Elite Technology is the trusted automation platform for law firm operations, delivering a cloud-native SaaS platform that unifies various management systems. The Senior Software Development Engineer in Test will be responsible for designing scalable systems, driving engineering excellence, and delivering high-impact quality solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to system and component‑level test architecture design, collaborating with engineers and architects to evaluate options and make sound technical decisions
- Own end‑to‑end technical execution of key quality initiatives, from design through delivery, proactively identifying and mitigating risks and dependencies
- Lead cross-team initiatives and influence platform-level decisions
- Uphold high engineering standards by actively participating in code reviews and applying best practices in CI/CD, testing, observability, and DevOps
- Define performance benchmarks, SLOs, and acceptance thresholds in collaboration with engineering and product stakeholders; drive resolution of performance regressions through root cause analysis and actionable recommendations
- Partner closely with Product, UX, QA, Security, and Infrastructure teams to deliver solutions that meet both functional and non‑functional requirements
- Lead complex incident response and technical root cause analysis, including on-call participation
- Mentor and support engineers, fostering strong engineering judgment, collaboration, ownership, and continuous learning
- Remain deeply hands‑on, contributing high‑quality, production‑ready code to critical components and complex problem areas
- Balance short-term delivery with long-term technical health
- Troubleshoot and resolve/investigate complex production issues and test failures, applying strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills to root cause analysis
- Support alignment between product priorities and technical execution, contributing to predictable, high-quality delivery
- Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental and company objectives
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
- 9–12 years of professional software development experience
- Expert-level knowledge of software architecture and system design
- Expert-level proficiency in test automation using the Microsoft stack, including C# / .NET Core and experience with Angular, React or Node.js applications from a testability and end-to-end validation perspective
- Proven experience delivering large-scale, cloud-based systems
- Proven experience writing test automation at every level to confirm application functionality and performance goals are met
- Strong database experience with understanding of SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Cosmos DB, including performance tuning and scalability
- Extensive experience architecting and scaling test automation frameworks, applying TDD/BDD methodologies, and establishing quality-driven development practices across engineering teams
- Expert-level proficiency across the full automation spectrum — unit, integration, end-to-end, performance, and contract testing — with a track record of enforcing testing best practices and elevating quality standards for full stack applications
- Proven ability to lead comprehensive performance and load testing initiatives, defining SLOs and benchmarks, and driving resolution of regressions across the stack
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder influence skills
- Ability to drive change across complex technical environments
- Ability to travel up <10% as business needs require
- Role requires the following physical capacity: Sedentary: primarily desk/computer work
- Must be legally authorized to work in United States; Elite does not provide employment sponsorship for this position