Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Core
Design and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and quality gates for Thinkific's AWS infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and Rails platform to ensure reliable code delivery.
Role type
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Builds
Shared automation frameworks, quality gates, and CI/CD optimization for the Platform Engineering team
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and software quality engineering
Required skills
Test automation framework design, End-to-end testing, API testing, CI/CD pipeline optimization, Ruby on Rails testing, React testing, Observability tooling, Performance testing, Technical mentorship
Preferred skills
AI agent testing, Test governance, Autonomous test generation, LMS systems, Synthetic data systems
Technologies
Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Protractor, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Semaphore, Grafana, Prometheus, New Relic, Airbrake, JMeter, K6, Gatling, DSPy, Langfuse
Responsibilities
Lead the evolution of test automation strategy, Develop advanced automation suites across front end, back end, services and integrations, Drive improvements to CI/CD delivery pipeline, Act as a technical mentor and coach for engineers, Collaborate with Product Managers, Developers, QA and Operations, Establish test strategies and quality guardrails for large features, Introduce and evaluate new tools and testing technologies, Champion observability and monitoring, Lead root cause analysis for complex issues, Maintain and enforce quality assurance policies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership
