Senior Software Quality Development Engineer (SDET)

23 days ago

Washington, DC, USASenior

Base Salary

$121k - $165k/yr

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for web, API, data, and backend services.
Build and execute automated unit, integration, regression, end-to-end, performance, load, and reliability test suites.
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and release processes.
Execute software verification and validation against documented requirements and acceptance criteria.
Maintain traceability across requirements, design, implementation, testing, and release, and support quality gates.
Perform software quality reviews and audits and verify configuration management, change control, and records management practices.
Prepare audit-ready documentation and objective evidence packages for internal audits, external audits, and regulatory inspections.
Lead defect triage, investigation, verification, and closure activities and support root cause and corrective action programs.
Partner with software engineers on testability, code quality, design reviews, code reviews, and quality best practices.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 5 years of experience in software quality engineering, software testing, SDET, or software verification and validation roles.
Strong programming skills in Python, Java, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar languages.
Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks and testing APIs, databases, and distributed systems.
Experience with Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, TestNG, PyTest, or equivalent testing tools.
Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with Git, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar engineering tools.
Ability to read, understand, and review production software code.
Strong written communication, documentation, and audit-ready reporting skills.
Experience preparing for and supporting quality or regulatory audits.
Preferred experience includes regulated industries, nuclear or U.S. Department of Energy environments, ASME NQA-1, IEEE 1012, IEC 61508, IEC 60880, cybersecurity testing, performance or reliability testing, requirements traceability, AI/ML-enabled software testing, ITAAC, NRC-regulated environments, quality management systems, and records control platforms.

51-200 employees