Exciting opportunity for a Software Development Engineer in Test to join this global Energy Trading company.

This team is delivering business-critical infrastructure and software where reliability, performance, and security are paramount.

Currently, this team relies on unit tests, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and manual tests to ensure quality.
While unit tests and TDD are essential, they primarily focus on individual components and do not interactions between components or overall system behaviour.
This limited scope means critical issues related to component interactions, data flow, and novel use cases can go undetected.
To ensure comprehensive software quality, it is crucial to have a dedicated test resource, such as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), who can address broader testing needs, including integration and end-to-end (E2E) testing.
An SDET brings expertise in test automation and quality assurance best practices, enabling the development of robust and maintainable automated test suites that cover all layers of the testing pyramid.
This comprehensive approach helps identify issues that unit tests alone cannot detect, ensuring the system functions correctly as a whole and meets user expectations.
By incorporating an SDET into the team, we can achieve higher software quality and reliability, ultimately delivering better products to our users.

Role:

An SDET is a hybrid role combining the skills of a software developer (in this case Python) and a tester.
SDETs are responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks and test cases.
They work closely with developers to ensure quality is built into the software from the ground up.

Key responsibilities include:

Identifying and reporting defects early in the development cycle.
Ensuring features are written in a testable fashion by collaborating with developers to implement best practices.
Developing and maintaining automated test scripts, which are essential for model validation.

Benefits

Compliance: SEMS policies advocate for a multi-layered testing approach that includes unit testing, integration testing, system testing, and end-to-end testing.
Enhanced Collaboration: SDETs bridge the gap between development and testing, fostering a culture of collaboration and shared responsibility for quality throughout the development lifecycle.
Improved Software Quality: By integrating automated testing into the development process, SDETs help identify defects early, reducing the likelihood of critical issues in production. This leads to more reliable and stable software, enhancing user satisfaction and trust.
Increased Efficiency: Automated tests can be executed quickly and repeatedly, allowing for faster feedback loops. This reduces the time spent on manual testing and accelerates the development cycle, enabling the team to deliver features and updates more rapidly.
Cost Savings: Early detection of defects reduces the cost of fixing issues, as it is significantly cheaper to address problems during development than after deployment.
Ultimately, hiring an SDET is a strategic investment that will significantly enhance the quality, efficiency, and reliability of our software development processes. This supports our mission to deliver high-quality software solutions and maintain a competitive edge in the market.

This needs combining with a positive attitude and an ability to work within a large, globally dispersed project team in a multi-cultural environment. You also need to be a self-starter, a logical thinker and a quick learner, with strong initiative and excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, able to write clearly and concisely. We believe in equality of opportunity for all job applicants regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, creed or religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. Specialising within Energy Trading, Oil & Gas, Financial Markets and TV & Entertainment, Eaglecliff Recruitment is ISO accredited, a Member of REC and listed within the top 4% for Financial stability by Dun & Bradstreet. Please telephone for an immediate response or email your CV for a reply within one hour. Eaglecliff Ltd is acting in the capacity of an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for contractor resourcing.