Software Development Engineer – Test (SDET)

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Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) for a fast-growing tech company in the Philippines. Focused on enhancing software quality through automation and exploratory testing in a collaborative environment.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇵🇭 PhilippinesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain automated tests for web applications, APIs, and key product workflows
Perform manual and exploratory testing when needed to validate functionality and uncover edge cases
Create effective test cases based on product requirements, acceptance criteria, and known risks
Identify, document, and track defects clearly and thoroughly
Partner with developers to reproduce issues, verify fixes, and improve testability
Strengthen regression coverage for business-critical and release-critical features
Support CI/CD test execution and help investigate flaky or failed tests
Contribute clear test evidence to support product quality and release readiness
Help improve testing practices, workflows, and overall engineering quality as the team grows
Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver reliable, high-quality software

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience in an SDET, QA Automation Engineer, Software Test Engineer, or similar role
Strong hands-on experience writing and maintaining automated test
Experience testing web applications, APIs, or cloud-based software
Proficiency in at least one modern programming or scripting language
Experience working with source control and alongside application codebases
Strong skills in test case design, regression testing, and defect documentation
Ability to clearly reproduce issues and communicate findings to developers
Comfortable performing manual and exploratory testing when appropriate
Strong written communication skills
Good judgment on what should be automated versus tested manually

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote work setup
Work from anywhere in the Philippines
Join a collaborative and high-performing engineering environment
Build and improve software that requires reliability, security, and strong quality standards
Have real impact on test automation, engineering quality, and release confidence
Grow your skills while helping shape scalable testing practices in a growing team

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Hard Skills & Tools

automated testingmanual testingexploratory testingtest case designregression testingdefect documentationCI/CDprogramming languagescripting languagesource control

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingjudgmentattention to detail