Sr Software Developer Engineer in Test; SDET

Position: Sr Software Developer Engineer in Test (SDET)

Pay Range

The Target Pay Range for this position is $-$ annually. The full Pay Range is $99,900.00 - $ annually. At BECU, compensation decisions are determined using factors such as relevant job‑related skills, experience, and education or training. Should an offer for employment be made, we will consider individual qualifications. In addition to your salary, compensation incentives are available for the hired applicant.

Incentives are performance‑based and targets vary by role.

Benefits

• 401(k) Company Match (up to 3%)
• 4% annual contribution to your 401(k) by BECU
• Medical, Dental and Vision (family contributions as well)
• PTO Program + Exchange Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• BECU Cares volunteer time off + donation match

Location Requirements

To join our dynamic team, we require candidates to be residents of WA, OR, AZ, TX, GA, SC, NC, CA or VA. If you’re located in Washington state and within a reasonable driving distance from Tukwila, we are requesting that you come into our HQ on Tuesdays & Wednesday. For those candidates that live outside the commute distance of TFC and in any of our approved remote work locations, this role will be remote.

Remote or onsite, we are committed to ensuring you are fully engaged and included in our collaborative environment.

What You’ll Do

• Lead Advanced Test Automation: You’ll design, build, and maintain robust automated test frameworks, scripts, and test data models to expand automation coverage and reduce manual testing effort across releases.
• Ensure Testable, High‑Quality Design: You’ll partner closely with developers, architects, and product owners to ensure systems and services are designed with testability, quality, and scalability in mind.
• Drive Quality Engineering Strategy: You’ll help shape and execute the team’s testing roadmap and vision, aligning QE practices across multiple SIAM teams and cross‑domain partners.
• Improve System Reliability: You’ll analyze production issues, identify gaps across the testing stack, perform root cause analysis, and implement systemic improvements to prevent recurrence.
• Champion CI/CD Integration: You’ll ensure automated tests are seamlessly integrated into CI pipelines, executing reliably and supporting faster, more confident releases.
• Provide Technical Leadership: You’ll review and approve automation code and test solutions, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with BECU standards while contributing to those standards.
• Mentor and Elevate Others: You’ll coach and mentor SDETs, QA, and junior developers through code reviews, test design guidance, and hands‑on collaboration.
• Communicate with Impact: You’ll present complex technical topics clearly to engineering and cross‑functional stakeholders, proactively highlighting risks, gaps, and readiness.
• Support Delivery and Triage: You’ll lead and support testing efforts during releases, identify failure patterns, and collaborate in bug triage to drive issues to resolution.
• Operate with Accountability: You’ll perform all responsibilities in accordance with BECU competencies, compliance, regulatory, and information protection requirements.

What You’ll Gain

• The opportunity to own and influence QE strategy across multiple high‑impact digital platforms
• Exposure to complex, enterprise‑scale systems within online and mobile banking
• A role that values senior‑level autonomy, judgment, and leadership
• The ability to make a direct, visible impact on member experience and product stability
• A collaborative environment where engineering, product, and QE partner closely
• The chance to mentor and shape the next generation of quality engineers
• Support for innovation, continuous improvement, and responsible use of AI as a productivity tool
• A mission‑driven culture focused on members, trust, and long‑term impact

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree: in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent work experience required
• Experience: Minimum five years of experience designing test plans, cases and writing automated tests in a team environment required
• Programming and Scripting: Minimum five years of hands‑on experience with programming and scripting languages such as C#, Python or JavaScript/Typescript and software development/QA in a…