SDET Engineer III
OpenGov is the leader in AI-enabled software for cities, counties, state agencies, and special districts. With a mission to power more effective and accountable government, OpenGov serves 2,000 communities across the United States. OpenGov is built exclusively for the unique asset management, permitting and licensing, procurement and contract management, tax and revenue, budgeting and planning, and financial management needs of the public sector. The OpenGov platform empowers organizations to operate more efficiently, adapt to change, and strengthen public trust.
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Job Summary:
The SDET Engineer III will work hand-in-hand with developers in a fast-moving autonomous team. This position will take a hands-on role in performing functional testing of features and also designing and implementing automation tests, as well as testing frameworks with access to industry-standard tools and services to get the job done. Additionally, this role will support the broader team on best practices, processes, frameworks, tools, and automation to improve the overall quality of OpenGov applications and increase velocity and confidence in software delivery.
Create testing artifacts such as test plans, test cases, test reports, and tests
Review design documents and product requirement documents in close collaboration with product managers and tech lead for creating and documenting test plans and test cases for features
Review test plan and test case documents as needed with key stakeholders.
Perform code reviews for other SDETs in the team
Work hand-in-hand with the developers and product manager for testing new features under development
Perform manual and exploratory testing as a prerequisite for test automation, time-sensitive delivery scenarios, and unscheduled hotfix releases
Develop automated tests for regression, feature testing, and performance testing
Up-level overall QA team maturity by contributing to cross-functional efforts, monitoring test failures, and improving the frameworks that run the tests
Work with CI tools to schedule tests, analyze test results, and share metrics and feedback with key stakeholders
Be innovative and show initiative to improve quality processes and testing effectiveness
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience required
5+ years of industry experience, with 2 years as an SDET or a test automation engineer required, experience in SaaS companies preferred
Experience improving quality through a combination of unit tests, load/performance tests, integration tests, UI and API tests, dependency testing, and monitoring
Programming, debugging, and profiling skills in one or more of Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or any object-oriented programming language
Has knowledge of testing tools like TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber, etc.
Strong understanding of API fundamentals. Experience performing manual tests and implementing automated API tests for REST and/or GraphQL services and microservice architecture; experience testing event-driven systems is a plus
Strong experience using and working on UI automated testing frameworks like Playwright, Nightwatch.js, etc.
Good understanding of database fundamentals
Good understanding of Continuous Integration and Deployment tools and processes and how they integrate with quality cycles
Experience creating testing artifacts such as test plans, test cases, and test reports, and gathering requirements, and clarifying ambiguities by communicating effectively with product managers and developers
Experience with quality engineering for SaaS Platform teams is preferred. Interest in software system internals (e.g., “how things work”)
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong orientation towards delivering results incrementally
Strong technical background with detail-driven and excellent problem-solving abilities
Self-starter who can collaborate effectively with the members of the product development team (product managers, architects, developers, etc.) and with cross-functional QA team members
Experience with Load/Performance testing with JMeter/Gatling is highly preferred
Why OpenGov?
A Mission That Matters.
At OpenGov, public service is personal. We are passionate about our mission to power more effective and accountable government. Government that operates efficiently, adapts to change, and strengthens public trust. Some people say this is boring. We think it’s the core of our democracy.
Opportunity to Innovate
The next great wave of innovation is unfolding with AI, and it will impact everything—from the way we work to the way governments interact with their residents. Join a trusted team with the passion, technology, and expertise to drive innovation and bring AI to local government. We’ve touched 2,000 communities so far, and we’re just getting started.
A Team of Passionate, Driven People
This isn’t your typical 9-to-5 job; we operate in a fast-paced, results-driven environment where impact matters more than simply clocking in and out. Our global team of 800+ employees is united in our commitment to challenge the status quo. OpenGov is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Dubuque, Plano, and Pune.
A Place to Make Your Mark
We pride ourselves on our performance-based culture, where every employee is encouraged to jump in head-first and take action to help us improve. If you have a great idea, we want to hear it. Excellent performance is recognized and rewarded, and we love to promote from within.
Benefits That Work for You
Enjoy an award-winning workplace with the benefits to match, including:
Comprehensive healthcare options for individuals and families.
Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays
401(k) with company match (USA only)
Paid parental leave, wellness stipends, and HSA contributions
Professional development and growth opportunities
A collaborative office environment with weekly catered lunches
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