SDET

SDET - Software Development Engineer in Test

Location: Okemos, MI or Farmington Hills, MI - Onsite

Duration: 6+ Months Contract-to-Hire

Openings: 2

Sponsorship: Client does not sponsor

Job Summary

We are seeking a hands-on SDET to design, develop, and maintain scalable automated testing solutions for modern web applications and REST APIs. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Playwright, TypeScript, API automation, SQL, and CI/CD, along with the ability to troubleshoot issues across the entire application and testing stack.

Required Skills & Experience

• Hands-on experience with Playwright and TypeScript for UI and API automation.
• Strong TypeScript programming fundamentals.
• Experience designing maintainable and scalable automation frameworks not just writing test scripts.
• Experience testing modern web applications; Angular experience preferred.
• Strong experience testing Java-based REST APIs.
• Solid understanding of HTTP, REST, JSON, authentication, response validation, and negative API testing.
• Experience with SQL for backend data validation; Oracle preferred.
• Experience executing automated tests through Jenkins or other CI/CD platforms.
• Experience with Git and collaborative software development workflows.
• Ability to diagnose failures across the UI, API, database, test code, test data, and environment layers.
• Experience with both exploratory/manual testing and test automation.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate defects, risks, and quality concerns.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced development environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Angular-based applications.
• Experience building or enhancing automation frameworks.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.

Interested candidates with strong hands-on Playwright + TypeScript automation experience are encouraged to apply.