Staff Software Developer Engineer in Test

Role Overview

• Lead Test Strategy & Execution: Develop inclusive, scalable test strategies, automation frameworks, and performance tools that empower engineering teams across web, mobile, and data environments.
• Advance Performance Engineering: Analyze system behavior, performance patterns, and load models to identify opportunities for improving scalability, testability, and overall reliability.
• Lead Performance Testing Initiatives: Guide performance engineering efforts, interpret results, identify patterns, and collaborate across teams to resolve issues with clarity and accuracy.
• Share Knowledge & Foster Learning: Contribute to internal learning sessions, technical discussions, and community knowledge sharing to support continuous education and collaboration.
• Establish Technical Standards: Review test and automation code for quality and consistency, contribute to engineering standards, and help maintain best practice testing guidelines.
• Mentor & Support Engineers: Provide constructive, skills focused coaching to SDETs and engineers through code reviews, test design discussions, and knowledge sharing.
• Enhance CI/CD Quality: Strengthen automated test reliability within CI/CD pipelines, identifying opportunities to optimize build feedback and execution stability.
• Champion Quality Culture: Advocate for performance and end to end testing practices that improve overall product quality and promote shared ownership across engineering teams.
• Support Technical Growth & Innovation: Provide guidance and expertise across engineering initiatives, contributing to improved processes, tools, and testing efficiency.
• Engage in Broader Team Efforts: Contribute to team goals and evolving initiatives with a collaborative, community-oriented mindset.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum seven years of experience designing test plans, cases and writing automated tests in a team environment, including performance testing practices.
• Minimum two years of experience testing applications and services with security automation frameworks.
• Minimum seven years of hands-on experience with programming and scripting languages such as C#, Python or JavaScript/Typescript (or other languages) performing software development/QA in a polyglot environment, including scripting to support performance frameworks like JMeter.
• Minimum seven years of experience with continuous integration systems and test case management tools.
• Proficiency with test frameworks such as Nunit, MSTest, Xunit, Selenium, Playwright or Gherkin.
• Experience with public cloud (Azure/AWS/Google Cloud) technologies.
• Experience using git, including performing code reviews, pull requests, and following branching standards such as Git Flow or Trunk-Based Development.

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• JavaScript
• JMeter
• Python
• Selenium
• TypeScript

Benefits

• 401(k) Company Match (up to 3%)
• 4% annual contribution to your 401(k) by BECU
• Medical, Dental and Vision (family contributions as well)
• PTO Program + Exchange Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• BECU Cares volunteer time off + donation match