans for complex integrated systems
• Implements UI and non-UI based automation techniques and practices that utilize service and messaging layers of the applications under test
• Designs and develops code adhering to test case design standards to test APIs, services and interfaces and conformant with the rules defined by senior team members
• Designs and develops tools to increase QM productivity
• Participates in technical design sessions to understand and influence the design and decisions based on automation needs
• Applies critical thinking and root cause analysis techniques to solve problems
• Evaluates and recommends automation tools and approaches

SKILLS

Must have

• Passion for Computer Science
• Deep knowledge and hands-on practice with OOP and SOLID principles
• 3+ years of development experience in .NET/C# and deep knowledge of its base types and concepts
• Knowledge of unit testing libraries (NUnit, xUnit, MSTest)
• Experience with GitHub
• Experience with AWS EKS and setup of relevant components (R53, EFS, S3, ECR, IAM, Lambda, etc.) is highly desired
• Docker containerization
• AWS RDS (Postgres, Oracle, SQL) is a plus.

Nice to have

• Experience with UI testing automation frameworks (Selenium, Puppeteer), understanding of related patterns and practices (PageObject)
• Experience with ORM frameworks (Entity Framework Core)
• Expertise in testing service APIs and databases is a plus