Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Job Title: Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Location: Remote (United States or Canada)

Compensation: $160,000+ plus 15% bonus

About Us:

Reach Financial is a financial institution focused on helping people outsmart debt for good.

We are building innovative products and best-in-class support that enable our customers to take control of their debt and de-mystify their personal finances. Our products and tools empower our customers to realize their financial goals.

Reach Financial launched in 2015 and has helped our customers pay off over $1 billion in debt. We offer debt consolidation loans and personal loans, and together, these markets represent a $1.5T opportunity. In time, we will expand beyond these products to provide solutions for a variety of our customers’ personal finance challenges. We are a fast-growing and fast-paced financial institution with the stability of an established firm. You will have a front-row seat at a rapidly growing company innovating in the industry. We are small but mighty and look for individuals who can have a significant impact.

Position Overview:

As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Reach Financial, you'll play a key role in helping teams produce high-quality software for thousands of customers working to outsmart debt for good. Actively seeking out opportunities to increase test coverage and improve our approach to testing, you'll be an enabling force; allowing your team to deliver value to our customers quickly and safely. You'll work closely with Product, Design, and Engineering to ensure new features and product improvements meet our high bar for quality. As a senior member of the team, you'll define effective test strategies, provide mentorship, lead cross-functional initiatives, and architect enterprise-level testing solutions that enable rapid, confident delivery of innovative financial products.

What you will do:

Technical Leadership & Strategy:

• Lead the design and implementation of comprehensive test automation strategies across multiple products and platforms
• Architect scalable testing frameworks and infrastructure that support enterprise-level growth
• Drive technical decisions for testing tools, platforms, and methodologies across the engineering organization
• Establish and maintain testing standards, best practices, and quality gates within CI/CD pipelines

Cross-functional Collaboration & Impact:

• Partner with Engineering to define quality roadmaps and influence architectural decisions
• Collaborate with Product teams to translate business requirements into comprehensive teststrategies
• Lead cross-team initiatives to improve overall system reliability, performance, and securitytesting
• Drive adoption of shift-left testing practices and quality engineering culture

Team Development:

• Lead knowledge sharing sessions and establish training programs for testing best practices
• Conduct technical interviews and contribute to hiring decisions for the Test Enablement team
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation within Product & Engineering

Advanced Testing & Innovation:

• Research and evaluate emerging testing technologies and methodologies
• Design and implement sophisticated testing solutions for complex financial systems and regulatory requirements
• Lead efforts in performance testing, chaos engineering, and production monitoring
• Drive automation initiatives that significantly reduce manual testing overhead

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale test automation solutions, including test infrastructure, testing environments, and test orchestration (CI/CD - GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins)
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with modern functional testing automation tools (Playwright, Puppeteer, Cypress.io )
• Extensive experience with API, Integration, visual regression, and performance testing tools(Postman, REST-assured, Pact, Percy, Applitools, JMeter, K6)
• Proficiency in at least one programming/scripting language (JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Python) with strong software engineering practices
• Proven experience architecting and implementing CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Demonstrated track record of leading medium to large-scale, cross-functional testing initiatives and driving measurable improvements in quality metrics
• Experience leading technical discussions and presenting to stakeholders at all levels
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences

Nice to have:

• Testing experience with Salesforce applications and custom development
• Experience with consumer financial products and regulatory requirements (PCI DSS, SOX)
• Previous senior-level experience at high-growth startups
  Knowledge of security testing, load testing, and chaos engineering practices

What is it like working at Reach Financial?

Our culture is built around advancing our teams, and we are dedicated to the success and growth of every team member. We believe in retaining a high-performing workforce and we prioritize diversity, intellectual curiosity, and continued learning. Our generous benefits packages reflect that. We’ve been hard at work perfecting our product for years, and now we’re growing faster than ever before. Our strong foundation and company culture is readily equipped for this growth, and we believe that with the right people, our products will continue to help customers make real changes in their financial lives.

What benefits will you receive?

• Remote First Culture with optional Hybrid opportunities

• Healthcare, Life Insurance, RRSP Match

• Paid Time Off, Parental Leave Top Up

• Disability (short-term, long-term), Employee Assistance Program

Reach Financial is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Reach Financial makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.