Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

<p style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32)"><i><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="background-color:inherit; font-size:10.6667px">This is a remote position. Join one of the Philippines' fastest-growing tech companies. Open to Philippine-based candidates only.</span></span></i></span></span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></p><div><b><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">About Us</span></b><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Full Scale is a fully remote-first company that helps businesses build dedicated teams of skilled software engineers. We make it easier for growing companies to find, onboard, and retain high-performing software talent.</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span><span class="highlight" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32)"><span class="size" style="font-size:13px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:pre-wrap"></span></span></span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><b><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">About the Role</span></b><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">We are looking for a </span><b><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)</span></b><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"> to join a growing engineering team building secure, scalable, and reliable cloud software in a regulated environment. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys improving software quality through a balanced approach to automation and exploratory testing. You will help ensure new features are thoroughly tested, critical workflows remain stable, and releases go out with confidence. You will work closely with developers, product managers, and fellow engineers to strengthen test coverage, surface issues early, and improve the overall quality of the product and release process.</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></div><p style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32)"><span class="size" style="font-size:13px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:pre-wrap"><b><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Key Responsibilities</span></b><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></span></span></span></p><ul style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" padding-left:20px;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32);="" font-size:13px;="" font-style:normal;="" font-weight:400;="" letter-spacing:normal;="" orphans:2;="" text-indent:0px;="" text-transform:none;="" widows:2;="" word-spacing:0px;="" white-space:pre-wrap;="" background-color:rgb(255,="" 255,="" 255)"=""><li style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32)"=""><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Design, build, and maintain automated tests for web applications, APIs, and key product workflows</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32)"=""><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Perform manual and exploratory testing when needed to validate functionality and uncover edge cases</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32)"=""><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Create effective test cases based on product requirements, acceptance criteria, and known risks</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32)"=""><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Identify, document, and track defects clearly and thoroughly</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32)"=""><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Partner with developers to reproduce issues, verify fixes, and improve testability</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32)"=""><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Strengthen regression coverage for business-critical and release-critical features</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32)"=""><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Support CI/CD test execution and help investigate flaky or failed tests</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32)"=""><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Contribute clear test evidence to support product quality and release readiness</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32)"=""><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Help improve testing practices, workflows, and overall engineering quality as the team grows</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32)"=""><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver reliable, high-quality software</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li></ul><div><br></div><br><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><li><span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">3+ years of experience in an SDET, QA Automation Engineer, Software Test Engineer, or similar role</span></span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Strong hands-on experience writing and maintaining automated test</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Experience testing web applications, APIs, or cloud-based software</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Proficiency in at least one modern programming or scripting language</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Experience working with source control and alongside application codebases</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Strong skills in test case design, regression testing, and defect documentation</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Ability to clearly reproduce issues and communicate findings to developers</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Comfortable performing manual and exploratory testing when appropriate</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Strong written communication skills</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Good judgment on what should be automated versus tested manually</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li></ul><div><b><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Nice to Have</span></b><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></div><ul><li><span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Experience testing .NET and Angular applications</span></span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Experience with Playwright, TUnit, or similar automation tools</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated regression testing</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Experience testing cloud-native or multi-tenant SaaS platforms</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Experience with SQL, test data setup, or database validation</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Experience testing authentication, permissions, RBAC, or sensitive data workflows</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Exposure to healthcare tech, regulated software, SaMD, IEC 62304, ISO 13485, or FDA-related environments</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Experience with performance, reliability, security, or deployment validation</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Familiarity with tools such as New Relic, Aikido, Probely, or similar platforms</span><br></li></ul><br><h3>Benefits</h3><p style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(32, 32, 32)"><span class="size" style="font-size:13px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:pre-wrap"><b><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Why Join Us</span></b><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></span></span></span></p><ul style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" padding-left:20px;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32);="" font-size:13px;="" font-style:normal;="" font-weight:400;="" letter-spacing:normal;="" orphans:2;="" text-indent:0px;="" text-transform:none;="" widows:2;="" word-spacing:0px;="" white-space:pre-wrap;="" background-color:rgb(255,="" 255,="" 255)"=""><li style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32)"=""><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Fully remote work setup</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32)"=""><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Work from anywhere in the Philippines</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif"><br></span></li><li style="font-family:Inter-v3_19, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen-sans,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" color:rgb(32,="" 32,="" 32)"=""><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif">Join a collaborative and high-performing engineering environment</span><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif, 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