Key skills
JavaScriptTypeScriptCI/CD toolsGitHub ActionsCircleCIGitHubClaude CodeCursorQA tool developmentBlack box testingGrey box testingMobile automationAppiumProject management toolsJiraZephyrAIClaudePlaywrightVersion ControlCI/CDMentoringCommunication
About this role
SmartRent is revolutionizing how people live and work with its innovative platform for the rental housing industry. The Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) is responsible for designing and maintaining automated test solutions to ensure the quality and reliability of SmartRent products, working closely with developers and QA team members throughout the development lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
- Build and enhance automation frameworks to support scalable and maintainable test coverage across platform and device functionality
- Build and maintain automation into CI pipelines to support continuous quality validation
- Devise improvements to current procedures and develop models of possible future configurations
- Incorporate AI tools into the test pipeline to support shifting automation earlier in the development process
- Assess technical challenges independently and define effective solution strategies with minimal direction
- Identify gaps in existing workflows and implement iterative improvements to frameworks, standards, and testing practices
- Work closely with developers and QA team members to integrate automation into the development lifecycle
- Perform Code Reviews of Automation Engineers tests to ensure quality, reliability, and adherence to standards
- Design and execute test strategies across functional, integration, API, and end-to-end testing
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in test automation development using JavaScript or TypeScript, including hands-on experience with Playwright
- 3+ years of experience working with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, CircleCI) and version control systems (e.g., GitHub)
- Experience with AI tools such as Claude Code and Cursor
- Solid understanding of QA tool development chains and environments
- Demonstrate expertise in black box and grey box testing methodologies, experience with standard QA and development tools, and the ability to operate within short release cycles
- Superior communication and analytical skills, including strong ability to identify and solve ambiguous problems
- Experience with Mobile automation with Appium
- Experience with project and test management tools (e.g. Jira/Zephyr)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
- Experience in manual testing
- Experience mentoring test team members
- Experience working in a cross-team environment (e.g. manual and automation testers)
- Experience reporting progress and results to stakeholders