Staff Software Engineer in Test

Overview Join an amazing team that is consistently recognized for our achievements and culture, including our most recent Forbes award of being one of America's Best Midsize Employers for 2026! Position Summary: As a Staff Software Engineer in Test, you will be playing a crucial role in designing, developing and maintaining complex software testing framework and tools as well as mentoring junior team members to ensure delivery. This position will be responsible for providing innovative solutions as well as implementing and prioritizing software product roadmaps.  Geo-Salary Information An in-person interview may be required during the hiring process State specific pay scales for this role are as follows: $101,167 to $204,439 (CA, NJ, NY, WA, HI, AK, MD, CT, RI, MA) $91,970 to $185,853 (NV, OR, AZ, CO, WY, TX, ND, MN, MO, IL, WI, FL, GA, MI, OH, VA, PA, DE, VT, NH, ME) $82,773 to $167,268 (UT, ID, MT, NM, SD, NE, KS, OK, IA, AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, KY, IN, SC, NC, WV) The expected base salary for this position will vary depending on a number of factors, including relevant experience, skills and location. Responsibilities Essential Job Functions:  Design, Develop and Maintain Test Automation Frameworks, Tools and Libraries: Develop a strong understanding of relevant product areas, designing and proficiency implementing complex framework features.  Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills: Skilled in debugging and resolving simple blocking issues, especially with automation scripts, frameworks and tools. Applies analytical and creative approaches to tackle complex quality challenges with solutions. Implement/Enhance Continuous Integration Continuous Deployment (CI / CD): Enhance automation framework with CI/CD pipelines to facilitate automated testing during the build and deployment processes. Performance Testing Support: Design and implement complex performance test script based on existing automation framework and tools to execute performance tests.  Provide analytical feedback for the releases in the test result report. Create new scripts to enhance performance test.  Implement and Drive Automation Test Strategy: Participate in discussions to define simple test automation strategies, research and evaluate simple new technologies and determine appropriate test coverage. Analyze simple requirements and system design to determine the approach for automation implementation. Define and Enforce Automation Standards and Best Practices: Establish and Improve coding standards, best practices, and guidelines for writing and maintaining automated test scripts and framework. Review code written by team members to ensure adherence to standards and provide constructive feedback. Cross-Functional Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with cross functional teams and stakeholders to gather requirements and provide mid-complex solutions in framework to meet mid-complex testing needs in small-medium sized team. Create, Monitor and Analyze Test Results: Create, review and analyze test execution results, providing in-depth insights and mid-complex recommendations based on findings. Training and Mentorship: Train and mentor TE and SETs on using the automation framework to start writing complex automation tests. Training others to diagnose, resolve mid-complex issues and prepare proper documentation to ensure smooth operation. Qualifications Education:  Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or other related fields Or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience: Minimum: 8+ yrs industry experience, leading testing software engineering teams for small/medium projects Preferred: 5 or more years of development experience with Java and/or Python 5 or more years of experience with broad testing experience such as API, UI, performance, etc. 3 or more years of experience creating automation frameworks  3 or more years of experience developing testing tools 1 or more years of experience integrating AI into testing Knowledge and Skills: Minimum:  Knowledgeable of the following: Product Knowledge - Acquire and apply domain-specific knowledge to ensure that testing efforts align with business objectives and real-world use cases.  Training, Leading, and Mentorship - Capability to train, lead and mentor junior team members in automation best practices and framework usage. Collaboration and Communication - verbal and written communication skills on executing task-specific collaboration, conveying precise technical details, responding to immediate issues, and ensure clarity in resolving project-level technical challenges Release Process and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) - Agile software development release process, CI/CD practices and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub) to integrate automated tests into the build process. Technologies - Experienced in containerization technologies. Experienced in cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure. Experienced in Leveraging DevSecOps to Improve Engineering Efficiency Develop Testing Tools, Utilities - Develop a strong understanding of relevant product areas, integrate innovative tools, libraries, and technologies into the automation framework to enhance testing capabilities.  Experienced with the following: Framework Design and Development - Develop a strong understanding of relevant product areas, proficiency in designing and implementing high quality framework, that are modular, configurable, maximize reuse, are fast, effective, user friendly, secure, compliant, stable and maintainable.  Create and Maintain Libraries - Proficiency in creating and maintain automated reusable libraries/components to enhance automated capabilities Performance Testing - Familiarity with performance testing concepts and tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner) to assess system behavior under load. Documentati