About the Role
Associate SDETs at Priority are early-career engineers building strong fundamentals: writingautomated tests, learning our frameworks, and developing the engineering habits that makeautomation trustworthy. You'll ship real code on real automation tasks from your first weeks —with the safety net of close support, code review, and pairing with SDETs, QEs, and SEs aheadof you on the curve. What we care about most at this level isn't what you know on day one; it'syour trajectory.
SDETs at Priority are engineers whose product is proof. The test infrastructure andautomation you build is what lets teams ship financial software fast — because the platformcatches what's wrong automatically. From your first task you'll learn how your automation fitsthat mission: which customer flow the tests you're writing protect, why the platform depends onthe automation being reliable, and what happens when it isn't.
Two things shape how we work, from day one. First, your test code is held to the sameengineering bar as product code — no separate standard for tests. Second, AI-assisteddevelopment is standard — you'll use AI tools daily to generate tests, diagnose failures, andaccelerate learning, validating every output before you commit.
You work alongside SDETs, QEs, and SEs on the team — the SEs build the product, the QEs ownquality strategy (what must be validated and why), and you build the automation that executesthat strategy at scale. Even at this level, you're starting to see how the three roles interlock; thequality-engineering trio you'll be part of later starts making sense here.
What You'll Do
Write automated tests for well-scoped features within the team's existing frameworks
Write reliable (not flaky) test code that follows framework patterns, and keep your pullrequests small and reviewable
Debug failing tests to root cause, and tell a product bug from a test bug — your reports showit
Understand how your tests gate deployments, and move changes through the pipelinecorrectly
Test against documented contracts and use APIs idiomatically
Handle test data securely — never put secrets or real customer data in test code
Learn what customer flow the tests you're writing protect, and why the automation beingreliable matters to that customer
Use AI-assisted tools daily (test generation, failure diagnosis), validating outputs beforecommitting
Keep your work
visible and current, raise blockers the day they appear, and ask questions inthe open
Fix framework docs when you find them wrong; documentation your team can trust is a first-class contribution
Skills Required
- Write automated tests within team frameworks
- Produce reliable, non-flaky test code and small, reviewable pull requests
- Debug failing tests, distinguish product bugs from test bugs, and produce clear reports
- Understand deployment gating and move changes through CI/CD pipelines correctly
- Test against documented contracts and use APIs idiomatically
- Handle test data securely; never include secrets or real customer data in tests
- Use AI-assisted development tools daily and validate their outputs before committing
- Keep work visible, raise blockers promptly, and ask questions openly
- Fix and improve framework documentation when incorrect
Priority (prioritycommerce) Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Priority (prioritycommerce) and has not been reviewed or approved by Priority (prioritycommerce).
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Healthcare Strength — Core coverage includes medical, dental, and vision, with added mental‑health support via Lyra. Feedback suggests these elements create a solid baseline rather than a bare‑bones package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is part of the offering. Feedback suggests confirming match formula and vesting to understand the plan’s full value.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off policies include unlimited PTO after the first year in many roles. Feedback suggests this flexibility is valued even as usage norms can differ by team.
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What We Do
Priority is for leaders who want to challenge tradition and drive impact, no matter their title or industry. We combine payables, merchant services, and banking and treasury solutions into one unified commerce engine — so leaders are primed to accelerate cash flow and optimize working capital.
