Our Applications business unit focuses on delivering a suite of advanced communication tools designed to enhance customer engagement. From cloud contact centers to feature-rich unified communications solutions, our Applications team is dedicated to providing businesses with the tools they need to streamline operations and improve customer experiences.
Why this role matters:We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join a team responsible for a modern, event-driven microservices platform built on Kafka.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring system quality, writing and maintaining automated tests and actively monitoring system health across test and production environments.
Your key responsibilities:- Write and maintain domain tests verifying Kafka message flows between microservices.
- Write and maintain E2E smoke and regression tests ensuring test coverage across all production environments.
- Monitor smoke, regression and domain test results across test and production environments using Grafana dashboards
- Analyze application logs in a centralized log management tool (SolarWinds) during incidents or test failures.
- Create, maintain, and organize test cases in TestRail.
- Define acceptance criteria and test scenarios during story kickoffs.
- Define and maintain the test strategy for the domain
- 2+ years of professional experience in automation testing using Playwright and TypeScript.
- Previous working experience with messaging and monitoring tools (Kafka, Grafana).
- Hands-on experience working in Docker and AWS test infrastructure.
- Experience in test management and log analysis (TestRail).
- Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
- Strong English skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a distributed, multicultural environment.
Experience we consider a plus:
- Background in microservice architecture.
- Familiarity with performance testing tools.
- Willingness to use AI tools in day-to-day work - in particular AI coding assistants (e.g. Copilot, Claude Code) for writing/refactoring tests, analyzing failures and interpreting logs.
- Discretionary Time Off
- Private Medical Healthcare
- Pension scheme
- Ericsson support line
- Hybrid work
- Additional benefits and perks will be shared and discussed with you by the recruiter during the interview process
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There’s no perfect candidate. You don't need all the preferred qualifications to make a valuable impact on our team. Our employees and customers come from diverse backgrounds, so if you're passionate about what you could achieve at Vonage, we'd love to hear from you.
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Who we are:
Vonage is a global cloud communications leader. And your talent will further help brands - such as Airbnb, Viber, WhatsApp, and Snapchat - accelerate their digital transformation through our fully programmable-based unified communications, contact center solutions, and communications APIs. Ready to innovate? Then join us today.
Note: The purpose of this profile is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list. Assignments may differ for individuals within the same role based on business conditions, departmental need or geographic location.
Skills Required
- 2+ years automation testing using Playwright and TypeScript
- Experience with Kafka message flows
- Experience with Grafana monitoring
- Hands-on experience with Docker
- Hands-on experience with AWS test infrastructure
- Experience in test management and log analysis (TestRail)
- Experience analyzing application logs in SolarWinds
- Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
- Strong English skills and ability to collaborate in a distributed environment
- Background in microservice architecture
- Familiarity with performance testing tools
- Willingness to use AI coding assistants (e.g., Copilot, Claude Code)
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave programs include PTO/vacation, paid holidays, and maternity/paternity leave, with unlimited paid time off highlighted for many salaried roles. Paid sick leave is also available in some cases.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage includes medical, dental, and vision insurance alongside HSA and FSA options. Wellness-related offerings such as gym membership or reimbursement are available in some locations.
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Flexible Benefits — Benefits extend to flexible schedules, work-from-home/telecommuting options, and ancillary protections like legal plans and voluntary auto, home, and pet insurance. Equipment support such as company-provided laptops is also noted.
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What We Do
We’re making communications more flexible, intelligent, and personal, to help enterprises the world over stay ahead. We provide unified communications, contact centers and programmable communications APIs, built on the world's most flexible cloud communications platform.
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