Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test

Company: Addepar
Location: Boston
Posted on: April 18, 2025

Job Description:

The RoleWe are currently seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test to join our Quality & Developer Enablement team! We set and enforce SDLC strategies and standards through tools and services that enable efficient and confident development of high-quality products. The ideal candidate is passionate about empowering developers, improving engineering efficiency, leveraging data-driven insights, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.Addepar takes a market-based approach to pay. A successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on the role, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base salary for roles in Colorado, California, and New York.The current range for this role is $102,000 - $159,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Additionally, these ranges reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.What You'll Do

• Quality Strategy and Implementation:

• Drive end-to-end quality initiatives for team features and releases
• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies across multiple testing levels
• Design and implement automated test suites for critical business flows
• Collaborate with developers to improve unit test coverage and integration testing
• Perform exploratory testing for new features and complex scenarios
• Test Automation and Framework Development:
  • Build and maintain reliable automated test suites using modern frameworks
  • Create reusable test automation components and utilities
  • Implement performance and load testing solutions for critical services
  • Develop API testing frameworks and maintain test data management solutions
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
  • Quality Analysis and Reporting:
    • Track and analyze defect leakage to identify areas for improvement
    • Participate in incident postmortems and drive preventive measures
    • Present quality metrics and insights to team stakeholders
    • Create and maintain quality dashboards for visibility
    • Document testing processes and best practices
    • Team Collaboration and Technical Leadership:
      • Provide testing consultation and guidance to development teams
      • Review test plans and testing approaches for new features
      • Mentor junior QE team members on testing practices
      • Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions
      • Contribute to improving testing processes and methodologies
      • Production Quality and Monitoring:
        • Monitor production releases and validate deployment success
        • Analyze production incidents and propose testing improvements
        • Help maintain staging environments for testing
        • Collaborate on service monitoring and alerting setup
        • Support release validation and production verification testingWho You Are
          • Bachelor's/ Masters Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience
          • 5+ years of software testing experience with strong automation skills
          • Strong programming skills in Python with experience designing and implementing automation frameworks
          • Extensive experience with back-end data testing with strong ability to investigate on technical issues with developers
          • Proven track record of reducing defect leakage through test automation
          • Experience with performance testing and API testing frameworks
          • Strong understanding of testing methodologies and quality metrics
          • Experience testing distributed systems and data processing pipelines
          • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
          • Good understanding of service integration testing, contract testing, and system reliability testing.
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