Is it surprising to hear that a financial institution of 1.5 million members and over $30 billion in managed assets say that success comes from focusing on people, not profits?
Our “people helping people” philosophy has guided us since 1935, driving our deep commitment to serving our members, communities, and each other. When you join our team, you become part of a purpose-driven organization where your work makes a real difference.
While we’re proud of our history, we’re even more excited about our future. With business and technology transformation on the horizon, there’s never been a better time to be part of BECU.
You bring more than your expertise to your role, and that matters here. Your story, perspectives, and lived experiences help shape belonging at BECU and deepen how we connect with and support our employees, our members, and our communities.
PAY RANGE
The Target Pay Range for this position is $106,600.00-$130,100.00 annually. The full Pay Range is $82,900.00 - $154,000.00 annually. At BECU, compensation decisions are determined using factors such as relevant job-related skills, experience, and education or training. Should an offer for employment be made, we will consider individual qualifications. In addition to your salary, compensation incentives are available for the hired applicant. Incentives are performance based and targets vary by role.BENEFITS – because people helping people starts with supporting you
401(k) Company Match (up to 3%)
4% annual contribution to your 401(k) by BECU
Medical, Dental and Vision (family contributions as well)
PTO Program + Exchange Program
Tuition Reimbursement Program
BECU Cares volunteer time off + donation match
As a Software Developer Engineer in Test (SDET), you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the quality, stability, and reliability of BECU’s digital experiences. You’ll help shape how software is tested by embedding quality into every stage of development, enabling faster, more confident releases. Your work will directly influence key initiatives across Consumer Digital and Online Banking, reducing risk and improving member experiences. By driving automation, identifying defects early, and strengthening regression coverage, you’ll help ensure consistent delivery of high-quality solutions. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership, build long-term domain expertise, and make a measurable impact on enterprise-level systems.
- Test Strategy & Automation Development: You’ll design and build automated test cases (integration, load, and UI) using tools like C#, Python, or JavaScript/Typescript, ensuring quality is embedded into every stage of development.
- Quality Engineering Ownership: You’ll develop test scenarios from requirements and integrate them into CI pipelines, helping ensure consistent, reliable software releases aligned with sprint goals.
- Defect Analysis & Debugging: You’ll debug applications and services, perform root cause analysis, and proactively identify risks or patterns that could impact delivery or quality.
- Continuous Improvement: You’ll assess code flow and system interactions, identifying opportunities to enhance testing strategies, improve automation coverage, and raise quality standards.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: You’ll partner closely with developers, QA, analysts, and product teams to ensure solutions are testable, scalable, and aligned with business needs.
- Test Data & Environment Management: You’ll automate test data creation and support test environments to enable efficient and repeatable validation processes.
- Ownership of end-to-end quality engineering for high-impact digital banking initiatives
- The opportunity to build deep expertise in CD/OLB domains and influence long-term quality strategy
- A collaborative environment where you work closely with engineering, product, and business teams
- Hands-on experience with modern automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise-scale systems
- The ability to drive measurable improvements in quality, delivery predictability, and testing efficiency
- A culture that values accountability, innovation, and continuous learning
- Exposure to critical projects where your contributions directly impact member experience and organizational success
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent work experience required.
- Minimum two years of experience designing test cases and writing automated tests in a team environment required.
- Experience using testing and automation frameworks on multiple application platforms like Web and Mobile devices required.
- Hands-on experience with programming and scripting languages such as C#, Python or JavaScript/Typescript and software development/QA in a Windows environment. Proficiency with test frameworks such as Nunit, MSTest, Xunit, jest, puppeteer, mocha, pytest, unittest, Specflow, Selenium, or Gherkin required.
- Minimum one of experience with continuous integration systems and test case management tools.
- Experience using git, including performing code reviews, pull requests, and following branching standards such as Git Flow or Trunk-Based Development required.
- Demonstrated experience in unit testing, integration testing and performance testing.
- Familiar with relational database structures, and ability to understand and write SQL queries.
- Proficient verbal and written skills to effectively communicate.
- Full time hours required.
BECU is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent work experience
- Minimum two years of experience designing test cases and writing automated tests in a team environment
- Experience using testing and automation frameworks on multiple application platforms like Web and Mobile devices
- Hands-on experience with programming and scripting languages such as C#, Python or JavaScript/TypeScript and software development/QA in a Windows environment
- Proficiency with test frameworks such as NUnit, MSTest, xUnit, Jest, Puppeteer, Mocha, pytest, unittest, SpecFlow, Selenium, or Gherkin
- Experience with continuous integration systems and test case management tools
- Experience using Git, including code reviews, pull requests, and following branching standards such as Git Flow or Trunk-Based Development
- Demonstrated experience in unit testing, integration testing, and performance testing
- Familiarity with relational database structures and ability to understand and write SQL queries
- Proficient verbal and written communication skills
- Full time hours required
BECU Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about BECU and has not been reviewed or approved by BECU.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) employer match alongside a defined‑benefit pension that typically vests after several years, providing an additional income source in retirement. This dual approach to retirement savings is highlighted as uncommon and valuable.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage includes full medical, dental, and vision, HSA/FSA options, mental health support via Spring Health, and fertility benefits through Progyny. Life and disability insurance are included, with orthodontic coverage available for adults and children.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include 12 weeks of paid parental leave, with additional supports like adoption assistance and childcare benefits. These provisions complement flexible schedules and hybrid/remote options for family needs.
BECU Insights
What We Do
As a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative, we are guided by the credit union philosophy of “people helping people.” Putting people over profit guides our everyday business decisions. Unlike many financial institutions, we aren’t privately owned. As a cooperative, we are owned by our members. This drives us to do right by the member, and right by each other as coworkers. We display this in our working culture, in our day-to-day choices to ensure both members’ and employees’ needs are met. Imagine what this type of commitment could do for your work satisfaction.
Why Work With Us
We are a team-first culture that ensures every employee has the opportunity to learn and grow. We are diving headfirst into a technology transformation.
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