Software Development Engineer In Test (sdet)

Lead Test Engineer

This position follows a hybrid work model, requiring once a week in-office attendance.

Come work in a startup like environment (small team, big challenges, massive growth opportunity, relaxed office culture) with solid company stability (40+ years) and benefits including health, paid holidays, 401K, PTO, remote work friendly and great office views. Together with our 200+ university research partners, we have built PredictIt, into the "The Stock Market of Politics" where 100,000+ enthusiastic Traders make $1 winner-take-all political forecasts with stunning accuracy thanks to the wisdom of the crowd. Now we need your help taking it to the next level.

As a Lead Test Engineer for PredictIt you will get to work on challenging and rewarding projects across the tech stack: from creating innovative web experiences to redesigning the financial engine at the heart of millions of dollars of transactions. You'll be part of small team and have opportunities to take on exciting challenges and responsibilities that make the job extremely fulfilling and rewarding.

The SDET measures and validates software quality via use of industry standard testing tools, automation tools, and methodologies. The engineer identifies and documents program defects; research root causes, and ensure fixes are made.

As part of a small team, everyone contributes across multiple areas, so you will be expected to take on a variety of responsibilities. A typical week may include approximately: 70% automation development and maintenance, 10% manual testing of new features, 10% process improvement and test strategy, and 10% other cross-functional work.

Job Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the quality of our backend systems and the trading engine by designing and writing a full suite of tests
• Lead the testing efforts in building a full suite of tests to validate the trading engine functions enabling developers to have confidence and move quickly with code enhancements
• Work with the development team to define test cases and ensure code coverage
• Ability to work independently and be self-driven in discovering and writing test cases