Senior SDET, Back End

Quanata

. Design, build, test, and maintain shared automation frameworks, internal services, and developer tools for QA and engineering teams .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $198,000 - $281,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing test automation frameworks for backend APIs and microservices, with a strong focus on continuous integration and delivery. Proficient in troubleshooting cloud-hosted applications and ensuring quality through comprehensive testing strategies.

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Test Automation Framework DevelopmentAPI Testing and Microservice InteractionsContinuous Integration and DeliveryPerformance and Resilience TestingDatabase Querying and Troubleshooting

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Hard Skills

Test AutomationBackend API TestingMicroservice ArchitecturePerformance TestingResilience TestingDatabase QueryingCloud Application TestingAutomation DesignError HandlingService Compatibility

Soft Skills

Communication of Technical FindingsMentoring EngineersCollaboration with Engineers

Tools & Technologies

Continuous Integration ToolsAutomated Delivery PipelinesCloud ServicesTelemetry ToolsLogging Tools

Industry Keywords

Property and Casualty InsuranceEvent-Driven ArchitecturesService-Level Security Testing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, test, and maintain shared automation frameworks, internal services, and developer tools for QA and engineering teams
Own test strategy and execution for backend APIs, microservices, and end-to-end business workflows
Balance component, contract, integration, and system-level test coverage
Design and extend code-based automation frameworks with reusable setup and cleanup, data-driven scenarios, dependency isolation, and failure reporting
Validate business rules, API contracts, data persistence, authorization, error handling, and service compatibility
Test asynchronous processing and distributed-system failure conditions, including retries, duplicate events, partial failures, and delayed consistency
Establish automated checks in continuous integration and delivery pipelines
Validate cloud-hosted services and deployment configurations; troubleshoot failures using logs, telemetry, and infrastructure evidence
Assess performance and resilience risks and design targeted tests
Collaborate with engineers to address identified weaknesses
Review requirements and architecture and communicate quality risks
Mentor engineers while independently driving complex testing work
Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
Typically 6–8 years of software testing or engineering experience, including at least 3 years focused on backend APIs and service-based architectures
Hands-on experience developing test automation frameworks and integrating them into automated delivery pipelines
Strong proficiency in a general-purpose programming language
Deep understanding of API testing, microservice interactions, service contracts, and distributed application behavior
Advanced automation design skills, including test lifecycle management, parameterized execution, mocking, shared utilities, and parallel execution
Experience testing and troubleshooting public-cloud applications, including identity and permissions, networking, compute, storage, and messaging dependencies
Experience with continuous integration and delivery, source control, automated quality checks, and environment configuration
Strong database querying skills and ability to trace data and failures across multiple services
Ability to turn incomplete requirements into meaningful tests and communicate technical findings clearly
Property and casualty insurance experience is preferred
Experience testing event-driven architectures and complex third-party integrations
Experience with performance, resilience, and service-level security testing
Demonstrated improvement of automation reliability, execution time, or defect detection

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance and supplemental income plans for employees and dependents
Headspace app subscription
Monthly wellness allowance
401(k) Plan with company match
One-time $2,000 payment for in-home office equipment and furniture
Fully provisioned MacBook Pro
Four weeks of PTO in the first year
Twelve weeks of fully paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
Up to $5,000 annually for professional learning, continuing education and career development
LinkedIn Learning subscriptions
Coaching opportunities through BetterUp
Remote-first work arrangement
Occasional travel is not required
Employees in the San Francisco Bay Area or Providence, Rhode Island may commute to local offices as desired