3 months ago
Base Salary
$170k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Debug software products through systematic testing and develop, apply, and maintain quality standards.
- Develop, modify, and execute software test plans, automated scripts, and testing programs.
- Enhance and maintain automation tools, automated testing systems, and continuous integration systems.
- Document and analyze test results, recommend corrective action, and consult with development engineers to resolve problems.
- Collaborate with security and software engineers on system-level testing and integration.
- Interface with sales and customers to recreate, diagnose, and help resolve field issues.
- Learn new technologies and build tools that improve efficiency and developer productivity.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- At least 7 years of experience in Software Quality Engineering, including at least 3 years as an SDET.
- At least 2 years of development experience with JavaScript and/or TypeScript.
- Proficiency in JavaScript and/or TypeScript, debugging multi-tier web architectures, and reading and writing code.
- Experience designing and developing automation frameworks from scratch and writing backend integration tests for RESTful APIs.
- Frontend test automation experience with TestCafe, Cypress, Playwright, or similar tools; Synack uses Playwright.
- Experience with BDD tools, GitHub Actions or similar CI tooling, source control, and release management.
- Understanding of virtualization and containerization technologies such as Docker and cloud technologies such as AWS, GCP, and Azure.
- Experience analyzing logs and testing agentic systems or using agents to optimize workflows.
- Preferred experience includes testing cloud-based products, understanding VPN types, and load and performance testing.
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About Synack
Synack provides a Penetration Testing as a Service platform that combines vetted security researchers and AI to find and manage vulnerabilities across enterprise and government attack surfaces. The company sells subscriptions and assessments to Global 2000 organizations and U.S. federal agencies in a FedRAMP Moderate Authorized environment. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Synack is privately held and was started by former NSA operators.