Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Position Overview

Jewelers Mutual is on a transformative journey to develop a resilient, scalable, and cutting-edge software platform that supports our various business lines and customer experiences. As a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality, scalability, and security of our applications. You will develop robust automated test suites, contribute to our end-to-end testing strategy, and work collaboratively in a DevOps-focused, cloud-native environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Automated Quality Engineering: Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites across frontend, backend, and microservices layers.
• Full-Spectrum Reach: Implement and manage holistic testing approaches—including end-to-end, integration, and API testing—for comprehensive coverage.
• Continuous Testing & Delivery: Partner with developers and DevOps engineers to integrate automated testing within the CI/CD pipeline.
• Resilient System Integration: Develop and execute integration tests that validate interactions between system components.
• Observable Quality: Monitor test results and system observability, providing actionable feedback to enhance performance and user experience.

Required Qualifications

• Relevant Experience: 3-5 years as an SDET or in a similar quality engineering role with expertise in automated testing.
• Strong Technical Foundations: Advanced proficiency with testing frameworks and tools (e.g., Cypress, Playwright, Postman, RestAssured).
• Systems Thinking: Ability to connect end-to-end, integration, and API testing to ensure cohesive functionality across the stack.
• Seamless Integration: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and the integration of automated tests to support continuous delivery.
• Cloud Native Applications: Experience testing within cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure) and working with modern infrastructure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Consumer-Driven Contract Testing: Experience with tools like PACT to verify inter-service agreements.
• SRE and Resilience Engineering: Familiarity with chaos engineering, fault injection, and error budgeting.
• Performance and Security Acumen: Knowledge in performance testing (e.g., JMeter, Gatling) and security testing.
• Event-Driven Architecture Proficiency: Experience testing event-driven systems and message queues.

Benefits & Perks

• Great Place to Work® Certified: Join a team recognized for innovation and growth.
• Collaborative & Inclusive Culture: Work with smart, passionate peers who value ownership and continuous learning.
• Modern Work Environment: Enjoy a state-of-the-art office in Raleigh’s North Hills and a flexible hybrid work model.
• Competitive Compensation & Benefits: Comprehensive healthcare, 6% 401k matching, generous PTO (including floating holidays), and One Pass for fitness subscriptions.
• Community & Giving: Benefit from 50% charitable gift matching and paid volunteer time for nonprofit causes.