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Senior SDET

Theory Ventures · San Francisco, CA · 6 days ago
EngineeringFull-time

About the role

We are looking for a Senior SDET to join our growing QA team. In this role, you will be responsible for building, and maintaining scalable test automation solutions that cover UI, API, and end-to-end workflows. You will work closely with developers, designers, and fellow QA engineers to uphold high standards of software quality throughout the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Requirements

  • 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)
  • Proven 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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Skills

  • 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

Benefits

  • Generous equity packages
  • Direct access to co-founders
  • A small, tight-knit team of seasoned operators and AI experts
  • A hybrid model with core Bay Area presence and remote flexibility

Pay

  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience

Schedule

  • Hybrid schedule with core Bay Area presence and remote flexibility

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