Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Remote

Overview

Top Hat is used and adored by over 500 Universities and over a million students worldwide. As we set our sights on increasing the adoption of our products to all 4000+ post-secondary institutions in North America, we’re looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to guide and scale our Test Platform.

In Short

• Work cross-functionally with Infrastructure, Engineering, Agile, and Product to design and deliver tools, test automation frameworks, and pipelines that support development and testing within Top Hat’s continuous delivery environment
• Gather continuous feedback about TopHat’s testing ecosystem to ensure we’re solving the right problems for Engineering
• Work closely with Engineering to measure and increase Top Hat’s test coverage and release confidence
• Guide test engineers in writing effective, scalable and maintainable automated tests
• Define and implement domain-level quality and performance metrics, dashboards, and monitoring tools
• Support onboarding and adoption of new test automation tools and frameworks
• Follow industry best practices to ensure scalability, maintainability and efficiency of test automation

Requirements

• You have 4+ years of experience delivering test automation solutions at scale; infrastructure, pipeline, environments, test orchestration
• You are proficient in at least one programming or scripting language (JavaScript, Typescript, Java, Python)
• You have 3+ years of experience with modern test automation tools (Playwright, Puppeteer, Cypress)
• You have extensive experience working with API, Integration, and visual regression testing tools (Postman, REST-assured, Pact, Percy, Applitools)
• You have experience working directly with product teams in an agile environment
• You have a proven ability to design and implement large-scale projects
• You have exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

• A noble mission that creates meaningful, fulfilling work
• A team that cares deeply for customers and for each other
• Flexible, remote first work environment
• Professional learning and development for all role levels
• An awesome and welcoming Toronto HQ
• Competitive health benefits that start on day one
• A management team focused on performance, growth, engagement and connection
• Our winning strategy and market potential
• Innovative PTO policy with lots of time and space for self-care
• Passionate customers that believe in us—and what we do
• A chance to work with new tech like generative AI - and see the customer impact