SDET
Role summary
We are seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to modernize quality engineering across UI, API, services, and data layers. This hands-on leadership role involves defining automation standards, building scalable frameworks, integrating continuous testing in Azure DevOps, and embedding AI-assisted quality practices. You will collaborate with Engineering, Product, DevOps, and Business stakeholders to enhance quality by design, mitigate production risks, and ensure reliable releases in complex, data-driven systems, ideally within wealth management or financial services. The role requires 10+ years of experience, strong coding skills in Java, Python, or TypeScript/JavaScript, and expertise in UI, API, and data quality automation.
Job Description.
About the Role We are seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to lead and modernize quality engineering across UI, API, services, and data layers. This is a hands-on and strategic leadership role, responsible for defining automation standards, building scalable test frameworks, enabling continuous testing in Azure DevOps, and embedding AI-assisted quality practices across teams. You will partner closely with Engineering, Product, DevOps, and Business stakeholders to drive quality by design, reduce production risk, and ensure reliable, high-confidence releases in complex, data-driven systems—preferably within wealth management or financial services domains.
Roles & Responsibilities
UI & Backend Automation Leadership
- Architect, design, and maintain enterprise-grade automation frameworks for:
o UI/Web applications (Playwright, Selenium, Cypress)
o APIs and backend services (REST / GraphQL, microservices)
- Establish automation best practices, coding standards, and framework guidelines
- Embed automation into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines with robust quality gates
- Drive test stability improvements, reduce flaky tests, and optimize execution time
- Partner with engineering teams to improve testability, observability, and quality by design
- Mentor and coach SDETs, raising the overall automation maturity of the organization
Data Quality & Backend Validation (Core Expectation)
- Lead the design and automation of data quality validation frameworks across:
o Databases
o Data pipelines
o System-to-system integrations
- Validate and automate checks for:
o Data completeness, accuracy, consistency, and reconciliation
o ETL / ELT transformations
o Batch jobs, scheduled processes, and file-based integrations (CSV / JSON / XML)
- Build reusable data validation utilities using SQL and Python / Java
- Implement automated reconciliation for financial or transactional data where applicable
- Integrate data quality tests into CI/CD pipelines or scheduled automation runs with actionable reporting
- Proactively identify data anomalies and quality risks before production releases
Azure, DevOps & Platform Enablement
- Drive quality engineering practices within Azure environments
- Design and govern test execution strategies in Azure DevOps
- Define test stages, quality gates, and reporting standards across pipelines
- Ensure traceability across requirements, tests, defects, and releases
AI-Driven Quality Engineering
- Champion the use of AI-assisted tools (GitHub Copilot, Copilot agents, AI assistants) to:
o Accelerate test case generation
o Improve automation code quality and maintainability
o Analyze test failures, logs, and quality trends · Define guardrails and best practices for responsible AI usage in QA
- Drive adoption of AI-enabled productivity patterns across QE teams
Required Qualifications Technical & Engineering Expertise
- 10+ years of experience in SDET / Test Automation / Quality Engineering
- Strong hands-on coding expertise in Java, Python, or TypeScript/JavaScript&nbs p;
- Proven depth in: o UI automation
o API / backend automation
o Automated data quality testing
- Advanced SQL skills with deep experience validating backend data and transformations
- Experience testing distributed systems and microservices
- Strong CI/CD experience using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
Leadership & Influence
- Ability to operate at a Principal level:
o Set automation and quality standards o Influence architecture and design decisions
o Mentor senior and junior SDETs
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-team collaboration skills
- Ability to translate business risk into actionable quality strategies
Domain Experience (Strong Advantage)
Wealth Management / Financial Services experience, including:
- Investment platforms
- Client onboarding / account opening
- Financial data validation and reconciliation
- Regulatory or compliance-driven systems
Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000 a year
Location
Hamilton, NJ
Job Function
TECHNOLOGY
Role
Engineer
Job Id
403156
Desired Skills
SDET
Salary Range
$100,000-$130,000 a year
Desired Candidate Profile
Qualifications : BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
