SDET/Software Tester

Robert Half is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to support a financial services client based in Seattle, WA. This individual will serve as a hands-on technical contributor, building and maintaining automated test frameworks for an ever-growing department. Apply today!

Duration: Through the end of 2026

Schedule: Core Business Hours (Stand up meetings at 8:30 AM PST)

Location: 100% Remote

Job Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test strategies, scripts, test cases, and frameworks.
• Build automated testing solutions for functional, regression, API, UI, integration, smoke, and end-to-end testing.
• Develop and document testing and debugging tools to support engineering and development teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation processes and increase overall test automation coverage.
• Execute automated test suites, analyze results, and document findings.
• Track, troubleshoot, and help resolve defects while partnering with developers to identify root causes and prevent recurring issues.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including refinement, estimation, and feature delivery.
• Support and provide guidance to other Test Engineers and Software Engineers on automation practices and tooling.
• Potentially own components of the automation framework, CI/CD testing stages, or test strategy for a specific application or service.
• Collaborate closely with developers, QA teams, technical SMEs, business partners, and IT leadership.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in test automation.
• Experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks and creating automated test cases.
• Strong experience with a major automation testing tool, preferably Cypress.
• Experience testing across multiple automation categories, including unit, API, end-to-end, regression, smoke, and performance testing.
• Experience with an object-oriented programming language, preferably C#, with Java experience also considered.
• Experience testing AWS-based applications, including AWS Lambda functions.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman.
• Experience using test case management platforms, such as SpiraTest.
• Strong design, problem-solving, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience working collaboratively within Agile teams to deliver enterprise-level software products.
• Ability to work independently while also partnering effectively with cross-functional technical and business teams.