The Role
We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (Sr. SDET) who is passionate about using cutting-edge test automation tools and technologies to create robust test frameworks and test suites in order to speed up the product delivery process without compromising quality and performance. This hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves role will ensure quality control across Tala’s backend services and mobile applications in multiple markets.
What You'll Do
Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and suites to expand coverage across microservices and integrate them into CI/CD, regression, and release processes.
Partner with engineering, product, and SDE/QA teams to support releases, identify quality risks, and communicate issues in a timely manner.
Build tools and test solutions to validate integrations with third-party services such as payment providers, vendors, communication platforms (SMS/Email), analytics systems, and other external dependencies.
Integrate automated test execution into the software development lifecycle to enable continuous quality validation.
Collaborate with Engineering Managers, Squad Leads, Product Managers, and other stakeholders to define quality strategies and rollout plans.
Work closely with cross-functional teams (Product, Data, Credit, Risk, and Business Development) to identify opportunities for automation and improve overall product quality.
Maintain, review, and continuously improve existing test frameworks, tooling, and quality engineering processes.
Leverage AI-powered tools and agents to improve test design, automation development, debugging, root-cause analysis, and engineering productivity.
What You'll Need
Minimum 7+ years of experience in building test tools and frameworks using Groovy/Kotlin/ Java/ Scala, Jenkins or similar CI-CD tools, Linux/ Mac OSX for either backend or frontend services
Experience with BDD testing paradigm and one of the Behavior Driven Testing frameworks such as Spock or JBehave or cucumber
Knowledge in microservices and automation.
Experience working in an Agile development process (Scrum/ Kanban)
Experience with one or more version control systems such as Github, Gitlab
Experience with REST APIs, contract testing, and service integration testing is preferred.
Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Gemini, Claude) to improve test automation development, test design, debugging, and productivity.
Skills Required
- Minimum 7+ years building test tools and frameworks
- Experience with Groovy, Kotlin, Java, or Scala
- Experience with Jenkins or similar CI/CD tools
- Familiarity with Linux or Mac OS X
- Experience with BDD and frameworks such as Spock, JBehave, or Cucumber
- Knowledge of microservices and automation
- Experience working in Agile processes (Scrum or Kanban)
- Experience with version control systems such as GitHub or GitLab
- Experience with REST APIs, contract testing, and service integration testing
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Gemini, Claude)
What We Do
Tala is a global technology company on a mission to build a financial system that works for everyone. More than 6 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. We are present in the United States, Kenya, Mexico, the Philippines and India.
Why Work With Us
We are on a global mission to serve the underserved. We use mobile technology and data science to make financial services simple, inclusive, and accessible. We are expanding across product offerings, countries and crypto and are looking for people who have an entrepreneurial spirit and are passionate about the mission.
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