Staff Software Engineer in Test - SDET

• Design, build, and own the domain's 'paved road' for quality, including standardized CI/CD quality gates, testing frameworks (e.g., for end-to-end, contract, integration and performance testing), and static analysis tools
• Act as the lead architect for our test automation strategy
• Instrument the system by defining, implementing, and owning the core quality metrics (e.g., Defect Escape Rate, Change Fail Percentage, CI Pass Rate)
• Build the dashboards that make these quality metrics visible to everyone
• Ensure quality is built-in, not bolted-on, by applying SOLID/DDD principles to all architectural and design reviews
• Create reusable templates and training materials
• Triage the domain's quality risks and focus your efforts on the highest-leverage initiatives
• Prioritise the next wins, embed with teams and build/prove new solutions, processes and tools
• Ensure compounding interests by building playbooks and best practices, and advocating together with engineering managers on them
• Ensure managers and teams are supported and empowered to run the quality practices introduced
• Drive the 'buy vs. build' decisions for quality tooling by leading the technical evaluation, integration, and standardization
• Partner with teams to evolve testing strategies and pipelines, not only build for them
• Facilitate quality guilds, retrospectives, and post-mortems for shared learning
• Act autonomously to drive change, using data to influence and align engineers
• Translate complex quality concepts into simple, actionable playbooks, workshops, and documentation
• Coach engineers on effective testing strategies and the 'Why' behind them
• Foster a 'shift-left' culture by creating rapid feedback loops for all developers
• Lead blameless post-mortems on quality failures to identify and fix the systemic root cause
• Celebrate quality wins to build momentum and advocate for best practices

• Proven experience building scalable, multi-team quality frameworks from scratch (e.g., as a QA Architect, Principal SDET, or Staff Engineer)
• Hands-on-keyboard expertise in modern CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Expertise in building modern test automation frameworks (e.g., Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, JUnit)
• Expert-level knowledge of software architecture, (e.g. hybrid cloud and on-premise systems, multi cloud setups, etc.)
• Deep understanding of SOLID, TDD, DDD, and other patterns, and how they directly impact testability
• A data-driven mindset, with proven experience using metrics to drive quality strategy (comfortable with SQL, dashboards, etc.)
• Proactive synchronous and asynchronous communication skills, both verbal and written
• A proven track record of influencing senior engineers and managers remotely and without direct authority

Experience managing or directing third-party QA vendors

• Flexi-Week and Work-Life Balance: We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing, offering you a flexible four-day Flexi-Week at full pay and with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance. We also offer a variety of different paid special leaves
• Remote Working Allowance: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs. In addition, we will support you in setting up your remote workspace appropriately
• Flexi-Office: We offer an international culture and flexibility through our Flexi-Office and hybrid/remote work possibilities to work across Awin regions
• Meal Vouchers: You will be supported with a certain net sum to spend it on a variety of lunches
• Health & Wellbeing: The insurance covers several types of health, vision and / or dental treatments for you and for up to one additional family member
• Remote Working Furniture Package: After 3 months of employment, you will be eligible for a furniture package, which should enable you to set up a proper workplace at your remote working location
• Appreciation: Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer program