Software Developer in Test (SDET)

• Define risk-based test plans and acceptance criteria in partnership with Product/Engineering; translate user stories into clear test cases.
• Build and maintain automated tests (Cypress/TypeScript preferred) across E2E, integration, and API layers; create reusable utilities/page objects and stabilize flaky tests.
• Implement and own CI/CD test gates (smoke/regression) with parallelization and clear pass/fail signals; track coverage and test health metrics.
• Perform targeted manual/exploratory testing for new features, edge cases, and UX flows; drive regression for critical paths.
• Create and manage test data, mocks/fixtures, and environment configurations to keep tests deterministic and fast.
• Coordinate with engineers to reproduce, triage, and debug issues using logs/metrics/trace tools; verify fixes and prevent regressions.
• Own post-deploy smoke testing and release sign-off for web apps and mobile apps; document results and risks.
• Continuously improve the QA/SDET toolchain and practices (coding standards, coverage goals, flake budgets, reporting dashboards).

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Software or related field (advanced degrees a plus).
• 3+ years in software testing with strong grounding in functional/regression and modern test design techniques (BC, EP, pairwise, etc.).
• Hands-on experience testing web applications and mobile apps end-to-end, including UX/UAT and bug verification across browsers/devices.
• 2+ years focused on test automation, including designing scalable frameworks and CI integration.
• Proficiency with Cypress (preferred) and JavaScript/TypeScript; experience with API testing (Postman/Newman, supertest, REST/GraphQL) and at least one additional tool (Playwright/WebdriverIO/Jest/Mocha).
• Comfortable with CI/CD (GitHub Actions/CircleCI/GitLab), Git, and basic Docker; familiarity with env management and secrets.
• Strong analytical skills; fluency with SDLC/Agile and tooling (Atlassian suite or similar).
• Ability to produce clear documentation (test plans, traceability, results) and communicate risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience writing and maintaining automated tests (unit/integration/E2E) with a focus on reliability and maintainability.
• Experience with Cypress specifically (selectors, fixtures, commands, intercepts, parallelization).

The position disclosed is a contract position looking to be filled immediately. The contractor will be expected to work during EST (New York- USA) hours 9 AM - 5 PM. 

Our team is fostered around our core values: 

• Embrace Relentless Ownership
• Move Fast, Build Smart
• Win Together
• Focus On Outcomes, Not Activity
• Earn Trust Every Day

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