Valstro

Senior Development Engineer in Test, SDET

Valstro

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

CypressDockerGrafanaGraphQLJavaScriptLinuxSeleniumTypeScript

About the role

  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to understand features and develop appropriate automated tests.
  • Write clear, maintainable test automation code in TypeScript using a bespoke in-house solution wrapping playwright.
  • Maintain and extend the bespoke testing framework to support automated tests.
  • Help identify and document bugs, working with developers to resolve issues quickly.
  • Participate in code reviews to catch potential issues early.
  • Learn from senior engineers and contribute ideas for improving our testing practices.

Requirements

  • 2-4 years of experience in SDET, or software development roles.
  • Solid programming fundamentals in TypeScript/JavaScript. Functional programming a plus.
  • Ability to debug and troubleshoot problems across the stack.
  • Experience writing automated tests. Familiarity with at least one test automation framework (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, etc.).
  • Comfortable working with APIs, both REST and GraphQL endpoints.
  • Basic understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools, networking, monorepos, distributed services architecture, Docker and containers.
  • Passion for delivering high-quality, performant software in a collaborative team environment.
  • Curiosity and eagerness to learn new technologies and testing approaches.
  • Strong communication skills for our remote-first environment - you can explain technical concepts clearly in writing.
  • Self-motivated and comfortable asking questions when you need help.
  • A good portion of the following: Any fintech or financial services experience.
  • Fluent use of terminal environments and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) for day-to-day development and testing activities.
  • Bonus: Experience with Loki/Tempo/Grafana for system monitoring and test result analysis.
  • Bonus: Experience developing testing frameworks for Equity Trading systems in Capital Markets.
Benefits
  • Valstro offers an **excellent benefits package**, including** pension or 401 (k) plans, unlimited PTO and highly competitive compensation**. Our leadership team brings a **wealth of experience and deep industry knowledge**.

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Hard skills
TypeScriptJavaScriptautomated teststest automation frameworkdebuggingAPIRESTGraphQLCI/CDDocker
Soft skills
communication skillsself-motivatedcollaborativecuriosityeagerness to learn