Software Development Engineer in Test

Location: EMEA <p><strong>About the role</strong></p><p>We are looking for a Senior SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) to improve software quality across the engineering organization through automation, testing platforms, quality standards and engineering enablement. This is not a feature-testing role. The focus is on building scalable quality solutions and helping teams own quality.</p><p><strong>Our Stack</strong></p><ul> <li>Programming language: Python</li> <li>DB: MySQL / Mongo DB</li> <li>DevOps: AWS / Jenkins / K8S</li> <li>Web: PlayWright</li> </ul><p><strong>What you'll be doing</strong></p><div> <ul> <li>Build and maintain test automation frameworks</li> <li>Develop reusable testing tools and libraries</li> <li>Improve test reliability and reduce flaky tests</li> <li>Manage test data and testing infrastructure</li> <li>Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines</li> <li>Implement release quality gates</li> <li>Improve deployment confidence and testing efficiency</li> <li>Define testing strategies and best practices</li> <li>Support teams with complex testing challenges</li> <li>Review solutions from a quality and reliability perspective</li> <li>Coach engineers on testing and quality ownership</li> <li>Create standards, documentation and guidelines</li> <li>Drive adoption of quality practices across teams</li> <li>Analyze incidents and prevent regressions</li> <li>Track quality metrics and identify improvement opportunities</li> </ul> <p><strong>What you'll bring</strong></p> <ul> <li>5+ years of testing experience</li> <li>Strong coding skills (Python or any other programming language, but willing to write on Python)</li> <li>Experience with Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar (we use Playwright)</li> <li>Experience with CI/CD pipelines</li> <li>Understanding of software architecture and distributed systems</li> </ul> <p><strong>What’s in it for you</strong></p> <ul> <li>Pleased is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability</li> <li>A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter</li> <li>28 days paid annual leave</li> <li>Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this</li> <li>Referral bonuses &amp; flash bonuses</li> <li>Top of the line equipment</li> <li>Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities</li> </ul> <p><strong>Interview process</strong></p> <ul> <li>Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team </li> <li>Live coding interview</li> <li> <div>Remote video interview with Team Members (60 Mins)</div> </li> <li> <div>Final discussion with the hiring manager (60 mins)</div> </li> </ul> <p>If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.</p> </div> GDPR Compliance: Sourced via verified public channels under Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). [Contact Info Protected]

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