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IT Software Engineer - SDET, Chicago, IL - F2F interview

Tech RakersChicago, IL🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 17, 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Remote
Location
Chicago, IL, United States
Posted
19 hours ago
SQLAWSTDDAgileBDDCucumberGitJMeterJavaJenkinsPythonREST

Job Description

IT Software Engineer - SDET

Location-Hybrid: go in the office, 3 days in office-Chicago IL. Must be able to go back in the office full time when asked

Interview-2 rounds virtual/in-person interview-Preference for interview will be In-Person

Position s Contributions to Work Group:

  • AKA Senior SDET Extend testing automation framework using JAVA/JAVA Script
  • Take ownership in understanding business requirements/ACs and develop test strategy/test plan
  • Develop automation testcases using existing automation framework
  • Typical task breakdown:
  • Develop test automation code for Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), of systems, infrastructure, and test framework.
  • Plan, design, develop, and maintain API test automation framework that facilitates automation scripting, execution, and analysis of results
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring for test engineers on multiple applications/projects onshore and offshore; train and mentor project team members to create, execute, analyze, and maintain automated regression suites
  • Coordinate with product owner to resolve open issues/enhancements/upgrades and understand the use of a specific functionality as needed
  • Develop automated functional scripts using tools such as Java, Karate, JMeter.
  • Perform exploratory and manual testing of the product suite as appropriate
  • Provide expertise in testing methodologies, best practices, and standards
  • Position will be onsite hybrid starting day 1. Interviews may also be onsite

Education & Experience Required:

  • Years of experience: 8-10 yrs experience
  • Degree requirement: Bachelor s degree and 8+ years of experience

Required Technical Skills

(Required)

  • Strong design and development skills in two or more of the following technologies and tools: Java (3-5 years) Cucumber(3-5 years), JBehave or other BDD testing frameworks
  • At least 8 years of test automation framework design
  • Strong experience in testing Webservices (REST APIs) (3+5 years)
  • Proven experience developing test scripts, test cases, and test data
  • The ability to write queries in SQL or other relational databases
  • 3+ years of experience in developing scenario based performance testing using JMeter
  • Experience testing full stack and integration testing with 3rd parties
  • End-to-end system integration testing experience for software platforms

(Desired)

  • Hands on experience with Python
  • development experience in AWS Cloud technology
  • Experience in TDD, continuous integration, code review practice is strongly desired
  • Experience with Apigee or other API gateways is a plus
  • Experience with DevOps concepts and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Jenkins, Git)
  • At least 2 years working on an Agile team with a solid understanding of Agile/Lean practices.
  • Understanding of a micro service Architecture
  • Experience load and performance testing
  • Strong documentation skills

Soft Skills

(Required)

  • Ability to adapt quickly to a complex environment
  • Pro-active, flexible and creative
  • Very strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with developers and business users.

Disqualifiers/Red Flags/Overqualifications:

  • Choppy tenure/ Job Hopping
  • There is absolutely no 100% remote work, they must go into the office.

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