What are the responsibilities and job description for the SDET (TypeScript, API, Git) position at Optomi?
Optomi, in partnership with a leader in the telecommunications industry, is seeking a highly skilled Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join their team onsite in Denver. This is a net-new role where the candidate will play a critical role in defining their approach to regression testing, API testing, and CI/CD pipeline development. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in TypeScript, API development, testing frameworks, and database technologies. This role is an individual contributor position with no managerial responsibilities, and the candidate will collaborate closely with a team of developers to establish best practices for testing and quality assurance. It is a long term contract with potential of conversion and is 4 days onsite on Denver, with one remote day.
Experience of the Right Candidate:
- Development: Strong proficiency in TypeScript, particularly with TypeScript’s type system, including generic types and type manipulation.
- Testing: Experience with unit testing, property-based testing, and API testing using tools such as Buruno, Newman, and Postman. Experience testing within a CI pipeline.
- General Skills: Proficiency in Git and familiarity with GitLab. Experience developing CI/CD pipelines and working with OAuth 2.0 authentication.
- Databases: Experience with PostgreSQL, Object-Relational Mappers (ORMs), AWS RDS (PostgreSQL), and Drizzle ORM.
- Networking: Basic understanding of network technologies.
- Nice to Have: Experience with testing frameworks like Vitest, Bun Test, and Fast-Check. Familiarity with alternative Node.js runtimes such as Bun. Knowledge of the Effect framework.
Responsibilities of the Right Candidate:
- Define and implement regression testing strategies.
- Develop and maintain an API testing framework.
- Improve test execution processes within the CI/CD pipeline.
- Collaborate with developers to ensure functional requirements are met through unit tests.
- Contribute to the development of APIs while ensuring best practices in testing and quality assurance.
- Establish guidelines and best practices for API testing and regression testing.
- Work on performance and load testing to assess request-per-second capabilities.
- Support ongoing testing improvements, ensuring efficient execution and maintenance.
- Potentially expand testing coverage to UI as functionality progresses.
- Work within a cloud-based environment, ensuring compatibility with AWS deployments.
