Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
We're looking for an experienced SDET to join a team building and testing large-scale data platforms within a Benefits domain. You'll work closely with Engineers, Product Managers, QA Engineers, Data Engineers, and Technical Managers to ensure high-quality, reliably automated releases — supporting a system that runs millions of automated tests per year, fully integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
What you'll do:
- Analyze front-end and back-end systems for quality and reliability
- Design and deploy automated testing at scale
- Build and execute automated test cases to ensure robust, reliable service pipelines
- Perform integration testing across systems and interfaces (APIs, databases, flat files)
- Partner with engineering teams on requirements and technical design reviews to bake automation into new features from the start
- Evaluate and evolve existing data test automation frameworks
- Recommend and implement modern automation tools and techniques
- Maintain and improve automated tests within CI/CD pipelines
- Champion quality ownership across the team
- Enable fast, direct feedback loops on every code submission
What we're looking for:
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- 4+ years as an SDET or in software development, using C#, Python, or Go
- Strong grasp of Object-Oriented Programming
- Comfortable working across Windows and Linux
- Experience with a major cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks
- Performance testing experience (JMeter, Locust, Gatling, or K6)
- Experience spotting quality issues in data collection, storage, and processing
- Solid experience with relational databases (SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, MariaDB)
- Experience with streaming platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pub/Sub)
- Strong Git workflow experience
- CI/CD platform experience (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab, Codefresh, Rundeck)
- Root Cause Analysis and SLA/incident management experience
- Experience debugging and parsing data pipelines
- Solid QA methodology foundation: functional, performance, regression, black-box, white-box testing
- A genuine passion for learning and clearly explaining technical concepts
Nice to have:
- Healthcare domain knowledge — especially EDI, NCPDP, and transaction processing in pharmacy/PBM contexts
- Experience in HIPAA-, PCI-, or other high-security coding environments
- Open source contribution history
Skills Required
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- 4+ years as an SDET or in software development using C#, Python, or Go
- Strong grasp of Object-Oriented Programming
- Comfortable working across Windows and Linux
- Experience with a major cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks
- Performance testing experience (JMeter, Locust, Gatling, or K6)
- Experience spotting quality issues in data collection, storage, and processing
- Solid experience with relational databases (SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, MariaDB)
- Experience with streaming platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pub/Sub)
- Strong Git workflow experience
- CI/CD platform experience (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab, Codefresh, Rundeck)
- Root Cause Analysis and SLA/incident management experience
- Experience debugging and parsing data pipelines
- Solid QA methodology foundation: functional, performance, regression, black-box, white-box testing
- A genuine passion for learning and clearly explaining technical concepts
- Healthcare domain knowledge (EDI, NCPDP, pharmacy/PBM transaction processing)
- Experience in HIPAA-, PCI-, or other high-security coding environments
- Open source contribution history
What We Do
Founded in 2015, Helpware is a company taking a modern approach to the outsourcing industry. We created the company to change perceptions of what outsourcing is and can be, and we did that by building amazing cultures in each of our locations, and by simply treating our employees better. With Helpware, we are all a team and family, and you'll see that true difference when partnering with us. Helpware builds customized teams in Customer Service and Back Office for industry-leading startups and modern companies. With offices in California, Colorado, Kentucky, Ukraine, Philippines, Germany, and Mexico, we have the global scale to tailor custom teams and processes for success to our many powerhouse clients. Helpware has grown over the years, initially catering to startup client partners, and has now evolved into creating client partnerships with large enterprises as well.
