Staff SDET

Alkami

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$140,000–$166,300 / yr
Posted
60 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $197k
This role $153k
$128k most similar roles pay here $251k

This role pays less than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $172,500–$222,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $153k versus about $197k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Alkami

Alkami Technology is a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider offering retail and business banking platforms to credit unions and banks to help them compete with larger financial institutions. Industry: Financial Technology & Digital Banking

Alkami currently has 47 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $129,000–$162,500 across 44 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff SDET

Staff SDET The Staff SDET serves as an individual contributor and quality engineering leader within a software development scrum team, overseeing a group of SDETs and Test Engineers. This role involves building and maintaining automated test suites across the full tech stack, including UI, API, Microservices, and Databases. The position requires developing comprehensive test strategies, implementing CI/CD processes, and performing white-box testing to ensure system stability. Key technical requirements include proficiency in C#, Java, Python, or JavaScript, along with experience in Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, and RestAssured. Candidates must navigate complex environments involving SQL Server, MongoDB, and Kafka while utilizing tools like Jenkins, Gradle, and SonarQube. The role addresses the challenge of ensuring high-quality software for a digital banking platform that integrates onboarding, digital banking, and data marketing for financial institutions.

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain automated test suites across UI, API, Microservices, and Database layers.
  • Lead a team of SDETs by providing technical guidance, mentoring, and oversight on coding standards.
  • Design and document comprehensive test strategies, standard operating procedures, and automation tooling.
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and deployment.
  • Perform root cause analysis on production metrics and triage customer issues for engineering teams.
  • Participate in technical specification reviews and Agile ceremonies to define requirements and system architecture.
  • Manage test environments and ensure consistent data creation across staging and production configurations.
  • Advocate for quality engineering practices and standards across multiple cross-functional teams.

What we're looking for

  • Requires at least 8 years of related experience or 6 years with an advanced degree.
  • Must possess a Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, physics, math, statistics, or a related field.
  • Proficiency in object-oriented programming and data structures using languages such as C#, Java, Python, or JavaScript is required.
  • Expertise in full-stack testing tools including Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, and RestAssured is required.
  • Ability to build and maintain test automation frameworks using patterns like page-object model and BDD with tools like JUnit, NUnit, or Pytest.
  • Experience with Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.), and cloud device testing platforms like SauceLabs or BrowserStack.
  • Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases including the ability to write complex queries and analyze data architecture.
  • Knowledge of white-box testing, performance testing tools like JMeter, and various API architectures such as REST and GraphQL.

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