Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential financial services consultancy seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to lead test automation strategy and implementation. In this remote role, you will:

• Architect reusable, scalable test automation strategies and frameworks across web, mobile, and API platforms, applying AI-enabled engineering approaches where appropriate to improve efficiency and test coverage
• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites for user interfaces, APIs, and backend services using modern testing frameworks
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines while optimizing cloud-based testing platforms to support reliable and scalable software delivery
• Lead test data management, performance and load testing, accessibility validation, and continuous quality improvement across delivery teams
• Mentor engineers, establish testing standards, and encourage the responsible use of approved AI tools and automation to improve collaboration, productivity, and engineering quality

What We're Looking For

Required qualifications:

• Strong experience delivering UI and mobile test automation using Selenium, WebDriver, Cucumber, Robot Framework, or similar technologies
• Proven expertise in API testing (REST/SOAP) using tools such as Postman, JMeter, or equivalent testing frameworks
• Experience working with cloud-based testing platforms including BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, Appium, or comparable services
• Solid understanding of quality engineering tooling including Jira, Jenkins, GitHub, SonarQube, and modern CI/CD practices
• Experience using AI-enabled tools responsibly to improve engineering productivity while maintaining appropriate human oversight, governance, accessibility, and software quality

Preferred qualifications:

• Development experience using Java, Ruby, Python, or similar programming languages
• Experience delivering performance and load testing using JMeter, LoadRunner, Performance Center, or equivalent tools
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, OpenShift, or similar
• Experience applying DevOps practices, Agile methodologies, and accessibility standards including WCAG/AAA
• Interest in responsible AI, automation, and emerging quality engineering technologies to continually improve software testing and delivery

How We Work with You

As your recruiting partner, Get A Job.ai streamlines your path to this opportunity. You'll apply through our platform at getajob.ai, where one of our recruiters will review your qualifications and conduct an initial screening. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly—our talent team will manage all communications and advocate on your behalf throughout the interview process.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process with our recruiting team.

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