This role is eligible for our hybrid work model: Two days in-office.
Our Technology team is the backbone of our company: constantly creating, testing, learning and iterating to better meet the needs of our customers. If you thrive in a fast-paced, ideas-led environment, you’re in the right place.
Why this job’s a big deal:As a Senior SDET in the Product Operating Model (POM), you are a strategic quality leader responsible for defining and driving automation strategy, test architecture, and quality standards across products.
This is not just a test execution role — you will own automated regression implementation at scale, embed quality engineering into CI/CD pipelines, and ensure reliability in complex FinTech and cloud-native systems where precision and data integrity are critical.
You will influence engineering practices, prevent defects through early quality integration, and ensure products are scalable, performant, and production-ready.
In this role, you will get to:1. Automation Strategy & Test Architecture
Design and own scalable, maintainable automation frameworks
Lead implementation and optimization of automated regression suites
Drive automation-first practices across squads
Architect API, UI, integration, and end-to-end automation solutions
Integrate testing deeply within CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality validation
Improve regression execution time, stability, and coverage
Define test strategy for high-volume transactional systems (FinTech domain)
2. Quality Leadership & Collaboration
Partner with Engineering, Product, and Design to define quality standards upfront
Review technical designs with a quality and risk-based mindset
Lead root cause analysis for production defects and drive preventative solutions
Mentor mid-level QEs and developers on automation best practices
Advocate for shift-left testing and continuous quality engineering
3. Advanced Testing & Risk Management
Validate complex workflows including:
Financial transactions
Reconciliation processes
Data integrity and ledger validation
Microservices and distributed systems
Drive non-functional testing (performance, reliability, resilience)
Identify quality risks and mitigation strategies early in the SDLC
Ensure release readiness through data-driven quality insights
4. Metrics, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
Define and track automation coverage and regression health metrics
Improve defect leakage rate and regression reliability
Provide leadership visibility into quality posture
Continuously enhance tools, frameworks, and quality processes
Influence cross-team quality standards within the organization
Who you are:
You are a quality engineering leader who thinks like a developer and acts like a product owner for quality.
6+ years of experience in Quality Engineering / SDET roles
Strong programming expertise (Java / Python / Kotlin preferred)
Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch
Deep hands-on experience with tools like:
Selenium / Playwright / Cypress
RestAssured / API automation frameworks
Strong CI/CD integration experience (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
Experience testing microservices and distributed cloud systems
Exposure to FinTech systems (payments, invoicing, reconciliation, high-volume transactions) preferred
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure)
Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized environments
Strong analytical skills and ability to debug complex system issues
Experience leading quality initiatives across squads
Illustrated history of living the values necessary to Priceline: Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability and Trust.
The Right Results, the Right Way is not just a motto at Priceline; it’s a way of life. Unquestionable integrity and ethics is essential.
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Who we areOur success as one of the biggest players in online travel is all thanks to our incredible, dedicated team of talented employees. Priceliners are focused on being the best travel deal makers in the world, motivated by our passion to help everyone experience the moments that matter most in their lives. Whether it’s a dream vacation, your cousin’s graduation, or your best friend’s wedding - we make travel affordable and accessible to our customers.
Our culture is unique and inspiring (that’s what our employees tell us). We’re a grown-up, startup. We deliver the excitement of a new venture, without the struggles and chaos that can come with a business that hasn’t stabilized.
We’re on the cutting edge of innovative technologies. We keep the customer at the center of all that we do. Our ability to meet their needs relies on the strength of a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity and collaboration.
Priceline is part of the Booking Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKNG) family of companies, a highly profitable global online travel company with a market capitalization of over $80 billion. Our sister companies include Booking.com, BookingGo, Agoda, Kayak and OpenTable.
If you want to be part of something truly special, check us out!
Flexible work at PricelinePriceline is following a hybrid working model, which includes two days onsite as determined by you and your manager (ideally selecting among Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday). On the remaining days, you can choose to be remote or in the office.
To be the best travel dealmakers in the world, we believe our team should reflect the broad range of customers and communities we serve. We are committed to cultivating a culture where all employees have the freedom to bring their individual perspectives, life experiences, and passion to work.
Priceline is a proud equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate the unique lenses through which our employees see the world. We’d love for you to join us and help shape what makes our team extraordinary.
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Skills Required
- 6+ years of experience in Quality Engineering / SDET roles
- Strong programming expertise in Java / Python / Kotlin
- Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch
- Hands-on experience with Selenium / Playwright / Cypress
- Strong CI/CD integration experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
- Experience testing microservices and distributed cloud systems
- Exposure to FinTech systems
- Experience with cloud platforms AWS / GCP / Azure
Priceline Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Priceline and has not been reviewed or approved by Priceline.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, including medical, dental, and vision offerings alongside an EAP. Fitness reimbursement is also described as part of the standard health-and-wellness set.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is framed as well-supported through paid time off, company holidays, and paid volunteer days. These elements collectively broaden the non-cash value of the package for many employees.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is characterized as fair-to-decent in parts of the organization, with certain technical roles described as competitive. Total rewards can feel more acceptable when benefits and travel-related perks are factored in.
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What We Do
At Priceline, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. [NASDAQ: BKNG], we believe every trip is a big deal to our customers. Whether it’s a much-needed getaway, wedding, reunion, graduation, or rooting on a favorite team—those are the moments that nobody should miss out on. Our mission? Be the best travel dealmakers in the world. We provide our customers with smart and easy ways to access the very best deals available on hotel rooms, flights, rental cars, vacation packages and cruises, so they can be there for the moments that matter the most to them. We do that by welcoming people who are at the top of their game, who want to learn and grow with others and who take their work seriously (but not themselves). We’re building a diverse and uniquely talented team to make sure our customers can be there for all those {big deal} moments. Come join us!
