Engineering Team Lead (SDET)

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JobgetherFinancial services
Fully remote opportunity for candidates based in the United States., U.S. Eastern Time business hoursFull-TimeLead
SalaryTotal stated compensation of $182,500, comprising a $160,000 base salary and $22,500 in standard incentive pay.
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Job Details

Experience
At least 7 years of software engineering experience, including substantial hands-on experience in test automation; at least 2 years of experience as an Engineering Team Lead.
Required Skills
AWSSQLAgileJavascriptSCRUMTypeScriptCI/CD

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of software engineering experience, including substantial hands-on experience in test automation.
  • At least 2 years of experience as an Engineering Team Lead, including hands-on technical contributions, Agile delivery leadership, and team mentorship.
  • Strong understanding and practical application of Agile principles, Scrum practices, sprint planning, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Strong programming proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, or comparable programming languages.
  • Ability to design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks for APIs, distributed systems, and complex software integrations.
  • Proficiency with Claude and AI-assisted software engineering tools for testing, development, and technical problem-solving.
  • Experience with AWS, CI/CD pipelines, SQL, and modern software architectures.
  • Experience managing complex test data and diagnosing integration issues across multiple systems.
  • Ability to troubleshoot brittle, poorly documented, or legacy systems.
  • Strong understanding of software engineering principles, quality engineering, automated testing, and maintainable code.
  • Must be based in the United States and able to work during U.S. Eastern Time business hours.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Agile delivery and sprint execution, fostering team ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Architect, build, and maintain reusable test automation frameworks, engineering tools, and quality practices.
  • Design testing strategies covering API, integration, end-to-end, regression, and performance testing.
  • Use Claude and other AI-powered tools to improve engineering productivity, testing, and problem-solving.
  • Develop strategies to discover, generate, organize, and maintain test data across interconnected systems.
  • Coordinate testing, release execution, validation, and troubleshooting across modern applications and legacy systems.
  • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, establish quality gates, and improve deployment practices.
  • Collaborate with engineering and product stakeholders to refine requirements, plan sprints, manage dependencies, and resolve blockers.
  • Provide hands-on technical guidance and mentor engineers on maintainable code and engineering practices.
  • Identify improvements to testing efficiency, engineering workflows, system reliability, and delivery outcomes.
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Total stated compensation of $182,500, comprising a $160,000 base salary and $22,500 in standard incentive pay.
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