Full-Time Senior Software Developer in Test (SDET) Engineer

Overview

Liquibase delivers world-class enterprise solutions that automate and streamline the DevOps database change process. These solutions leverage the industry's open-source leader with over 100 million downloads. At Liquibase, you can expect to revel in high growth across the board — in the number of customers we support, in the experiments we run, in the scope and complexity of our technical projects, and the list goes on.

Liquibase is hiring a Senior Software Developer in Test (SDET) Engineer to enhance our database change management product.  This is a crucial role in shaping the testing strategy, driving technical excellence, and leading initiatives to improve overall software quality. The Senior SDET Engineer takes responsibility for quality from end to end, starting with creating the test plans and vision to implementing solutions but also identifying areas of improvement and future growth. You will work on building and expanding automated test infrastructure along with writing and maintaining automated regression and acceptance tests. You influence and guide engineering teams in adopting quality practices and continuous improvement.

What you’ll be doing:

• Help develop and drive the overall test strategy and vision for the team, aligning it with the company's goals and objectives. 
• Create and oversee the execution of test plans, suites & requirements, including functional, integration, performance, and security tests and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Execute tests, monitor progress, analyze results, identify patterns, and provide comprehensive test reports and metrics to stakeholders. Drive actionable insights from test data and ensure decision-making processes related to software quality and release readiness.
• Ensure the design of scalable, maintainable, and efficient test automation frameworks, libraries, and tools. Develop complex test automation scripts using advanced programming languages and technologies. 
• Ensure close collaboration with cross-functional teams, including development, product management, and other engineers, to ensure seamless integration of testing activities into the software development lifecycle. 
• Collaborate with the DevOps team to integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous integration practices. Drive continuous improvements in test automation infrastructure and techniques. 
• Provide technical guidance within the testing team. Mentor and coach other SDETs/QA engineers, share best practices, and promote technical excellence. Drive innovation and adopt emerging technologies and practices to advance testing capabilities.
• Set coding standards, ensure code reviews, and enforce best practices across the team.
• Participate in team planning & prioritization activities including in-person events such as big room planning, roadmap planning, offsites etc.

Must Haves:

• 5+ years of professional experience as an SDET or Test Automation QA Engineer using object-oriented design and coding skills
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Ruby & JRuby with specific expertise in the following test automation frameworks & tools : Cucumber, Rspec & Aruba
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Java with specific expertise in Java test automation frameworks like JUnit, TestNG, Spock, RestAssured, and others
• 2+ years of experience testing with SQL and relational databases (Postgres, Oracle, SQL Server, etc.), including cloud-native and cloud-hosted databases (AWS RDS, AzureDB et.c)
• 2+ years of experience with cloud infrastructure and services, including AWS, Azure & others
• Experience working with DevOps & CI/CD Tools (for ex. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Travis CI, CircleCI, etc.) 
• Experience testing cloud-based web applications and services including API testing 
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development team
• Experience in creating efficient test plans, strategies for the new features and releases, test case development, and execution plans
• Hands-on experience developing test tools, frameworks, and automated tests in scripting and object-oriented languages for command line interfaces, web applications, and REST APIs
• Experience with Linux, MacOS & Windows

Nice to Haves:

• Hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript with specific expertise in JS/TS automation test frameworks like Jest, Mocha, Chai, Cypress and others
• Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra etc)
• Hands-on experience with performance, load & security testing
• Hands-on experience with Docker
• Experience with other test automation tools (Selenium, Playwright, etc.)
• Working knowledge of Groovy or Python.

Education:

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or related field or equivalent work experience