Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.
SDET Engineer - Desktop IDE Plugins.
About Black Duck Software:
At Black Duck Software, we're revolutionizing application security. As pioneers in DevSecOps, we provide cutting-edge SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that empower organizations to build impeccable software at breakthrough speeds. Our powerful combination of industry-leading tools, specialized expertise, and innovative approaches enables dev teams to find and fix vulnerabilities before they become problems—maximizing both security and productivity throughout the entire software development lifecycle.
IDE on every platform? Read on.
Key Responsibilities:
- Extend, enhance, and evolve our in-house Java and Python-based test automation frameworks for Desktop IDE plugin testing.
- Drive the integration of AI-powered capabilities into our test frameworks—including AI-assisted test generation, LLM-driven test code authoring, and AI-based visual object detection for IDE UI validation.
- Design and execute comprehensive test strategies covering functional, integration, UI, performance, and security testing across all supported IDE platforms (JetBrains suite, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse, and others).
- Ensure consistent plugin behaviour and UX fidelity across multiple IDE versions, plugin framework differences, and operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux)
- Collaborate closely and regularly with the plugin development team to understand new features, plan test coverage, and provide early quality feedback
- Apply diverse testing methodologies—exploratory, regression, compatibility, and beyond—to uncover hidden defects and continuously elevate plugin quality
- Contribute meaningfully to code reviews with insights that improve overall code and test quality
- Engineer data generation and environment tooling that supports realistic, large-scale testing scenarios mirroring real customer usage
Background & Experience:
Must Have:
- 3–5 years of proven experience in Test Automation / QA Engineering.
- Developer-caliber programming proficiency in **Java** and/or **Python** — you write test code, not just test cases.
- Demonstrated experience building, maintaining, and evolving automated test frameworks from the ground up or inheriting and improving existing ones.
- Hands-on experience testing **Desktop applications or IDE plugins** — understanding of plugin architectures, UI automation challenges, and cross-version compatibility is a must.
- Proven cross-platform testing experience across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Experience with UI automation and visual testing techniques, including object/element detection strategies.
Black Duck is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or military service status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Black Duck complies with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination in every jurisdiction where it operates and provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.
Skills Required
- 3-5 years of experience in Test Automation / QA Engineering
- Developer-caliber programming proficiency in Java and/or Python (able to write test code)
- Experience building, maintaining, and evolving automated test frameworks
- Hands-on experience testing desktop applications or IDE plugins, including plugin architectures and cross-version compatibility
- Proven cross-platform testing experience across Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Experience with UI automation and visual testing techniques, including object/element detection strategies
Black Duck Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Black Duck and has not been reviewed or approved by Black Duck.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage provide multiple plan choices with transparent costs, with carrier updates noted for 2026. Vision via VSP and dental plan options offer defined tiers and network access.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company matching alongside an employee stock purchase plan with a discount and lookback. These features support longer‑term savings and wealth building.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Exempt employees use a manager‑approved, no‑cap time‑off model, while non‑exempt employees accrue flexible time off alongside sick time. Paid leaves include parental and family care leave, with additional protections under applicable leave laws.
Black Duck Insights
What We Do
Organizations worldwide use Black Duck Software’s industry-leading products to secure and manage open source software, eliminating the pain related to security vulnerabilities, compliance and operational risk. Black Duck is headquartered in Burlington, MA, and has offices in San Jose, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Vancouver, Seoul & Beijing
Why Work With Us
We pride ourselves on cultivating an environment of collaboration, creativity, and fun! We know where you work can influence how you work, which is why our collaborative office space focuses on community and continuous learning. Our work-hard, play-hard attitude even got us named a Top Place to Work in Massachusetts by The Boston Globe!
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