Software Engineer in Test

2 days ago

Dallas, Texas, United States Photon Full time $80,000 - $140,000 per year

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Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Location : Dallas, TX (Onsite)

Hiring Type : Full Time

Job Summary

We're looking for an experienced and driven
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
with a strong focus on API and backend systems to join our engineering team. You'll be instrumental in ensuring the quality, performance, and reliability of our core services and APIs.

Key Responsibilities

  • API and Backend Quality Assurance:
    Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test suites for our
    APIs (REST/SOAP)
    and backend services.
  • Automation Strategy:
    Drive the adoption of the
    Testing Pyramid
    philosophy, focusing on efficient unit, integration, and service-level testing over excessive UI testing.
  • API Automation Development:
    Implement and execute comprehensive API automation tests using relevant frameworks and programming languages.
  • Performance Engineering:
    Conduct
    API Performance Testing
    (load, stress, and scalability) to identify bottlenecks and ensure system resilience under high traffic.
  • Data Integrity Testing:
    Write and execute complex
    SQL queries
    to validate data integrity, consistency, and correctness within backend databases.
  • Service Interaction Validation:
    Thoroughly test various HTTP methods, with a particular emphasis on verifying the functionality and reliability of
    HTTP Put & Post Operations
    .
  • Security Mindset:
    Apply a
    conceptual understanding of Security Measures
    in the context of testing, helping to identify common security vulnerabilities in APIs and backend services.
  • Collaboration:
    Work closely with development, product, and operations teams to understand requirements and integrate quality throughout the development lifecycle.

Required Skills and Qualifications :

  • Proven experience as an SDET, Test Automation Engineer, or similar role.
  • Deep expertise in
    API testing, API automation, and backend testing
    .
  • Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C#, JavaScript) for automation scripting.
  • Expert-level ability to write complex
    SQL queries
    for data validation and backend verification.
  • Solid understanding of
    HTTP protocol
    , including thorough experience in testing key operations like
    HTTP Put & Post
    .
  • Practical experience in implementing testing strategies based on the
    Testing Pyramid
    model.
  • Hands-on experience with tools and methodologies for
    API Performance Testing
    (e.g., JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner).
  • Familiarity with common API testing tools (e.g., Postman, Rest Assured, SoapUI).
  • A conceptual understanding of basic security principles and best practices for identifying security risks in a testing context.

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