ASCENDING is hiring a
SDET

Summary

The company is seeking a Junior to Mid level Software Development Engineer in Test to contribute to their team of technologists. The SDET will be responsible for software development and testing tasks, focusing on the testability, robustness, and performance of production software. They require at least 4 years of experience in the IT industry within the U.S., strong Java or Python programming skills, AWS experience or knowledge, SQL skills or C# experience, any testing experience, Spark experience, Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright experience for UI Testing Framework, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, and excellent communication skills.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years. of proven experience working in the IT industry within U.S
• Strong Java (or Python). programming skills
• AWS. experience or knowledge required. (ALB, EC2, ECS, Fargate, SQS, etc)
• SQL. skills for new feature testing and core app features OR. experience with C#
• Any testing experience required
• Spark. experience
• Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright. experience for UI Testing Framework
• A Bachelor's degree. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Knowledge of programming languages and process management methodology
• Knowledge of test methodologies and their corresponding tools

Responsibilities

• Understanding the flow of code and how it interacts with different components
• Understanding project documents, customer demands, and product objectives to create and execute test cases
• Setting up, maintaining, and performing test automation frameworks on multiple application platforms, such as Mobile, Desktop, and Web, and building test scenarios and acceptance tests
• Investigating customer problems referred to you by the technical support team, testing bugs, and creating and managing bug reports
• Handling technical communications and understanding the customers' systems
• Working with deployments teams, resolving level issues for systems, coordinating on product design, and offering inputs on the testability of functional elements and product designs
• Noting all testing actions you have performed in daily and weekly reports
• Analyzing and disintegrating software systems and coordinating with other teams to enhance the overall design
• Researching test tools, methodologies, and trends and upgrading existing practices and processes
• Managing the final quality of production release

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to Behavior Driven Development
• The ability to recognize risks and errors in an application
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good time management and organizational skills
• The ability to keep current with the constantly changing technology industry
• A passion for testing, development, and design