Senior Software Development Engineer In Test

Summary

Join Addepar's Quality & Developer Enablement team as a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test! You will drive end-to-end quality initiatives, develop and execute comprehensive test strategies, build and maintain automated test suites, and collaborate with developers. The role requires strong automation skills, experience with back-end data testing, and a proven track record of reducing defect leakage. You'll also contribute to improving testing processes and methodologies, mentor junior team members, and monitor production releases. Addepar offers a competitive salary ($108,000 - $169,000 base salary) plus bonus, equity, and benefits. The ideal candidate is passionate about empowering developers and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 testing

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits