Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

About the Role

As a Staff SDET at Flex, you will operate as a technical leader within the Quality Engineering team, shaping quality strategy, standards, and automation frameworks for major products and platforms. You will collaborate across engineering, product, and cross-functional stakeholders to solve complex quality challenges and drive initiatives that raise the bar for software reliability and efficiency across the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Define and lead quality strategy and test automation direction for major products and platforms
• Architect, implement, and optimize scalable, maintainable automation frameworks across products and services
• Set best practices for advanced testing methodologies, test data generation, and data-driven testing
• Drive adoption of new tools and emerging technologies to improve testing effectiveness and coverage
• Lead and coordinate cross-team quality and automation initiatives with significant business impact
• Collaborate closely with senior engineering, product, and leadership stakeholders to align quality goals and strategies
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to SDETs and engineers across multiple teams
• Identify and resolve large-scale, complex quality challenges, proactively anticipating risks and ambiguities
• Establish and enforce quality standards, best practices, and documentation across the organization
• Analyze and report on quality metrics, test coverage, and areas for continuous improvement
• Advocate for a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and technical excellence

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of experience in software quality engineering and test automation
• Expert-level proficiency in multiple programming languages and automation frameworks
• Advanced experience architecting scalable, maintainable automation solutions across products and platforms
• Expertise in advanced testing methodologies, test data generation, data-driven testing, and other industry emerging technologies
• Deep knowledge of CI/CD systems and infrastructure-as-code tools
• Strong skills in test framework optimization and technical leadership
• Experience with enterprise-level observability, monitoring, and analytics tools
• Proficiency in complex data analysis and advanced SQL
• Excellent communication, influence, and cross-team mentorship abilities
• Ability to set and enforce quality standards and best practices at scale

Compensation

Flex takes a market-based approach to pay, and compensation may vary depending on your primary work location. Work locations are categorized into one of three tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be commensurate with their experience, qualifications, and Flex’s internal leveling guidelines and benchmarks.

• Tier 1 (NYC/Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle) $160,000—$200,000 USD
• Tier 2 (Austin, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, San Diego, Chicago, Atlanta) $144,000—$180,000 USD
• Tier 3 (Salt Lake City, all other USA cities) $136,000—$170,000 USD

Benefits

• For full-time U.S. employees we offer:
  • Competitive medical, dental, and vision
  • Company equity
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Unlimited paid time off + 13 company paid holidays
  • Parental leave
  • Free Flex subscription
• For full-time non-U.S. employees, we offer:
  • Competitive compensation + company equity
  • Unlimited PTO