Senior Software Development Engineer in Test – SSDET

Abstra

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SSDET) leading testing strategies for software development projects at Abstra remotely in LATAM. Collaborating on test automation to enhance software quality and performance.

Posted 4/29/2026contractRemote • 🇦🇷 ArgentinaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaJavaScriptJMeterOraclePerlPythonSeleniumSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with the team to identify test scenarios, acceptance criteria, and performance benchmarks based on functional and non-functional requirements.
Guides the team on establishing and implementing a complete testing strategy, leveraging a deep understanding of the Test Pyramid.
Serve as a technical testing leader by driving innovation on the team through research, prototyping, and advancing new testing approaches.
Create and maintain test documentation, including test cases, scripts, and reports.
Help the team build and maintain the test automation suite with production-level code that adheres to SOLID principles and clean-code standards.
Experience in batch testing and big data testing.
Work in an agile development environment, collaborating with the team to deliver quality software iteratively.
Develop end-to-end software test frameworks, test suites, and tools to validate product-specific features and use cases.
Monitor and analyze test results and provide feedback to the development team for rapid iteration and improvement.
Perform creative exploratory testing of new features and products.
Incorporate automated tests into our continuous delivery pipeline.
Execute automated tests to validate software functionality, performance, and scalability.
Identify, triage, and document software defects using bug tracking systems (e.g., JIRA, Bugzilla) and collaborate with the development team to prioritize and resolve issues.
Conduct root cause analysis and contribute to the resolution of complex technical problems.
Find, isolate, document, regress, and track bugs through resolutions.
Ability and willing to assist with all tasks within an Agile scrum team; writing stories, development & manual testing.
Understanding of Agile Testing Quadrants, Behavior Driven Development, ATDD/TDD.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience as a Software Engineer, a Software Engineer in Test, Test Automation Engineer, or equivalent roles with a testing mindset.
Strong experience developing test frameworks with open-source automation tools such as Playwright, Selenium, or Cucumber.
Strong experience writing automation scripts with at least one Object Oriented Programming Language such as C# or Java.
Strong experience with a scripting language such as Python, PowerShell, Perl, JavaScript
Strong experience working with Database testing techniques using Sybase, SQL server, or Oracle with a strong understanding of database schemas.
Experience working with performance Engineers or Performance tools such as BlazeMeter, JMeter and/or Taurus.
Experience with testing API frameworks.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience working in a fast-paced Agile or SCRUM development methodology.
BS/ MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent. (Nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working hours and remote work options
Opportunities for professional growth and development
A collaborative and inclusive work environment
The chance to work on impactful projects with a talented team
Excellent compensation in USD
Hardware and software setup (mandatory)

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Hard Skills & Tools

test automationtest frameworksbatch testingbig data testingautomated testsAPI testingdatabase testingobject-oriented programmingscripting languagesperformance testing

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingcreativityleadershipinnovationfeedbackagilityadaptabilityteamwork

Certifications

BS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer ScienceEngineeringInformation Systems