Software Engineer in Test

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Company: Alloy Automation

Alloy Automation is an integration development platform used by leading companies to launch SaaS integrations quickly. As the demand for integrations grows, Alloy Automation provides a solution to the slow and painful in-house integration building process.

We are seeking a Software Engineer in Test to lead the transformation of our testing and software shipping processes. This role involves not only writing automated tests but also driving a culture of test-driven development (TDD), championing QA best practices, and building a reliable, automated testing pipeline. The successful candidate will have a direct impact on product quality, bug reduction, and development velocity, enabling scalable growth.

Responsibilities

• Design test strategies and build automated test frameworks for backend, frontend, and integration testing.
• Collaborate with engineers to transition from manual QA reliance to automated, self-service testing.
• Partner with the Head of Engineering & Product to drive test-driven development (TDD), writing tests alongside feature code.
• Identify and implement scalable solutions to improve test coverage, reliability, and product quality.
• Own and maintain CI/CD test pipelines, ensuring fast, repeatable, and reliable test runs.
• Coach and mentor the engineering team on writing testable code and integrating tests into daily workflows.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Support, SRE, and other Engineers to finalize requirements, identify use cases, and enhance test effectiveness.
• Define and track quality metrics, providing insights and process improvements to the team.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in software test automation, QA engineering, or a similar role.
• Strong hands-on experience building automated test suites (unit, integration, end-to-end) using modern languages and frameworks (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Python).
• Expertise with common test automation tools (e.g., Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, Jest, Mocha, Pytest).
• Experience working within CI/CD environments (e.g., GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins).
• Passion for automation and reducing manual overhead.
• Curiosity and a drive to explore, uncover unknowns, and deviate from standard approaches to find issues.
• Strong coaching and collaboration skills, with a desire to help engineers improve their testing practices.
• Proactive and pragmatic approach, focusing automation efforts where they will have the most impact.
• Detail-oriented with a strong sense of product quality, a bias for action, and a commitment to shipping robust, well-tested code.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment and contributing to process shaping.

Application Instructions

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Company Information

Alloy Automation is an integration development platform used by companies such as Amazon, Typeform, Xero, and Best Buy.