Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Remote

Clark Mechanical Services, Inc.; Lititz (Lancaster County); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in restaurant supplies and equipment is seeking a highly skilled Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join their Quality Enablement team. This role focuses on advocating for best practices in software quality, driving automation projects, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the highest quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to articulate complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong background in automation and pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Mentor junior team members on automation activities and quality best practices.
• Collaborate with QA leadership to define best practices in test strategy.
• Design and maintain test automation frameworks and pipelines.

Skills

Automation

Communication Skills

Test Coverage Analysis

Job description

Job Summary

As the largest online distributor of restaurant supplies and equipment, WebstaurantStore hosts an expansive catalogue with over 430,000 products that are delivered through fast, dependable shipping. Unlike most in the e-commerce arena, almost all of our technological design, development, and systems management is done in-house, allowing us to create custom solutions within an ever-changing market.

This consistent, organic growth is why we’re seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our Quality Enablement team.

While becoming a member of the Quality Enablement team requires technical expertise in automation and pipelines, this role’s primary focus is to act as a servant leader to other teams within engineering, a liaison championing holistic best practices in software quality. This team kickstarts automation projects, drives process improvement initiatives, collaborates with cross-functional teams, and advocates for shift-left testing strategies to ensure the highest ROI in any and all quality activities.

The ideal candidate will possess both technical expertise as well as strong communication skills, with a proven ability to articulate complex concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

Process Improvement & Technical Leadership:

• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, from technical teams to business leaders.
• Collaborate with QA leadership in a servant-leader capacity to define and implement best practices in test strategy, planning, and execution.
• Work closely with quality, development, business, and product teams to iteratively refine acceptance criteria and establish test coverage on tickets before the work makes its way into a sprint.
• Mentor junior team members on automation activities, testing methodologies, and quality best practices.

Analysis:

• Together within our team, establish what will become standard definitions of test coverage and classification.
• Using those standards, drive the development of coverage maps for QA teams in the organization.
• Analyze existing and in-flight test suites using the classifications and maps to clearly identify and articulate gaps in coverage.

Automation:

• Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks and pipelines alongside quality engineers to aid their teams.
• Write robust, reliable, and efficient automation for desktop, web, mobile, and/or API testing.
• Collaborate with teams to further integrate automation into the CI/CD process.