Staff Software Development Test Engineer

The Staff Software Development Test Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and scalability of Tekion's software products and platform capabilities. This role combines deep software engineering expertise with strong testing and automation skills to design, build, and evolve robust quality solutions across front-end and back-end systems.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in software development, test automation, system design, and quality engineering practices. This individual will drive technical excellence by developing scalable automation frameworks, leading quality initiatives, influencing engineering standards, and partnering with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable quality engineering solutions across critical product and platform areas.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks and solutions for front-end, back-end, API, and integration testing.
• Conduct comprehensive manual and automated testing for UI, APIs, databases, and distributed software systems.
• Design and execute test strategies, test plans, test cases, and detailed test reports for complex applications.
• Build and maintain automation suites using tools such as Selenium, Playwright, and similar testing frameworks.
• Perform API testing using tools such as Postman to validate integrations, workflows, and data consistency.
• Write and maintain high-quality code for automation frameworks, testing utilities, and engineering tools.
• Translate business and product requirements into effective testing strategies that improve reliability, performance, and user experience.
• Lead quality initiatives across engineering teams and influence best practices related to testing, automation, observability, and operational excellence.
• Identify system risks, performance issues, defects, and technical debt, and drive improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, architects, and engineering leaders to define quality goals and technical priorities.
• Perform root cause analysis for complex production issues and drive preventive solutions.
• Mentor engineers and QA professionals through technical guidance, automation best practices, code reviews, and problem-solving support.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and long-term platform evolution by ensuring quality, scalability, and maintainability.
• Promote a culture of ownership, engineering excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, quality engineering, or test automation roles.
• Strong experience testing complex web applications across front-end and back-end systems.
• Deep understanding of software design, data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems concepts.
• Strong programming skills in Core Java and experience with JavaScript/TypeScript or similar languages.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, or equivalent tools.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman and validation of service integrations.
• Strong SQL skills with the ability to write queries for backend validation and data verification.
• Experience with UI testing, API testing, database testing, and end-to-end test automation.
• Strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), defect management, and quality processes.
• Experience using tools such as JIRA or similar test and issue management platforms.
• Knowledge of performance testing, reliability engineering, observability, and secure software development practices.
• Experience working in Agile development environments and leading cross-functional engineering initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, influence technical direction, and drive quality improvements without direct authority.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.