Senior SDET
BackOps AI · San Francisco Bay Area · 2 wk ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
What You'll Do
- Design and build robust test automation frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end testing
- Standardize patterns, conventions, and best practices across automation projects
- Create and execute automated regression, functional, performance, and API tests
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing
- Improve automation reliability through better error handling, retries, logging, and diagnostics
- Enhance test coverage by identifying critical scenarios and edge cases
- Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and quality improvements
- Stay up to date with emerging automation tools, frameworks, and testing methodologies
What We're Looking For
- 6+ years of experience in software engineering, SDET, or test automation engineering roles
- Strong Java and/or Python skills and experience writing clean, maintainable, reusable code
- Proficiency in test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright)
- Prominent experience building or evolving automation frameworks and shared libraries
- Experience with automation execution models such as scheduling, orchestration, retries, and monitoring
- Experience with test management tools (TestRail, Zephyr)
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Strong understanding of software testing principles, SDLC, and agile methodologies
- Knowledge of performance and load testing tools (JMeter, Gatling) is a plus
What We Offer
- Equity & Ownership: Generous equity packages so you grow alongside the company and share in our upside
- Impact & Visibility: Direct access to co-founders and the ability to see your work drive real business results
- Collaborative Culture: A small, tight-knit team of seasoned operators and AI experts
- Flexible Work: Hybrid model with core Bay Area presence and remote flexibility