Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

About LineLeader 

We’re on a mission to help childcare centers thrive. Our software platform simplifies marketing, registration, payment processing, and operations for early education, childcare, and after school care programs so staff can spend time on their most important job: taking care of the children and families in their care. We’re passionate about building the team and technology that powers the childcare industry. And we’re looking for smart, creative, and entrepreneurial team members who want to be a part of something amazing and have fun along the way. Plus, we’re big on professional development and putting you on a path to success. We were recently awarded the Bronze Stevie® for Great Employers and the SaaS Awards for Best SaaS Education Product. 

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

This role is located in Texas only.

Primary Purpose and Functions:

LineLeader is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our team. In this role, the SDET will be responsible for automated test development, with a particular focus on ensuring the testability, robustness, and performance of our software. The ideal candidate will be an experienced testing professional with strong programming skills, capable of creating automation tools and frameworks to complement the manual testing process.

This individual will design, develop, and maintain automated test solutions for LineLeader software using tools such as Cypress, Postman, and JMeter. They will also be responsible for developing new tests to identify and prevent bugs from reaching production by leveraging automated testing.

The successful candidate will be a collaborative team player, eager to learn, with a keen attention to detail and a tenacious approach to finding vulnerabilities in software..   

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Thoroughly check all new development for regression and fulfillment of acceptance criteria.

• Collaborate with developers to derive testing requirements throughout the development cycle.

• Reproduce, debug, isolate, and report problems with detailed steps; verify fixes for reported issues.

• Strong experience using Cypress for front-end test automation, including writing, executing, and maintaining automated tests for web applications.

• Monitor key system components, such as APIs and integrations.

• Perform pre- and post-release functional, regression, and mobile app testing.

• Communicate professionally and collaborate with developers to identify and solve problems.

• Log new bugs with enough detail to reproduce and resolve them.

• Contribute to all team meetings.

• Engage in exploratory testing in addition to automated testing, to uncover potential issues not covered by automated scripts.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong understanding of the flow of code and how it interacts with different components.

• Demonstrated experience utilizing JMeter for load testing.

• 2+ years of relevant experience as a Software Development Engineer in Test, Quality Engineering, or System Reliability Engineering.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in automated software testing using Cypress.

• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies like CI/CD

• Experience testing web-based and mobile applications.

• Proficient in end-to-end testing, including data integrity, browser compatibility, interface testing, API testing, and more.

• Experience with load and performance testing, including stress testing, spike testing, and endurance testing.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Previous experience testing applications with financial components, such as payment processing.

More than a job 

Where you work isn’t just a career decision -- it’s a life decision. We get it. That’s why we want all of our Blocks to feel a sense of belonging that comes from feeling supported in all areas of their lives. Everyone has family, friends and interests outside of their careers, so we offer perks and benefits to make work, work better for you.    

• 18 days of PTO, plus 11 paid holidays. Whether it's hiking a mountain in Colorado or bonding with your couch, we all need downtime. 

• We’ve got you covered. We offer insurance plans that pay for 100% of your medical, dental, and vision. 

• 401K program 

• Parental leave. Expanding your family? We offer 6-8 weeks of paid parental leave. 

• Continuing education. All Quacks receive time and reimbursements to spend on professional development. 

LineLeader is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: LineLeader is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. LineLeader will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. LineLeader encourages applicants of all ages.